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1 16 THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX, MONDAY, JULY 7, 1919. NEY STRIKE TEST ! IS EXPECTED TODAY Holidays Prevented Show Strength Until Now. COUNCIL DAMPENS ARDOR ltrfaal of Central Bod j to Indorse i.rorral Walkout Admlllrd Blow la .Matrmrnl. Labor' tt of strength In It sym pthMic strike In behalf of Thomas J. Mooney Is expected to come this morn-Inr- Holidays hare prevailed since the bour fixed for the walkout of protest ajCJinst Mooney's Imprlwnment. and consequently it has been difficult, even for those In charge of the movement In Portland, to Ket any Idea as to the ex tent of Its observance. Shipyards and plants of other kinds have been prac tically closed since the Fourth, while other activities In which organised la bor I involved have been more or less curtailed. That keen disappointment was caused by the recent action of the Central La- bor council in refusing to be placed on record as indorsing the strike, ha not been concealed. Other t itles Follow Salt. The action of the Portland council was duplicated by a number of other large organisations In the northwest. Including battle. Added disappoint ment resulted from the reversal of strike votes by some of the local that hold a prominent place In labor circles because of large membership, and by the further fact that certain members of unions that voted to strike will In sist upon working. Since It has become apparent that Fourt h-of-July strikes would not prove as general as originally planned, there bas been talk of a new movement to bring about a nation-wide tie-up of In dustry, beginning Labor day. n hue this has not reached a point of definite announcement, word has reached here that such a programme was outlined by delegates to the recent meeting of the American Federation of Labor. Carves Seeded for Mneveaa. Operation of Portland streetcars. It ! admitted, will do much to lower the morale of laboring men called upon to strike. The carmen had been looked to. first of all. fur concerted action. because Mooney's chief offense, his defenders claim, was an attempt to or' gamxe the streetcar men of San Fran cisco, rians for bringing pressure to bear on Portland railway employes have been discussed by the Mogney strike committee here, but it Is considered certain there l.i little likelihood of crippling the service. The action of the structural iron workers Saturday afternoon proved a blow to those directing the strike, while report have been received that members of other locals have Indicated their determination not to walk out. ven though the local had voted in favor of so doing. IN PORTLANDS THEATERS Hippodrome. A CAPITAL, bill Is on at the Hrppo drome with J. C. Mack, one of the cleverest Imaginable delineators of characters, topplnr the list. Mack Is a , I student or psycnoiogy ana goes deeper 01 than the mere skin and outer cover ings of his subject. He portray the very soul of an old woman, a shrewd old native who might ha-.e been born and bred In the confine of any back woods place. He portray her in nat ural methods, fumbling at her apron hem. self-conscious In every movement, from the fumbling of her hand at her mouth when she is talking to a quick batting of her eye when she la labori ously thinking. Mr. Mack give the Impression or at tention to detail and the quaint old woman never atep out oC her person ality even for an instant. On this oc casion he ha changed his act from the one he presented before on his former engagement at the Hippodrome when he provided a riot :-nd established himself as a Portland favorite. On the new bill be I an old woman with an addle-pated son whose eccentricities furnish food for discussion between the old woman and a pretty girl. The boy dances and sing and torment "maw." and when a a finale "maw" appear all done up for a party and executes a fandango the audience collapse with Joy. A mart' and novel offering I that of Kno and Wagner, a toy in oaoy land. One Is a wooden aoldier most ..iiati-aiiv- dancing through a panto mime In stiff, wooden manner, the other i. - fiu-imiins dollr who dances oe ii.htri.iiv Then the wooden soldier . - i.i. hiLrhtv natural cat which frolic about and dances with the dolly. The act Is charming in aeiaii. m. -oughly artistic. It goes along rapidly .h has everv element of excellent . ..Inm-nt a ..-..it.i acrobatic turn, plus a fine flavor of comedy, la offered -y Fox Uenson and company. They call It An Evening at the Club." and It Is pleas nrofltablv a departure from anything in the ordinary of this . va riety of act. There Is a sparkling spontaneity In the funning of acrobat and their athletic work is noteworthy for it ease and smooth-nes- . . . ,.,,. Arthur Ktgby is a piei.. - age who doe a black-face turn iu.. new Joke, and a lot of original ven ture, which keep his audience laugh ing. His dance travesty I-. . Arthur liav-.oa out - wire walking and ! juggling. .ii of it done with ease new vi - and a smile. , Allen and Moore sing and step and pantomime cleverly. .. The picture Is a rival with the vaude ..In interest and claim, close attention. It Is a w..t.rn mJ with dramatic incicents called Oh johnny." featuring Loui Be"niSO"ry - .i....hu cowbov role. The story . - running through It with the hero arriving In the neck of Time and thwarting the Jeep-dyed affremni 1 1 v, manner. She Is ably aided In one of her specialties by the entire Winter Garden chorus. Miss Courtney sings "Johnny's in Town." In charming man ner. Ml Grace Newton features In a novelty skipping-rope number, and also draw, upon the chorus for climax to her specialty. Howard Evans get much applause when he render "When You're Wearing a Smile." The always interesting Armstrong male trio adds to its laurels in singing "Friends." A Russian ballet dance is the feature In which Miss Lillian Lewis pleased Sunday audiences. Oh. What a Night" will be presented twice daily throughout the week with I along with me as well a special periormance on I nursday night preceding the firework spectacle billed by Manager John F. Cordray. Strand. T-)OPE and Uno literally walk away Jk with the popularity ribbon. On the new Strand bill, with Musical Bentley, xylophonlsh de luxe, bidding strenu ously for first place also. L'no la a smart black dog, trained so carefully that he resporrds instantly to any command of his master and in sev eral instances goes through his tricks without commands, apparently. Uno play, an obligato while Pope doe. the bell solo work, and in a doxen other way. demonstrates his sagacity. Pope and Uno maintain a happiness, too. which makes the act all the more pleas ing. Musical Bentley puts pep and per sonal appeal into his playing of the xylophone. Hi. selections are varied enough and popular enough to hold at tention throughout and the applause and encores testify to his excellence. Jones and UafTney are a pair of at tractive z iris, one of whom appears in eccentric make-up. They feature sing ing, and step a bit. and play a de lightful number on the saxaphones. The McDonald trio are a bright spot with their Scotch singing and stepping. The current events in pictures proves interesting and the big photo play called "When Man Rides Alone." vies for popularity with the vaudeville bill The story is dramatic and is set up In spectacular Tashion. featuring "Wild Bill" Russell in the title role, a "super western part. Olga Gray and Carl Stockdale sup port Mr. Russell in the play. style puff-paste cheese cakes, the kind which collapse like concertinas when you bite, into them and have a dab of vaseline-like lemon cheese in the mid dle. I remarked it was a mercy that they did not play a tune like a concer tina everytlme they collapsed or the people round-about would have been shocked at the number -we bit into. Although we drove and motored over the moors a number of times we never succeeded In seeing a red deer. We had a splendid pair of field glasses (looted from a German officer and loaned by a British one), but raked the landscape in vain. It Is very desolate on the top of Exmoor and I always felt wor ried lest something should break and we should be stranded up there. Some brave souls like to wander about there alone, with p compass to prevent them getting lost. I should want a sailor compass! PORTLIi WELCOMES BIG SOLDIERS J - g Tickets for the Chautauqua to Be Held at Gladstone Park July 8 to 20, Inclusive, Are on Sale in Our Book Shop, Fifth Floor i nope the German, read the Dally Mall regularly. Tf mr ih.v ni n-nv. I ably be falling- all over themselves to Boys Are Met at Depot and Taken I A sign the peace terms. w - ! E TRAVEL TEST OF PATIENCE Drnee Mnof llnmauitj (111 Kail road Yard Walling for Trains. BUCHAREST. Travel through Kou manla Is the supreme test of patience and endurance. From Belgrade. Ser bia, to Bucharest the favorite route Is via steamboat on the Ianube as far as Turnu-Severln. Thence a train leaves daily for Bucharest, covering the Jul) miles in about 30 hours. The train, cowcatcher, car roofs and running boards are packed with a solid mass of humanity before the train start, out at Turnu-Severln. At eevry .tation along the route long stops are made, while the crowds tight to get aboard the already overloaiW'd train. At the Junction points of Cracova. Ftatra and Pitcsci dtnse masses of hu manity fill the railroad yards and sleep out In the open sometimes for days waiting for the train. hen the Buch arest-bound train comes into the!e sta lions the mobs rut it with wild howls and those aboard the cars and esp-cla ly thoe on the roofs, are compelled to light for their places. The police and soMlers are frequently forced to make wholesale arrests and to charge the auobs. Germany has carried off all of Rou manta's oil-burning locotives and the the engines which remain burn a low grade lignite. In order to shield themselves from the live sparks of the locomotive the hundreds of refugees sleeping on top the passenger and freight cars comprising the "Bucharest Express" cover themselves with their blankets, which they wet along the route. Occasionally the train stops during the night to pick up a passenger who has fallen from the roof during his sleep. Fatal accidents are common with hundreds of refugees sleeping on the erain roofs. Inside the coaches the' aisles are Impassable. Along the railroad tracks are the burned skeletons of doxen of trains to which the Germans set fire. Only the wheels and steel trucks remain. In all parts of Roumania the bridges are de stroyed. No matter where one travels in Roumania. American Red Cross field workers are encountered feeding the population. villains in a heroine to m arry one of their band. Oaks. CROWDS at the Oak Amusement park Sunday won a dignified game of tag with the un when they retreated to the shelter of the park auditorium to witness the Initial performance of "Oh, What a Night!" by the Armstrong Folly company, a musical comedy of interest and merit. What Ed Armstrong and George Rehn. principal comedians with the popular company, do not do to create genuine entertainment is hardly known to musical comedy. They essay, in an original way. some of the brilliant suc cesses of the stage, and set them to their new brand of wit. "Oh. What a Night." i a breexy bit of good humor built upon scenes in a midnight cabaret in San Francisco, with Jail scenes put in to lend a climax of thrilling interest and action. Miss Perqueta Courtney, leading woman, adapt, herself to her character role in the new show in delightful Lyric. 7ARIOUS complications arise in "The V Tourist," this week's attraction at the Lyric, which furnish the well known team of Ben Dillon and AI Franks, posing as Mike and Ike, many humorous situations. Mike, as a cheap New York politician. and Ike, as Professor Leschinski, emi nent scientist, get mixed up in their identities at a fashionable summer re sort, and many things happen before they get things straightened. Blllie Bingham, who takes the part or a girl society reporter at the hotel, makes a hit In her number, "Thipping Thider Through a Straw. The plot of the play is simple. Mike. who is a run-down political boss, elopes with a famous chorus girl, and things go swimmingly until they get stranded at a summer hotel. Things are begin ning to look pretty black when Mike finds the pocket'jook of Professor Le schinski, containing considerable money and a bank note for SoOOO. Mike de cides to pose 'as the professor, and is aided in that by the fact that Ike, de siring to avoid publicity, has regis tered in the hotel a. Mike Dooley. Unable to pay his hotel bill when he finds his purse gone. Ike is denounced as an impostor and put to work iu the stables. Mike enjoys his unearned dis tinction for a time and has a wonder ful time shooting up things with a re volver, but the truth finally come, out and the right triumphs. One of the hit. is "Oo, So Lo. Mi. sung by Clarence Wurdig. landlord of the hotel, and the Rosebud chorus. Other good number, are "The Pussy Cat Rag." with Madeline Mathews and chorus, and "Jealous Moon" and "Swing Me Higher, Obadiah," opening numbers by the chorus. PLUNGE TO DEATH SEEN Graphic Dewrrl pi ion C.ivcn of Quentln Roocvclt l.msl FligTii. jC$ ANGKLKS. A graphic Ftory of tb last ftrht of Quntin Rovertlt and hts plunge to death on the banks of the Ourcq tn France, was brought to Lx AncHt by Harry Charles Weber of Philadelphia, former machine gun ner, who iiaw the entire bat lie. Weber, who Tt jilted his uncle here, w rote the account tn a memorandum book on the day of the flpht. It reads: "Someone cries. 'Look! and pointed skywards. Quickly turning my eyes in the direction indicated, i saw them come together, a miphty crash and some pmoke. There was a moment of suspense. Then both , turned their noses towards the earth. -The black one sped downward like a bullet. It was a Merman. The other, ailver colored, seemed to wilt and falL It was American. A long, long way nd then the clouds they could not be t seen for a few seconds. Then out they came, the Boche far ahead. It seemed j as tf the Yankee machine would right Itself. It kept turning round and I round, the tall a!ways pointing upward, i Sometimes it dipped until it was almost horizontal. I felt my whole body sway with it- 1 knew it was the last struggle of an lnterepld ariator. but It was all in vain. My face grew hot and feverish, my flts clenched. A against the golden clouds of a beauti ful sunet I saw his machine crash headlong to earth for the last time. The battle took place over the e1r man lines and it was two days before "Weber knew he had witnes.-ed the 4eath of Quentlne Roosevelt. NURSE LANYON TELLS ABOUT GALA DAY IN OLD ENGLAND. Happy Children Play in Beach Sands, Secure Once More Some Descrip tion of Peace-Eve Scenes. gn the peace terms. We are readv and willing to bomb Berlin day and night, I read, and the good old U. S. A. has a brand of poison gas brewing for them of which a few bombs would devastate a town In a few minutes. When I see all this I feel I do not much care whether they sign the peace terms or not. The Americans out there do not yet seem to have lit out for home in spite of all their high hopes. One of them sent me a silhouette he had done in Cologne the other day. It makes him look quite astonishingly like a priest. No doubt the artist wished he were one instead of a soldier in the army of occupation. Forgiveness and meekness, practiced by other people, are the Ger mans' pet virtues since they lost the war. I am trying to cheer the homesick American army with maglzlnes of light variety. I write on the outside of the parcels now: "If gone to U. S. A., please keep magazine for Y. M. C. A. reading room." They are always writing to tell me they are going home immedi ately and almost always they don't go. The wish is father to the thought. The army of occupation has not called me up for duty yet. It is a good thing as I have hay fever worse than usual so early. During the war I sup pose I did not have time. I have had two inoculations and am about to have the third. My commandant wishes me to do duty at the Hospital for Disabled Sailors and Soldiers here as soon as I am well enough. I am keeping the balance of Port land's generous money donations to give these disabled men a treat. There will be sufficient I think to give them a day's outing by motor and some good eats and smokes. ' It is impossible to imagine how much pleasure an excursion of this kind gives to these men who have done so much for us. As a great concession I am to be allowed to go with them, so picture us all having a happy day at Portland's expense. EDITH E. LANYON. , to Benson for Lunch; Many Are Expected This Week. NT. In 11 more than 4.n0O.OOo.lon9 cig arettes were made in the United States. BY EDITH LANYON. EWvJl.'AV. Cornwall. June 9. Now back . again beside the welled Cornish sea. This morn ing it is glittering sapphire, yesterday It was shot with emerald and tomorrow it may be amrth)st. or a mixture of all three. It seems to have forgotten how to rain in England, so we seldom see a leaden sea now. A little boat with shining white sail is Just rocking across the harbor bar. Today is Wbit Monday and the beach is crowded with happy family groups holiday making. There is no fighting now In France and one can keep holi day with a good heart. Wee. half-frightened baby girls and brave, noisy little boys are wading in the white fringe of tne ocean. One mite of a baby is struggling across the sands carrying a bucket nearly as big as himself in each hand. When he tumbles down, which happens every fen- steps, he sturdily picks himself up again, retrieves the buckets and con tinues on his way until te next upset. -nu oouot nis daaay nas oeen exer-- cising the family perseverance out in Flanders. Ambitious young engineers are con structing sand castles, trenches and fortifications soon destined to be flat tened out again by the incoming tide. The beach donkey is slowly walking up and down carrying a small rider at penny a time. Whit Monday this year is. indeed, a gala day. because all the children know that "daddy" isn't getting blown to bits by those horrid Germans. Indeed, many a daddy is either "demobbed" or home on leave, and is here on the beach with his family. He is such a splendid digger, too. after all hi experience of the trenches: A soldier daddy is a Joy forever. Many a Cornish pasty will be eaten out here in the open today and at lunch-time the beach fairly gleamed with, glimpses of golden saffron cake. On the next rock to me sit a dejected little muzzled dog having hi photo graph taken. He finds it very hard to 'smile and look pleasant with that nasty muzzle on. He sincerely wisnes that the dog with rabie had never been smuggled into England in an aeroplane. It is sad. but necessary, that all dogs should be muzzled now to prevent the spread of dog madness. An extra big wave ha Just sent the babies flying back to their mothers for pro tection and has given me a bath. I must make a strategic retreat or the sea will swallow up both me and my writings. 1 will retire and sit among the parasol brigade, who sit on deck chairs well behind the danger line and take care of their complexions. From a distance they look like a settlement of mushrooms. I hate to get my shoes full of the soft sand w-hlch abounds up above the high water mark. The beach i getting smaller and smaller as the tide comes in and the crowds are getting bigger and bigger a the trains come In. ... Before we left Minehead we saw a good deal more of the country and In the ancient churches I found several epitaphs which may be new to Port land people. I thought this one very touching. It was over the tomb of a baby who died centuries ago in Selwortty: "This grave's a cradle where an infant lies, Rock't fast aslcepe with Death's sad lullabyes." In Porlock churchyard lie buried a husband and wife, who died within two days of each other. Over them 1 written: "He first departed; she for one day tried to live without him, liked it not. and dy'd." I seem more addicted to epitaphs than epigrams at present. We walked up the "Goosey Path" to Dunster, so-called because people must walk up this path single file. They have lately discovered the slab off the top of the prior's tomb. It was built into the chimney of the postoffice. no doubt being taken -as handy building material in the time of the dissolution of the monasteries in Henry Vlll's time. The drinking trough for the cattle at my cousin's place here in Cornwall is undoubtedly an ancient stone coffin or kyst. At one time it waaven used for salting pigs, and yet originally it was probably laboriously scooped out of the solid rock to contain the bones of an ancient British chieftain. An other cousin of mine rescued an an cient Celtic.cross, which was lying side ways and being used as the doorstep of one of his cottages. It is now set up in the village churchyard, although it may be a pre-Christian cross. The most amusing tablet I have seen on any church is one on the Tudor church tower at Stt Michael's, Nine head. It depicts St. Michael with his scales weighing souls. The virgin Mary, as queen of heaven, pushing down the balance on her side as hard as she can and Satan clings like a monkey to the bottom or the other side of the scales. Each undoubtedly trying to "nig" a Jew extra souls. The old almshouses in the Market lane are quaint old buildings. A charitable person gave them to "the! poore" in 1630. A brass tablet with the inscription. "God's providence is my hentance," is fastened upon the middle cottage. The whole inscription is ex ceedingly curious, but too long to quote here. It ends by invoking a' curse upon anyone who shall cheat the poor out of their inheritance. I think the Selworthy almshouses must be the most beautiful cottages in England. It must almost be a Joy to be old and poor and privileged to live in one of them. One of the old ladies there gave us tea on a table out under the trees and I made a poor attempt at sketching her cottage. It was whitewashed and thatched, had dear little diamond-paned lattice win dows and looked like Ann Hathaway's cottage, only more so. It also had gabled ends and was covered with roses. A perfect duck of a cottage, al most too good to be true. We even had real butter for our tea instead of mar garine! One can get real French pastries in the tea shops now. Peace is coming all right. One day we had real old pre-war- OFFICERS ARE UNPOPULAR Duties of Americans in Coblcm Bring Hatred of Germans. COBLENZ. (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) The two most un popular American officers among the Germans in Coblenz are Major George Cockreil. assistant provost marshal, and Captain Theodore F. Fisher, in charge of the billeting office, which must furnis haccommodations for something like 1100 officers and thou sands of soldiei. Major Cockreil. whose home is in St. Paul, is In command of more than 1200 military police and five to SO or more Germans pass through his office every da von their way to Jail. So among the civilians who buy stolen American food and who try to sell cognac to Amer ican soldiers and commit other acts contrary to army regulations Major Cockreil is a most unpopular man. Sometimes he receives threatening notes and also letters in German with skull and cross bones at the bottom of the page, but they do not frighten him in the least. It's all a part of the job, the major says. Cantain Fisher, who lived in cnlcago before he went to war, has been going about Coblen for five months select- ng choice billets for generals and others officers and for the soldiers, too. And so most all the civilians In Coblenz have had a glimpse of Captain Fisher from time to time and they do not like him one bit. Many or them tell mm so, in a nice way, of course, each time he comes around. Every house in the city has been list ed in Captain Fisher's office and he knows Just how many members there are in each family and when there is a spare bedroom or two handy he takes it over for a general, a colonel, a ma jor, a captain or a lieutenant, accord ing to the furnishings and the location of the home. Being unpopular is in cidental to the duties of the billeting offk-er. But the work appears to agree with him. Since he came to Germany with the army of occupation Captain Fisher has gained 10 pounds. in 29 WOMAN DIES FROM WOUND Mrs. Flora Miller, Shot, Fasses .New York Hospital. NEW YORK. Mrs., Flora Miller, years old. 329 Centerville avenue, Belle ville, died in St. r!ary's hospital. East St. Louis, from injuries suffered when she was shot in the abdomen while at the home of J. H. Gable( 125A Collins ville avenue. Mrs. Marie Gable, 33 years old, is under arrest in connection with the shooting o. Mrs. Miller and her hus band. J. H. Gable, 46 years old, a me chanic for the East St. Louis police department. Gable is in St. Mary's hospital with two wounds, one in the right chest and the other in the left thigh. An inquest will be held today. Mrs. Miller's body has been taken to the home of her parents in Belle ville. The shooting followed a celebration held in honor of the return of Mrs. Miller from New York. Mrs. Gable is said to have been jealous of her. Mrs. Gable pegged to be taken to the bed side of her husband, whom she insists 6he did not shoot. . v ARCHBOLD ESTATE SOLD $80,000 Kaid for Property to Be Used by School. TARRYTOWN, N. Y. The John D. Archbold estate at Tarrytown has been purchosed for immediate occupancy by the Elizabeth Duncan School for Girls at a price said to be in the neighbor hood of 180,000. The estate, wnicn nan not been occupied by Mrs. Archbold since the death of her husband, con sists of a mansion, garage, boat house and greenhouses, with 12 acres of ground. It adjoins the estates of Col onel Robert Clowry and Jacob Ruppert of New York. - The property is on the assessment roll for $125,000. The Elizabeth Duncan school will take possession immediately, since the Dula estate, which the school has oc cupied, bas been bought by Dr. Joseph A. Blake. Dr. Blake will make the newly acquired property his home and intends to erect experimental labora tories upon it. This property is oppo site the state of Mrs. Finley J. Shepard. Over 200 on Way to Camp; Lewis Entertained. IS TWO CONTINGENTS ARRIVEjg I i s 5 r4 Today's Newsj After several days of comparative quiet so far as returning troops are j concerned, Portland opened its arms to , the soldiers again yesterday and wel- ! corned more than 200 just returned from France and now on their wy j to civilian life, via Camp Lewis. The men arrived in two contingents. one group reaching the city at x-i.-su o'clock and leaving at 4 o'clock, and the second group arriving at 8:30 P. M. and leaving at 11 o'clock for Camp Lewis. Both contingents were wel comed in true Portland style and en tertained during their brief stays. T. T. Strain, representing- the War Camp Community service and the of ficial reception committee, met the rirst group and took them to the Benson, where luncheon was 'served. The two hours remaining were spent at the Soldiers' and Sailors' club on Morrison street, just west of Broadway. The contingent was composed of 82 men and three officers, all of whom had been overseas and had just landed at New York from the steamships Mobile and Zeppelin. The boys were mainly from western Washington, many towns being represented. Seattle Man In Charge. Lieutenant R. C. Mills and Lieuten ant John McAssey. both of Seattle, were with the party, Lieutenant Mills being in charge. Both officers had served overseas with the headquarters troop, seventh army corps. Lieutenant C. D. Sidle of Ohio was with the con tingent as medical officer. Twelve western organizations were represented in the detachment, as fol lows: 24th company of 20th engineers, 10th field battalion signal corps, head quarters troop seventh army corps, 56th infantry, 284th military police company, 402d teleprraph, 55th tele graph, baker company 339, salvage squad No. 11, Lemans casual No. 1254, service park units 355 and veterinary hospital unit 13. The men were emphatic in their praise of western hospitality, and were practically unanimous in the opinion that the Portland welcome had not been equaled anywhere on the long trip. Contingent Fail to Come. A group of about 100 colored troops had been expected and Mr. Stra'.n had made preparations for receiving them. The colored band was to be at the Ldepot as they arrived and was to escort them to one of the hotels, where a watermelon feed was promised. It was learned later that the route of the men had been changed and that they would not pass through Portland, so the plans of the committee went for naught. This week promises to be another big one for the reception committee. News of three large detachments leav ing the east' for Camp Lewis was re ceived yesterday, as follows: 79 casuals from Newport News left July 2; 50 casuals from Petersburg, Va., left July 3, and 140 casuals from Camp Merrltt left July 4. Time of arrival of these contingents has not yet been re ceived, but the committee expects the first some time Tuesday. Headquarters for Men's Outing Clothes We have full assortments of outing clothes for camping, fishing, motor ing, work all outdoor activities. There are outing suits of khaki colored wool serge, tan and dark gray corduroy, cotton khaki, tan and olive drab twill materials. A good assort ment of Palm Beach suits. Service able moleskin suits, etc. Plain, Nor folk and military styles. Men's separate khaki, flannel, striped serge and corduroy pants. Sizes for men of every build long, short, stout, thin and regular. , A wide range of prices all mod erate. Meier & Frank's: Third Floor. (Mail Orders Filled.) ' Beginning Today at 9 A. M. July Clearance Sales Great Savings Upstairs and Down stairs Our, 3 Page Announcement of Yesterday Tells Some of the Good News for Today. A Peoria, I1L, inventor has secured a patent on a drill that actually will bore a perfectly square hole, or, in fact, a hole of any desired shape. It is done by having a bit boring a round hole and working in a perpendicular shaft, then having other bits operating horizontally on the main bit. BRITISH COAL OUTPUT OFF Prospect Is for Serious Shortage in Coming Winter. LONDON. Great Britain and all th.i countries of Kurope depending1 upon her for fuel are face to face with a pros pect of a coal shortage next winter. Not only will the reaction on indus tries just emerging from the throes of the world war be incalculable, but the outstanding feature of the present sit uation is that labor seems to have got Us price through threats of violence and then betrayed those who contracted with it. In a word. th coal output of Britain's mines has decreased enormously since Lloyd-George's commission granted the miners' domand for an increased wage and shorter working hours. The sigrnif cance of this situation has begun gradually to sink Into the mind of the British people, with the recent announcement of Sir Evan Jones, the controller of "ioal mins, that stringent rationing of coal and gas must con tinue. Britain's miners are standing or new right. The right not to work if they tflect not to work. From that dictum there appears to be no appeal. and instead of the 300,000.000 tons of coal expanding Britain needs for this year there will be, according to scien tific forecasts, a little more than 228,- 000.000 tons. The decrease in the output of the colonies has already become alarmingly apparent, while the old scale of hours and wages maintain. On July ?.4 -the 7-hour day, which was granted-to the miners' federation by the Sankey com mission, becomes effective. Sir Auck land Geddes, president of the Board of Trade, has estimated that even grant ing an unchanged status in the indi vidual capacity and willingness to work In the coal pits, the fall of production for the yar under the seven-hour day will total 3,000.000 tons. At the same time the price of coal to the consumer will mount to fjur shillings sixpejice (about $1.12) per ton over what if is today. Here is a summary of the coal output as it is and as it will be, made in the report of Sir Evan Jones, the coal con troller: "The output for the first 20 weeks in 1919 was 92.986.000 tons, an average of 4.2 tons per man. "On the basis of the 26 weeks' output and after allowing for a reduction of 10 per cent, owing to the reduction of the working day on July 16, the esti mated production for the present year is 230,606,000 tons. - "On the basis of the May output the estimated production fo rthe year is 287.275,000 tons. The corresponding estimates of out put for tne 12 months after the seven hour day begins are 217,588,000 tons and 213,986,000 tons respectively. "These figures compare with au out put in 1913 of 287,413,001.' tons, of which 77.307,000 tons were exported. v R. E. Mullen to Speak. Robert E. Mullen, who recently re turned from France. - where he served Boys' Corduroy Suits Just Received in a Special Purchase " $4.85 Regular $8.50 Values Juvenile suits made of fine quality corduroy in brown, blue, tan, green, gray and -white-Middy and Norfolk styles with pleated front and back. Loose belt and yoke effects. Some have white or blue collars and cuffs. Sizes 3 to 10 years. -Meier & Frank's: Third Floor. (Mail Orders Filled.) The QjjALiTf SToAe or Portland. a4 CASTOR IA For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years as a Knights of Columbus war secre tary, will address members of the lodge at their meeting July 14. Prior to going to France, Mr. Mullen was sta tioned at Camp Lewis and Vancouver barracks. He has returned to his former position as salesman for Armour & Co. BOYS GETSTUCK IN BIN Firemen Free Three Lads From Piteliy Substance. VALLEJO. While playing in-a con struction company's bitumen bins in the eastern section of town recently a boy named Ray Jenkinson tell into the pitchy substance up to his waist. His brother Bert went to his assistance. and also got stuck in the bitumen, as did another boy, Lester Brown. It was necessary to call out the fire de partment to free the youths. Part of their clothing was cut away by the firemen and all three were treated to gasoline and coal oil baths. Phone your wants ads to The Orego- nian. Main 7070. A 6095. WORSE You may do worse if you- do not buy at Wooster's workingmen's store, general mer c h a n d i s e, work-wear clothing, hats, caps, shoes, haberdashers to men, women and children. 5-ln-lGc merchandise, hardware. 4H8 to 44 Washington St. Open Kvenlngs. Take Tour t ar Home From WOOSTER'S Always beats the Signature aX Notice Telephone Operators Pay Checks of Telephone Operators, now on strike, were mailed last night to the residence addresses shown in the Company's records. The Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company L