Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, October 15, 1919, Image 13

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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORNING OREGOXIAX, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1919. 13 MUT NOUS SO L DEBS MENACE NEAR EAST British, French and Italians Refuse to Obey Orders. ASIATIC INFLUENCE FELT Kfw Fundamental Factor id All bchentcs of Conquot Apparent. Xalive Troops Unreliable. BT WILLIAM T. ELLIS. (Copyright bjr thm New Tok Hrld Com pany. A.l rixnts rcervel. CONSTANTINOPLE. The Odessa fiasco revealed the fact of the mu tinous spirit of European soldiers srnt unwillingly to the Orient; so there can be no harm In frankly fac ing a fundamental factor in all the present plans of the powers for the aear east. While the war left Euro pean imperialism impenitent and un chastened in spirit, its sdds aeee?s of ambition and lapacity is being checked by an unlooked-for force which is a new development of first magnitude. In a word, the soldiers of Europe will not npht away from borne vnless they are satisfied as to the ruxhtoess of the cause for which they Oicht. OIoss over the new condition as we may. it is nothing; short of a general spirit of mutiny. Outbreaks have of late been sufficiently general to Indi cate that the condition Is not local or sporadic. Apparently the soldiers have more truly learned the lesioa ' of the war than the statesmen. For thry profess themselves throuch with XiShtina: for conquest and concessions. Mlmatloaa Are Soberiaav During- the Egyptian insurrection a number of English units held meet ings Soviets in fact. If not In name and decided that they had enlisted to fight the Turks and the Germans and not to kill a lot of unarmed Egyptian men, women and children nasty po lice work for which they had no taste. Their time for demobilization had come and they wanted to go home. Moreover, they insisted upon going home. And home they were sent by the firM available boat. None of the striking regiments failed to secure their wish to be sent home. This marked a grave change of pol Icy on the part of the military an thorities. About the first of the year. the continent was being discovered, trtrlh officers announced that the British army would stand no foolish ness; mutineers would be shot with out consideration or compunction. England was not Russia; soldiers would have to obey their officers. A fuller knowledge of the extent and intensity of the revolutionary or Insubordinate spirit among the men evidently convinced the staff that the present is an inopportune time to re sort to drastic measures. So a spirit of conciliation and concession was , adopted. The soldiers were gentled Into good behavior. And as none were making wild demands, such as had characterised the Russian revolt and as no violence was offered, the emergency Is being bridged over as tactfully as possible. Everybody rec ognises the strain of the war upon men and their desire to get home and this, indeed, is shared by the officers themselves. Syria aa Tarkey AsTee-tew. In addition to the Insubordination f the English troops in Egypt simi lar Incidents began to crop out throughout Syria and Turkey. Emigrant cases were reported from Eng-land itself. Essentially, now that the fighting with Germany is over, the British volunteers are out of hand: they cannot be sent all over the map. from Russia to Aden, in un questioning docility. In addition to the soldiers strikes If they may he so called, there is a general spirit of independence mani festing itself In the army; for. nat urally, this sort of thing grows by what it feeds upon. A British staff officer In Palestine said that "sig nals."" as the telegraphic service is called, had got to such a point that getting a message through Is almost a matter of entreaty. . The privates have come to a consciousness of their power and they have quietly upset the old idea of blind obedience to au thority. In Odessa, as Is well known, both the military and naval armies of the French expedition frankly refused to fight against the Russians. The Italian army is so much "on its own" that It Is regarded as a potential danger. rather than as a restraining force, in the uncertain times which many ob servers see ahead of Italy. The circle seems to have swung full orb. Europe's disciplined armies have come to a position suspiciously akin to that of the Arab soldiers, who fight only when they can be Incited by ap peals to patriotism or hopes of loot. In a word, they go to war when and where they please, and desist when they so desire. Native Armies Tfarellablc. Facing the fact that the will of the soldiers must be reckoned with in ail expeditionary matters. European gov ernments, and the hriush in parti cular, are confronted by new ques tionings concerning native troops. The Egyptian army, for instance, has been disarmed, and the conclusion reached that it may not be depended upon to support authority in Egypt. Whether it would be any more trustworthy In the Caucasus or in India la problema tical. Pome British Indian troops deserted to the Turks during the Mesopotamlan campaign because of the Mohammedan tie. Others have remained splendidly loyal, these including the great ma jority of the soldiers from India. But with the Moslem leaders in Egypt. Syria and Mesopotamia taking an , anti-British attitude, owing largely tn government blunders during the Egyptisn insurrection, the authorities feel that the soldier of dusky hue Is a frail reed to lean upon in a crisis. Enver Pasha's movements In the Caucasus, which is making desperate use of the Pan-Islamic and "Holy War" Idea, holds dangerous possibili ties. Iaaperlallsss la Jelted. There Is mora to all this than ap pears at first glance. It la no mere ""unrest' among the soldiers. It means that the man who carries a rifle Is taking unto himself the decision as to when and where he will use It. He is responsive to the allied professed war aims of self-determination. More than one private soldier in the near east has been heard to utter sentiments to this effect: "These blighters have a nght to say what they want. It's their own country. Isn't It? I'm not going to shoot people because they want to have their own country for them selves." In the case of Russia 1t is known that the BrUih government Is being forced to adopt a non-Inter, ventlon policy because the soldiers simply refuse to go to Russia to fight, and the British masses support them la their decision. The same idea lai going to prevail respecting India, Syria. Egypt and elsewhere. Even in Japan the imperial plans are threatened with nullification by the rapid growth of democratic senti ment at home. As yet this spirit has not perceptibly affected the army, but the student class is deeply Influenced by it. and It Is a wide-spread expecta tion that Corea and Manchuria and Shantung and Formosa will yet get their full independence through the determination of the progressive ele ments in Japan Itself. A curious condition, amounting to a paradox, exists among allied soldiers, snd is especially illustrated In Syria and Egypt. Many Australian troops were held in Egypt to help imt down the Insurrection; some of them, in deed, being recalled from homeward bound transports. As everybody knows, the Australian soldiers are about the most independent on earth and the least amenable to the routine of military discipline. They were the despair of the British staff when not fighting, but Its sure hope in action. These Australians never lent them selves to the soviet Idea or showed any signs of mutinying, so far asI have been able to learn. Another significant evidence that real democracy meets the test of the ' new day is found ia the American ! army. There have been no mutinies of our men. They may complain among themselpea and look forward to the day when they will be demobilized and can get the ear of congress and the public for the remedying of wrongs, but as soldiers they continue obedieat to the discipline to which they have subjected themselves. So it would, seem that real demo cracy is safe: whereas imperialism is tottering towsrd impotence. LAKEVEW 1G NEW RAILROAD Establishment of Box Factor ies Contemplated. Colonel E. R. Place Issues Warning to Portland Cpon Ixs of Big Volume of Business. COMMITTEE APPOIXTKD COXDCCT CAXVASS. TO Every BeJdot to He Given Op portunity to Contribute; Wom en Outline Activities. The active campaign for the raising of $250,000 for the erection of the first unit of a fl.000.00 hospital to be placed on the present site of the old Emanuel hospital has been launched, and work of canvassing the entire city Is to be carried forward as rapid ly as possible, it has been announced from campaign headquarters in the Portland hotel. Committees have been appointed and these will be given territories to cover In their work of canvassing so that every person In the city will be ffven a chance to contribute to the cause. In addition, the campaign is being carried forward through adver tising in the newspapers and by the work of the ministers from the pulpit. The women's committee met In the blue room. Portland hotel, yesterday. and discussed plans for obtaining the greatest possible support to the enterprise. Among those present and who spoke were Dr. J. A. Pettlt and Dr. C. D. BoOine. Also Mrs. Philip Blum- auer. chairman. Miss Veils Winner, Mrs. Lee !avcnnort. Mrs. Anton Gieb isch. and Mrs. IS. H. Sawyer. An attractive folder giving all facts and details connected with the plan is being mailed to residents of Port land. Contributions to this enterprise may be sent to the United States Na tional bank, treasurer. Portland. APPLE STOREHOUSE FULL Grower Association Plsoontlnaes Receiving Fruit at Odcll. HOOD RIVER. Or, Oct. 14. (Spe cial.) Lack of cars to clear packed apples from storage plants and re ceiving stations daily is growing more serious in Hood River. With all space full. It was necessary for the Apple Growers' association to dis continue receiving fruit at Its Odell warehouse yesterday. Today the association received only two cars at city plants. Five cars were loaded yesterday and four on Sunday. With more than 7& big motor trucks rushing fruit in from valley packing houses, and no cars to start It on tire way east, it Is only a ques tion of a few days until the big storage plants of the city will have to refuse further deliveries. The valley needs more than 25 cars daily for loading oat apples. PEDAGOGUES TO CONVENE Washington Educators Will Gather in Seattle October 2 9. SEATTLE. Wash, Oct, 14 This year's annual session of tha Washing ton educational association will con vene in Seattle October 29. closing October 31. according to the official bulletin issued today. Miss Almlna George of Seattle is president of the association. Speakers on the forthcoming pro gramme are to include Miss Sallie Hill, president of the National League of Teachers' Associstions, Denver: Dr. WHliam T. Foster, president of Reed college, Portland; Dr. Edward C Elliott, chancellor of the University of Montana. Helena. Mont There is a prospect of Lakevlew being the center of a box factory dis trict, to say nothing of other develop ments possible if a certain railroad deal now under negotiation Is com pleted, predicts Colonel E. R. Place, who is at the Imperial. Colonel Place is in the city seeking right of way for an extension of the Nevada. Califor nia, Oregon railroad, which threads Its way 171 miles between Hackstaff and Lakevlew. "There is a proposition for the Ne vada, California, Oregon to extend its line northward from Lakevlew to Val ley Falls, a distance of 21 miles," said the railroad man yesterday. "This will bring it to a point where the com pany which owns Alkali lake, whicn is 130 miles south of Bend, can build from the lake to Valley Falls. They call It Alkali lake, but there Isn't a drop of water in it. There is a wide expanse speckled with pocket-holes as large as a room, and the lake pro duces soda which is 99 per cent pure. Just as it is taken out of the ground. Spreckles owned the lake, but has dis posed of his interests. . Route Is Outlined. If the N. C. O. Is extended. It will run along Crooked creek and will tap a belt of timber of exceptional quality. This timber can be transported to Lakevlew, where it can be made into boxes. The box manufacturing indus try of Klamath Falls, which is bring ing a world of business to that place and the business is going to Cali fornia, by the way, instead of to Port landought to be duplicated at Lake view. "S. H. McCartney Is the general manager of the N. C. O. and Charles Moran, the president, has liberal ideas in railroading. For instance, Mr. Moran had built an executive office building at Alturas which would be a credit to any transcontinental line in a large city. "We have been trying to boost Lake county and have received hundreds cf letters of inquiry concerning it; have located 7 people in the county and succeeded in keeping most of them there. Lakevlew is getting over the notion that it is just a cattle country and has organized a chamber of com merce, composed of 115 of the livest wires in the community. Project Is Success. "Goose lake's irrigation project is an unqualified success. The land under water yielded 200 per cent more this year than it did rast year. There are 30.000 acres all told in the Goose lake plan, and of these 8000 are under cultivation. Five thousand acres were planted a year ago, and 3000 acres this year. Arrangements are being made now to extend the water to the remaining 22,000 acres. I saw crops last week on land which last spring grew nothing but sagebrush. "And now a word of warning: Port land la letting California get the busi ness away from Klamath and Lake counties: business which should come to Portland by way of Bend." Honeymoon Delayed by Harvest. HOOD RIVER.' Or.. Oot. 14. (Spe cial.) Mrs. George Knox, nee Miss Elsie McLucas. whose wedding was an event of Sunday, and Mr. Knox will postpone their honeymoon until apple harvest Is over. Mrs. Knox, experienced In harvest work, is aid ing at the Pioneer Packing house, the first community Institution estab lished in the valley. Her services are so badly needed that she will not even allow a honeymoon to interfere. Extka! Orpheura show tonight. Adv. Extra! Ornheum show tonight. Adv. Realty Ken to Meet. CHEHALIS. Wash.. Oct, 14. (Spe cial.) As a result of the visit to this city of Representative Phil Locke of Aberdeen, F. O. Dole of that city. President Samuel Ibittson of the Ho quiam commercial club, and J. E. Cal der of Montesano, the Chehalis real estate men expect to be well repre sented Saturday next at Hoquiara when the real eatate men of Lewis and Grays Harbor counties will hold ' a get-together meeting. 'Mrs. i. C. Butler Is Delegate. CATHLAMET7 Wash.. Oct. 14. (Special. Governor Hart has ap pointed' Mrs. Maude K. Butler of this place as a state delegate to the ninth annual - convention of the Farm Women's national congress, at Hag- erstown, Maryland. October 28. Extra! Orpheura show tonight. Adv. Extra! Orpheum show tonight. Adv. Extra! Orpheum show tonight. Adv. Coffee sometimes prods places. When you feel the jabs, change to INSTANT POSTUM 'There's a Reason Opticians for 25 Years When a firm has done one thing for 10 years it usually does it pretty well. If it does that one thing: well for a quarter of a century and is just as progressive as when it was a' good deal younger, then it has learned a lot of lessons that make its service-more than ordi narily valuable to its customers. Added to the Columbian's quarter of a century of experience as opticians is its progressiveness as evidenced by Columbian stores in seven cities. Columbian Optical Co. 145 SIXTH STREET Floyd F. B rower, Mgr. Phone: Marshall 819 ftjliiiiiiiiiHiiiliiiNiiiiii'iilfl JltnWIhbtfm utllll.illl I'l.ci ttCar.iliiiillliHl IllaotW.llilllplilllWWI!!! SfeV ;U!!!l!l billllli ROAD ROUTE IS OUTLINED M Our Store Opens at 9:15 A. M. and Closes at 5:45 P. M. Daily Soda Fountain and Ice Cream Parlors in the Basement Shoe Shining Parlors in the Basement Store Tea Room on Fourth Floor Demonstration of Sweeper-Vac and Hoover Electric Cleaners, Rug Dept. .Third Floor Manicuring and Hair Dressing, Setbnd Floor Best Butter Picnic Hams 24c Lb. Fourth Floor-Picnic Shoulder Hams, 200 of them specially priced for today. Medium O A weight, 4 to 6 lbs.; at lb. Doub The Standard Store of the Northwest Olds, Wortman & King Reliable Merchandise Reliable Methods $1.45 Fourth Floor No deliveries ex cept with other purchases in the Grocery Dept. Glen- AC wood Butter; 2 lbs. tDlefitJ le "S.&H. 59 r Trading Stamps With All Cash Purchases Made Today in the BASEM ENT STORE WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES TO ANY ONE CUSTOMER IN ALL BASEMENT STORE SALES. Featuring a Great Sale of Women's Winter Coats Women's House Dresses Special in Basement The woman who likes to look her best about the house will be delighted with these dresses, they are so fresh looking and o- becoming. Made up in excellent quality ginghams and percales in stripes and checks also plain colored chambrays. Cut in full, generous 6izes not the skimpy kind. All regular sizes and many extra sizes for large women, in the lot. Specially priced for today's selling at $2.98 Outing Hats $1.98 Basement Millinery Banded Sailors of velvet, velour and felt in plain colors and two-tone effects Roll Brim Hats Droop Hats Stitched Hats Corduroy and Plush Caps. Just the sort of headwear women are wearing for motoring and outing. QQ Splendid assortment to select from; at tD-LeJO Hat Shapes $2 Basement Large, medium and small hats over a dozen smart new shapes, including .turbans and droops. Velvet, velveteen and plush. QQ ff Extra special offering in Basement; at tDeUl Double Stamps in the Basement Today el. Basement 25.00 Right now, on the edge of cold weather, is the time nearly everybody is thinking of Winter Coats. And nearly everybody is thinking of sav ing money. This Basement sale of Coats offers splendid warm garments at a price that means real economy. Very latest models in belted and loose effects. Coats of Silvertone, Zibeline and Novelty Mixtures in black and a good selection of the most desirable colors. Wom en's Coats specially priced for today Women's Dresses $14.75 to $40 Basement Never in the history of our Basement Store have we had a larger or better collection of Dresses, and it goes without saying, the values are in keeping with our small - profit policy. Dresses for all occasions in Wool Jersey, Serge, Poplin, Tricotine, Tricolette and many other ma terials. Prices range from $14.75 to $40.00 Extra ! Wash Goods Sale A delayed shipment of over 20,000 yard of Wash Goods has just ar rived and will go on sale in the Basement Under priced Store today at 25c Yd. 30c Yd. there are Fancy Batistes, Voiles, F la ions, Lawns and many other desirable fabrics in the assortment. Rather than carry these over to next season we have priced them for im mediate clean-up as follows: Lot 1. Wash Goods 250 yard. Lot 2. Wash Goods 300 yard. Don't Miss This Great Sale I 30 Extraordinary Bargain Offerings In Basement Underprice Store OOlLIvAR DAY Coverall Aprons ' . $1.00 Basement Women's Ap rons in the large coverall styles. Of plaid and striped percale in various good colors. On sale at $1.00 Women's Brassieres $1.00 Basement Muslin Bras sieres trimmed with heavy lace. Front closing styles, with' hooks and eyes. Sizes 34 to 44. Special at $1.00 Bath Towels, 5 for $1.00 Basement Not more than 10 Towels sold to a cus tomer. Medium size, full bleached and good quality. In Basement, 5 for $1.00 Men's Underwear $1.00 Basement Fleece Ribbed Underwear e h i r t s and drawers in medium weight gray only. Good range of sizes; garment $1.00 Child's Hose, 3 Pairs $1.00 Basement Ribbed Cotton Hose for school wear. Dou ble heel and toe. Black only. All sizes from 5 to 10. Special 3 pairs $1.00 Sale of Men's Shirts $1.00 Basement 345 Shirts in this lot. Lines formerly selling at higher prices. Some in negligee styles. Broken sizes; at $1.00 Children's Middies $1.00 Basement These are of good heavy quality white material. Trimmed with black tie and large collars. Sizes 6 to 14. Special $1 Suspenders, 2 Pairs $1.00 Basement Light and me dium weight suspenders in a large assortment of pat terns and colors. A new shipment. 2 pairs $1.00 Women's Hose, 3 Pairs $1.00 Basement Good quality Cotton Hose in white, dark brown, tan, dark gray and pearl. Double top, spliced heel and toe. 3 pairs $1.00 Huck Towels, 12 for $1.00 Basement Hemmed Huck Towels in nice size for general use. Not more than one dozen to a customer. On sale at 12 for $1.00 Cotton Batts, 4 for $1.00 Basemen t Nice white fluffy Batts for making of comforters. Supply your needs now at a saving. On sale, 4 Batts for $1.00 r Handkerchiefs, 12 for $1.00 Basement Women's Handkerchiefs in dainty one-corner embroidery, colored borders, hem stitched edges; 12 for $1 Mixed Wool Plaids $1.00 Basement 42 inches wide and beautiful patterns for dresses and skirts. Also 42-Inch Wool .Mixed Gab arJ.cs at $1.00 a yard. Women's Silk Hose $1.00 Basement Full fashioned Silk Hose with lisle tops, reinforced heels, soles and toes. White, brown, gray. 9, 96, 10. $1.00 a pair. Men's Hose, 4 Pairs for $1.00 Ba s e m ent Wool-finished Hose in. medium weight. Black and oxford gray. In sizes 10, 11,11 only. Special 4 pairs for $1.00 t Handkerchiefs, 10 for $1.00 Basement Men's plain white lawn Handkerchiefs of good quality. 4-inch hem. Limit 10 to customer. On sale at 10 for $1.00 . " Child s Union Suits $1.00 Basement Fleece-lined Union Suits an odd lot; in sizes 14 and 16 only. Lbng sleeves, ankle length. Winter weight; at $1.00 Men's Ties, at 2 for $1.00 Basement Latest wide end styles vast assort ment of patterns. Lay in a supply of these. Excel lent values, 2 for $1.00 Women's Camisoles $1.00 Basement Of dainty wash silks in pink or' white. Lace and ribbon trimmed. Very appropriate for gift giving. All sizes $1.00 New Table Scarfs $1.00 Basement Fancy styles with dainty lace insertions and edgings. Sizes 48x19 inches. Finished with col ored borders only $1.00 Odd Lines of Corsets $1.00 Basement Famous Royal Worcester Corsets noted for service. Several mod els including Nursing Cor sets; 2 styles for misses. Pillow Cases, 3 for $1.00 Basement Bleached Pil low Cases, in size 45x36 inches, deep hem across ends. Limit 6 to a custom er. Special, 3 for $1.00 t loweling, 5 Yards for $1.00 Basement Bleached Cot ton Crash Toweling with red border. Fine for hand or kitchen towels. Priced special, 5 yards for $1.00 Women's CoIlars,2 for $1.00 Basement Dainty lace edge styles, also the new scalloped effects. Made up in fine sheer material. Special at 2 for $1.00 Toilet Paper, 20 Rolls $1.00 Basement Good quality and large size rolls. Limit 20 rolls to a customer. No phone, C. O. D. or mail or ders filled. 20 rolls $1.00 Fancy Ribbons, 3 Yds. $1.00 Basement Beautiful new plaids and stripes in new and striking color combi nations. Messalines and taffetas. 3 yards $1.00 Outing Flannel, 5 Yds. $1.00 Basement 27 inches wide and excellent quality for night gowns, pajamas and skirts. Stripes and checks. Limit 20 yards to customer. Toilet Paper, 10 Rolls $1.00 Basement Tissue Paper, put up 1000 sheets to the rolL No telephone, C. O. D. or mail orders accepted. On sale, 10 rolls $1.00 Women's Handbags $1.00 Basement Handbags and Strap Purses of black seal leather. Black only. Sev eral different styles to se lect from. Special $1.00 Men's Work Gloves $1.0.0 Basemen t Gauntlet Gloves, will give splendid service for rough work about the house. Sizes 9 to 11; now $1.00 a pair. At the Center Circle, Main Floor Sale of Women's Lingerie Waists $1.19 Center Circle, First Floor The most attractive lot of Tub Waist we have yet offered at this price. Several dainty styles some with tucked vest fronts and embroidered collars others with roll, plaited and braid trimmed collars and many in tailored styles. Round, square or V-necks. Colored voiles and organdies in plain, fancy stripes and checks. Prac- j" - Q tically all sizes. On sale today at DAli7 Ask for Your Trading: Stamps Notion Day Bargain Circle Main Floor Spool Silk for hand or fT, machine. Priced special at Kid Curlers priced only 17 Wire Hair Pins, package 4 Linen Tape, special, a bolt 4 Itsoezi Trouser Hangers 120 Defender Safety Pins, at 4 Adamantine Pins, size 4 only; priced special per 1-lb. box 590 Lingerie Tape in light blue, pink and white; special, bolt 70 Cube Pins, jet only; cube 170 Dove Toilet Pins, package 40 Bone Hair Pins in shell and amber colors, special, a box 120 Union Taffeta Ribbon on sale today at, special, the bolt, 100 Aluminum Ware Sale In the Basement Underprice Store If you need new Cooking Utensils here is an opportunity to buy them at a great saving. High grade Aluminum Ware slightly defective, but service unimpaired. Trademark on every piece. Double Boilers $2.25 Basement Aluminum Double Boil- , era. Both compartments are seam less. Two-quart size. A limited- number on sale at Covered Sauce Pans $1.78 Basement Aluminum Sauce Pans with Cover as illustrated toN the right. 4-quart (PI F7Q size. While any remain special at DAiO ALUMINUM Coffee Percolators the kin that makes such delicious coffee. 6- QO A Q cup sizes. Basement Store special OaixO S2.25 $1.78