THE MORS'IXG OREGOXI AN, MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 1920
PORTLAND'S THOUSANDS THRONG STREETS FOR GLIMPSE OF WAR LEADER.
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After paying a magnificent tribute
to the men of Oregon who fought in
France and to Portland as a most
patriotic city. General John J. Persh
ing was "promoted" to the rank of
"Buddy" by acclamation, following
his speech in the armory yesterday
afternoon at which he devoted hi
words to "the veterans of three wars."
Enunciating no new policies of pa
triotism, but with all the power at
his command reiterating the old prin
ciples upon which the American gov
ernment was founded, the general de
clared that the men who wore the
uniform In the wars of the past and
those who at home stood back of
them must present a united front
against all those forms of anarchy
and bolshevisra so prevalent in the
present day.
When he was introduced by Colonel
Creed C. Hammond, presiding officer
of the meeting, as "our greatest liv
ing military general and the genius
who so organized our troops as to
bring about the brilliant results now
history," and as "the savior of civili
zation," the audience broke into pro
longed cheers.
Cadets Are Addressed.
- At the close of his address, the gen
eral, at his own request remained,
took a position on the main floor of
the armory and shook hands with
every man present, including a bat
talion of Hill Military cadets, to
whom he showed especial attention
by delivering to them a brief ad
dress. Wearing a smile, undoubtedly In
spired largely by the glorious Port
land weather of yesterday and the
magnificent reception accorded him
upon his arrival, along the line of
march through the city's streets and
at the armory. General Pershing arose
and, after the cheering ceased, re
lated an experience of his journey
across country that set the crowd into
laughter.
"While crossing the country down
In Georgia," said the general, "I was
made 'citizen' of a small town. Later
on, as I was talking to a group in
another village, one of the old men
spoke and said that the people of his
community had decided to promote
me to the rank of colonel. Still later,
another group in Alabama did the
honor to raise my rank to major. So
it went until I reached Detroit, where
the commander of the Lerlon post
said 1 had been given the highest
rank, that of "Buddy. "
After the cheering ceased General
Pershing took a more serious strain
and plunged into a brief story of
what the world war had meant to
mankind, of the part which the best
manhood of the nation took in It and
of what must be done to perpetuate
the high and patriotic standards
which are the bulwarks of the nation
and the safeguard of the world.
Grand Army Men Praised.
"First of all," said the general, "I
pay highest praise to those gallant
men ofxthe Grand Army of the Re
public, who shed blood on the bat
tlefields of this country made of this
a united nation. And I want to say
that nowhere is there a group of men
who have more patriotically sup
ported us in the great conflict than
they who fought against us then and
were the uniform of gray. 1 know
how they feel, how loyally they did
their share during the terrible days
of the greatest struggle that has ever
shaken the earth the battles against
an autocracy which sought to smother
civilization and substitute might for
right by the sword.
"Let me say that those of us who
were abroad during the war are just
beginning to realize what those who
remained at home did to support their
representatives overseas. When 1
went over to France, 1 felt that my
country was unitedly behind us ma
terially; that we would be granted
everything necessary in that way to
back us up, but I soon - learned in
part and know more fully how ably
also we were supported from every
Influence and. In time, is to take the
place of the Grand Army of the Re
public and of the Spanish War Vet
erans. From your ripe experiences in
the war much will be expected of you;
people will watch you and follow your
lead in the important things of our
country's future and God 'orbld that
the legion should ever degenerate into
a political, partisan organization.
"We who love the flag, who love
liberty, who love patriotism, must
stand and present a united front
against all those forms of anarchy
and bolshevism which seem to have
gained such great headway in certain
places. We must treat with ths for
eigner who comes to our shcres and
teach him our traditions, oui patri
otic creed and our lani.:46. Then.
if In a reasonable time he does not
fall into line we have another means
of handling. Mm I refer to deporta
tlon. (Cheers).
"Again may I tell yov how glad I
am to be in this city. I am happy to
meet you all again. When last we
met it was somewhat different than
this. (Laughter). But then we were
in a position where we had to think of
but the one thing ahead of us and
how to win it victory. I thank : ou.'
Cadets Are Indorsed.
Amid the cheering that follower hi
addfess General Pershing made his
way from the balcony from which he
spoke to the main floor, where, at his
own request, he spent 40 minutes
shaking hands with the service men
of three wars.
Asked by Joseph A. Hill, principal
of Hill Military academy, to address
the battalion of cadets that were
drawn up at attention, in command of
Captain Thomas Pollard, General Per
shing put on his cap, stepped briskly
toward the formation and said:
"Captain, I heartily congratulate,
you upon the splendid appearance of
your battalion. I indorse your work,
the work of such schools as yours,
for fhey prepare our boys to manfully
handle anything that may eventuate
in later years to harm our co-ntry."
At the armory service representa
tives of all civic and military organi
zations
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ABOVE VIEW OV PARADE LEAVIXG THE UNIOJT STATION. GENERAL PERSHIXO BEING ESCORTED
THROUGH STREETS OK PORTLAND BY NATIONAL GUARD OP OREGON. BELOW CHARACTERISTIC
CLOSE-UP OF" GENERAL PERSHING AS HE APPEARED IN PORTLAND VESTERDAV. ,
house was packed from end to end,
upstairs and down.
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their prayers that we might
the day over there.
"It gives me more than the usual
meed of pleasure to be in this great,
beautiful city, for in it live a people
who were fired by the highest pa
triotism; who gave their utmost, even
to its sons to die, if need be, that the
American arms might win the vic
tory. And not alone from your own
city and state, but from this wonder
ful western slope came to us men
than whom no better ever wore the
tiniform of any country. They were
scattered throughout the various
units over there, but I can tell you
now that wherever they went, their
work may well be compared to that
which the famed 91st division did
and you know what that is. (Loud
cheering.)
Support Means Much.
"The spirit of patriotism, of un
qualified support of the army over
seas made those of us who were
abroad feel that it was up to us to
do our very best; that we had teen
sent over to do a big job and that we
must do it well for the sake of those
who were depending upon us.
"Now I want to pay a tribute to
those men who were trained at their
mother's knee in prayer and devo
tion; who went through our public
schools, had a little experience with
civil life and who then were called to
the colors, sent overseas and who,
after a little military training, took
their places in the lines, as splendid
fighting men as ever stepped into a
uniform. (Cheers.)
"We knew the American boy could
be depended upon wherever put. We
' knew that whether he was assigned
' to some isolated village, in the train
ing camp or in the front line trench,
he would do his full duty and he
did. To those nobl3 sons is credit for
the victory of American arms most
largely due.
Lesion Objects Commended
"Now, the American Legion, of
which many of you are members, has
come into existence. It is an organ
ization of patriotism, of purpose in
supporting all that is good. It's
creed well may be expressed in say
ing that it stands for God and Coun
try, which, when analyzed, means
everything worth while, anyway. But
you have gone further and have defi
nitely committed yourselves to the
fight against all that strikes at the
foundation principles of our government.
'Ihe American Legion will grow in
SIDELIGHTS ON PERSHING'S VISIT
CALLING cards and kisses were
thrust upon General Pershing
from every side during his brief
visit in the city. "I wish I could
shake hands with and kiss you all."
he said at the armory when .he saw
the downcast countenances of the
feminine throng who had been unable
to crowd close enough. I
An old woman came up to him andJ
told him of her son's death in France. 1
"You ought to be the proudest mother j
in the world." the general told her.
When Mayor Baker was glancing
around the armory he saw a tiny girl
shyly looking on. "How would you
like to have General Pershing kiss
you?" he asked the youngster.
"Oh, I'd love it," was the reply.
"I'll bet 1' can fix it so he does,"
the-mayor told her. He kept his word
and the little girl was one of the for
tunate ones favored with a caress
from the general.
Tes, this is the Multnomah," signed
Clerk Sayles, one of the men behind
the desk at the hotel, as he took up
the telephone. "What can I do foi
youT'
A feminine voice quavered at tne
other end of the line. "Do you sup
pose." queried its owner, "that if I
brought the baby down General Per
shing would hold itf
You might ask him," suggested the
tired clerk, as he hung up. "Of all
the darned things generals are ex
pected to do," he remarked to a bell
hop, "being a nursemaid is the worst
I've heard of yet."
If any guest at the Multnomah had
rung for a maid about the time Per
shing was scheduled to enter the
hotel, small chance there would have
been of getting service. Some 50
girls, practically every one of whom
had a relative in tne war, were gatn-
ered on the third floor and when the
general. stepped out of the elevator
solid row of white-capped heads
peered out at him from the turns in
the corridor. The housekeeper gave
up trying to keep the maids from the
chatmed tnira noor.
When the general left the Multno
man yesterday he carried with him
a. token in remembrance of the place.
The gift was a silver-mounted paper
cutter in the form of a miniature
bayonet, having engraved on it the
date and place. It was presented to
Pershing by Eric V. Hauser, proprie
tor of the hotel. Mr. Hauser's two
sons. Captain Rupert Hauser and
Major Kenneth Hauser, both of whom
were in France, spent several min
utes conversing with the general in
his room.
In the window of a certain grill on
Stark street it is the custom to place
on refrigerated shelves quantities of
onions, oranges, prune pies ana otner
delicacies to tempt 'the appetite of
passersby. An energetic chef yester
day apparently decided the place was
neglecting the distinguished visitor
In town so, taking a side of beef, he
carved in the coating of suet, "Wel
come, John," and placed the great
chunk of meat in the window along
with the other foods on exhibition.
'Wish I were the John that's wel
come to the roast," remarked a pass
erby. "Pershing's in luck if he sees
that."
Mrs. Bernlce Shimmel,. the maid;
who prepared General Pershing's
rooms at the Multnomah hotel, is
one. of his fervent admirers.
I just, wanted one glimpse of him,"
she said. "When he came in I peeked
into the hall, but somebody told me
to get back. I spent 12 to get a
Boy Scout's uniform for my boy so
he could join in the parade."
Mrs. Shimmel's son, Gerald, is cap
tain of the Boy Scouts patrol at the
Couch school. Incidentally. Mrs.
Shimmel got a good look at the gen
eral while he was waiting for the
elevator on the third floor. She went
by with an armful of towels, and
stared -hard at the group of officers
around the elevator gate until she
recognized the general.
Mrs. Katharine Cudahy. a resident
of the Multnomah hotel, has the dis
tinction of being the first and prob
ably the -only woman General Per
shing kissed publicly during his stay
in Portland. Mrs. Cudahy's son,
Howard L. Cudahy. third officer on
the transport Florence IL. was killed
when his ship was torpedoed by the
Germans.
As General Pershing was leaving
for Vancouver Barracks, Mrs. Cudahy
stepped up to htm and introduced
herself.
her for a few moments, and at part
ing kissed her on the cheek. Mrs.
Cudahy's eyes were filled with tears
as she turned back into the hotel,
but she laughed gaily when she was
greeted as the first woman the gen
eral had kissed here.
The general chatted with I Dougall, Portland lumberman, ad
mired General Jack Pershing, pretty
12-year-old Dorothy Hawkins pre
sented the visiting general with a
box of candy in front of Swetland's
candy shop on Morrison street yes
terday afternoon
The incident caused a momentary
halt in the parade and the grizzled
warrior took . Miss Dorothy up on
the running board of his car and
acknowledged the gift with a kiss.
Miss Dorothy lives at 1205 East
Pine street with her grandmother.
Mrs. Maggie McDougall, and is a
student of the Glencoe school. The
plan of giving the general the candv
People who were waiting for -the
Pershing parade between Broadway
and Park street on Washington
street yesterday afternoon were given
a little diversion when Joseph Jack
etta, barber, engaged in a battle with
Patrolman Gates after the officer
had put him off the street.
The patrolman asked Jacketta to
get out of the street, according to a
report made at police headquarters,
and when the barber declined to do
so, he was put out by the minion of
the law. Jacketta, however, refused
to stay out and came back with a
blow which started a fight between
the two. The policeman finally sub
dued his opponent who, was then
turned over to Officer H. M. Padden
for conduct to the police station. - On
the way, however, Jacketta wrenched
free and tried to run away, being
pursued for a block and a half before
being recaptured.
He was lodged In the city jail
where charges of disorderly conduct
and of resisting an officer were
placed against him. His bail was
fixed at 200.
- Because she remembered how much
her grandfather, the late Angus Mc-
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was the little girl's own idea. Mrs.
McDougall said yesterday.
"She remembered." said Mrs. Mc
Dougall, "how her grandfather used
to read to her about General Persh
ing" Miss Dorothy Is the daughter of
W. H. Hawkins, who is proprietor of
the Hotel Hawkins In Walla Walla.
She has spent her entire life in Port
land with her grandmother. She has
an uncle, J. E. Hawkins, who is pro
prietor of Swetland's.
DAILY MAIL BACKS LABOR
London Paper Puts Vp Money 10
Help Strikers.
LONDON. Jan. 18. (Special Cable
Dispatch.) The Daily Mall announces
that it will "pay 1000 (J5000) a week.
to the workers of a union who, as
duly certified by assurance -.gents,
are now on strike for a minimum
wage of 3 ($15) a week. This con
tribution, it is added, is made in
recognition of the basic character of
any strike which affects the general
relations between the employer and
employed In a marked and significant
degree.
The Daily Mail has been coquetting
for some time past with labor. Re
cently it set aside 10.000 (150.000) to
help a strike at the army and navy
stores, with the consequence that the
directors of the company at once con
ceded the demands of the strikers.
Willapa Branch Inspected.
CENTRALIA, Wash.. Jan. 18.
(Special.) A party of Milwaukee of
ficials yesterday completed a trip
over the Puget Sound & Willapa
Harbor railroad, the Willapa Harbor
branch of the Milwaukee out of this
city, which completes an inspection
of the entire Milwaukee system, of pages.
started 10 years ago. Included in the
party were: B. B. Greer of Chicago,
federal manager: It. B. Eariing of
Chicago, vice-president; M. Sawyer of
Seattle, assistant general superin
tendent; E. A. Lalk of Tacoma, di
visional freight and passenger agent,
and Superintendent Dow of Tacoraa.
The longest train on record was
that worn by Catherine de'Medici on
the occasion of her marriage. It was
4S yards long and borne by ten pairs
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Mrs. E. 8. Hagedon, 684 Brazee.
This beautiful new Irving-ton home at
the corner of K)th, up-to-date in every
respect, has a Gasco Furnace, and the
lady in speaking of it, said: "It works
fine and it heats every room in' our
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set our clock for 6 A. M. and when we
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