Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, July 21, 1920, Page 6, Image 6

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    THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAX, WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 4920
DM MILEfl DEAD;
ILL BUT FEW DAYS
Father of Lewis and Clark
Exposition Succumbs.
FUNERAL NOT ARRANGED
Widow and Four Sons, Two of
Whom Are In Alaska and Two
in Portland, Survive.
Dan McAllen, for years a prominent
merchant of Portland, known aa the
father of the Lewis & Clark exposi
tion, died yesterday in the St. Vin
cent's hospital. Mr. McAUen's death
followed Illness of but a few days, al
though he had not enjoyed the best of
health for months past.
Although few of the thousands of
persons who attended the 1905 expo
sition in Portland knew or heard of
Can McAllen, it was thrush his effrts,
launched in tne early 90s that finally
concluded with the staging- of this
successful venture in commemoration
of the visit or the two explorers.
Prupoaal finally Carried Oat.
When Mr. McAllen first began talk
ing of the affair, Portland was in the
throes of financial depression and few
people would give the suggestion se
rious thought. Me continued his pro
paganda, however, and finally it was
taken up by business men of Port
land and staged with such success
that it was credited with having put
Portland on the map.
Mr. McAllen was an active member
of the firm of McAllen & McDonnell
for 25 years. About ten years ago
both Mr. McAllen and Mr. McDon
nell retired from business after dis
posing of their interests. Mr. Mc
Donnell died some years ago.
It was about 40 years ago that Mr.
McAllen landed in New York, an im
migrant from Ireland. For several
years he worked in New York, serving
as a cierK in several oi tne large ury- i
goods houses. He then traveled to I
ban Francisco, but, after a low years
in that city, decided to come to Port
land.
Widow and Four Sons Survive.
Although always an active man In
civic enterprises in Portland, Mr. Mc
Allen was affiliated with no clubs or
organizations.
Mr. McAllen was born In Bella. Ire
land, August 1, 1850, being almost 70
years old at the time of his death.
Me Is survived by his widow and four
tons, Ijavelle, Kennicott, Alaska;
Mark, Cordova, Alaska; William and
Kddie, both of Portland. -
Funeral arrangements have not yet
been completed, although the services
probably will be held tomorrow.
Pulverized Coal," by Durrah Corbet, of
Charles c. Moore & Co.. engineers.
Evening 8efleion.
General discussion of the subject of in
stitute welfare.
Friday, July S3 Morning Session.
Paper, "Power Factor Correction on Dis
tribution Syf.ams," by E. M. Jones, Gen
eral Electric company, Schenectady, N. T.
Paper, "Use of Special Steels in Fressec
Steel Transmission Line Fittings," by L. R.
O'Neill, chief engineer of the Maryland
Prveved Ste-1 company.
Entertainment features provided for
the visiting delegates and visitors in
clude the following:
Automobile tours over the boulevards ol
th? city, Wednesday evening, starting at
: o'clock.
Tea at Waverly Country club, 4 P. M.
Thursday.
Golf tournament for men at "Waverlev
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DRY LEADERS EAGER
TO nOMINATE BRYAN
Prohibition Convention to
Opened Today.
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SECRET SESSIONS HELD
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Dan McAllen, prominent retired
merchant, who died after abort
Illness.
Country club, 1 P. M., Friday.
Columbia river highway trip, 1 P. M.
rriar y.
Banquet at Crown Point Clialrt, follow
g highway trip, at 7 P. M. Friday.
On Saturday, July 24, the following In-
pection tours will be given:.
Cazadero and Eslucaua hydro-electric
plants of th3 Portland Railway, Light &
Powtr company.
hlte hiilmon hydro-electric plant of th
Northwestern Electric company.
Steam plants of the Portland Hallway,
Ipht & Power company and Northwestern
Electric company.
Oregon Brass works, electric furnaces.
Municipal terminal dock
ESTATE
LAST RITES FOR WIXLOCK W
STEIWER TO BK HELD TODAY.
Former Slate Senator Dies at 68;
Entire L-ife Spent in Oregon
Developing Resources.
RED CROSS HEAD HERE
JUNIOR ASSOCIATION' AVILTi
TEACH CITIZENSHIP.
Portland Branch and Schools Arc
Praised for Activities by James
N". Rule at Lunclieon.
The Junior Red Cross programme
will develop Into an educational pro
gramme for better citizenship through
service, stated James In. Rule, na
tional director of the Junior Red Cross
and former head of the Pittsburg
schools, who was the luncheon honor
guest at the Benson hotel yesterday.
Mr. Rule said that the Junior Red
Cross was making for international
good will and' friendship with .foreign
countries through the work carried
on by the schools of the nations of
the world. He stated that he thought
the relief programmes in foreign
countries should be carried out for
eeveral years to come, since there are
many more suffering children than
most people realize.
He gave high praise to the Portland
branch of the work and also compli-
, racniea tne Portland schools..
Winlock W. Steiwer. ex-state sen
ator, 68 years old. who died at his
home, 693 Halsey street, on Sunday,
had been a resident of Oregon all his
Ifu and was known in every part of
the slate. He was born in Marlon
county August 7. 1S52, where he re
sided until after his graduation from
V Klamette university at the age of 19.
He then went to eastern Oregon and
became interested in the cattle busi
ness. He established the first bank
n that section of the country at Fos
sil, He was county Judge for several
terms and was elected from an east
ern Oregon district to the state senate
for two terms, in 1900 and 1902. He
retired in 1910 and came to Portland,
where he has made, his home for the
past ten years.
Senator Steiwec had been ill for
several years at his home -here and
his death was the result of his lin
gering illness.
He was a prominent Shriner and
was instrumental in establishing the
ENGINEERS IN SESSION
tsEVERAIj HUNDRED ELEOTRI
CAL EXPERTS IX TOWN. -
Coast ConTentlon Opens at Mull
nomali Hotel Today Mayor
. to Welcome Visitors.
Several hundred engineering ex
perts and leaders in electrical engi
neering are in Portland for the Pa
cific coast convention of the American
Institute of Electrical Engineers,
which will open this morning for the
first session at the Multnomah hotel
at 9:30 o'clock.
In addition to the delegations from
leading coast cities, a number of dele
gates and speakers of national and
international fame in this technical
field will be here for the four days
. of the convention.
Mayor Baker will deliver the ad
, flress or welcome and the response
will be given by Dr. C. K. Magnusson
professor of electrical engineering
the University of Washington.
Officers who have charge of differ
ent features of the convention are
Acting chairman, K. F. Whitney; sec
retary, W. C. Heston: general conven
tion committee, R. M. Boykin, chair
man; arrangements committee, J. E
Yates, chairman; entertainment, R. i'
Monges, chairman; programme, O. B,
Coldwell. chairman.
The convention will continue till
Saturday, with entertainment and rec
reation features for both men and
women visitors.
Following is the offical programme
of the convention:
Address of welcome by Mayor George L.
Eftakrr.
Kesponae by Dr. C. E. Marnureon. pro
filer of electrical engineering of the Un.
ers!ty of Washing-ton.
' PftMr, raisrn and Application of Sus-
pennibn Insulators," by V. D. A. Peaelee,
' electrical engineer of the Jef tery-Dewitt
- Insulator company.
Afternoon KeMlon. I O'clock.
Paper, "Unit Voltage Duties In Long
Suspension Insulator Strlnffs." by Profes
t mora Harris J. Ryan and Henry M. Hen
line of Leland .Stanford university.
Paper. "Electrical Characteristics of the
Suspension Insulator at the Higher Volt
urea." by P. W. Peck, consulting engineer,
Cencral Electric company. Plttsfield, Mass.
Discussion of these three papers will be
combined.
Thursday, July 2 -Morning Session.
Paper, "Railway Electrification." by R.
Tleeuwks, electrical engineeer of the Chi
cago. Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad.
Paper, "Bridffe Methods for Alternating
Current Measurements." by O. I. Cone,
Pacific 'rcleplicne & Telegraph company.
' Afternoon Session.
Paper, "Sawmill Befuse, fuel Oil and
Only Firm Refusal of N'ebraskan
'Will Stave Off Attempt of Large
Group to Name Him.
LINCOLN. Neb., July 20. Leaders' in
various delegations to the prohibition
national convention tonight declared
they would go into their first session
tomorrow determined to name Wil
liam Jennings Bryan as their presi
dential nominee despite the fact that
they have received word Indirectly
from Mr. Bryan that he does not want
the nomination and does not consider
it advisable for the party to place a
ticket in the field for the coming
election.
The only thing' that can avert an
attempt by a large group of dele
gates to stampede the convention for
Bryan and name him by acclamation
is for the Nebraskan himself to sena
word Chat he positively will not ac
cept the nomination, according to
many state leaders. A telegram was
sent to Mr. Bryan tolay informing
him that unless such a statement is
forthcoming his supporters will at
tempt to carry out their plans of plac
ing him before the people on the dry
em platform that can be framed.
Secret Conference Held.
The decision to attempt to force
the nomination on Mr. Bryan wa
made late today after several secret
conferences of national committee
men, delegates and friends of Mr.
Bryan here.
Yesterday the delegates appeared
certain that- Mr. Bryan would accept.
Today a group of national commit
teemen were called into conference
by Bryan's frienda here and confi
dentially Informed that the Nebras-
kan did not want the nomination.
Ia., president of the Iowa W. C. T. TJ-,
then appealed to the committee not
to deny equal rights to women, and
after her talk the committee voted
unanimously for Patton'a motion.
POLING IS EX - PORTUSDER
Possible Presidential Candidate Is
Well Known.
Dan A. Poling, associate president
of the Christian Endeavor society,
who has been mentioned as a pos
sible candidate for president on the
prohibition ticket, is a former Oregon
man. He was born in Oregon and
spent his boyhood in Portland, where
his father was a minister in the Evan
gelical church. He lived for some
time in Dallas and went east about 15
years ago.
He was field secretary for the
Christian Endeavor society in Ohio
and later national 'good citizenship
superintendent. In 1915 he was chosen
assistant president of the national
society, with headquarters In Boston.
He visited Portland about a year
f aaorea ine roniina , sc hool w as awarded the lowest bidder
alumni of the society in a rally at tn5 oraham & Aitken company, foi
Lite j . i o i x icouj Lciiau i;iiuii;ii. tic
had at that time just returned from
overseas, where he served as a T. M.
C. A. secretary and was gassed. He
has visited Portland several times in
the past ten years.
38 PORTABLES ASSURED
CONTRACTS AWARDED
SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
FOB
Board Decides to Send Mr. Orton
to Indianapolis to Inspect Print
ing Trade School.
Contracts for 38 new portable school
buildings were awarded to two Port
land firms at a special meeting of
the school board yesterday. The con
struction of 24 strictly portable
buildings was awarded the Millmade
Construction company, the lowest !
bidder, for 37,896. This is a lower
price than that paid previously for
other portables and the buildings will
be just as satisfactory, say board
members. The contract for building
14 portables on the site of the Beach
DENTISTS HAVE' CLINIC
TEETH EXTRACTED AXD GUM
BOILS REMOVED EREE.
No. 4. V , ,j .V .
l r,e piuiuuiliuniMS were iuiu Liini
LMr. Bryan felt he could carry only
I nnrP IIRTlUr Onil Vattered districts in an election.
IllSrS N U I I if I- Sllla Consequently the Bryan boom died
LUuLU illl I IIL UUIl down and the booms of several other
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Winlock W. Stfiwfr, llfr-IonR
resident of Oregon, who died
Sunday.
candidates assumed larger propor
tions. Late today, however, addi
tional secret conferences were held
and the decision made to let Mr.
Bryan Ttnow that the only way he
could avoid being nominated Would
be to send direct word himself.
Dan A. Poling Is Strong;.
The lapse in the Bryan boom dur
ing the early hours today revealed
that Dan A. Poling of New York,
acting international president of the
Christian Endeavor, will have con
siderable strength, as many delega
tions announced . him as their second
choice-. Bryan being first.
Besides the usual dry planks, the
platform committee will have before
it proposed planks on several other
subjects. Among these will be planks
advocating public ownership of rail
roads and public utilities, a world
tribunal to settle international dis
putes, "friendly co-operation" with
Mexico rather than "hostile interfer
ence," federal anti-lynching laws and
one dealing with labor problems.
Warren D. Stone, grand chief of
the Order of Railway Engineers, has
prepared a labor plank. An anti
tobacco plank to be proposed by "a
Colorado delegate is not likely to re
ceive serious consideration, according
to committeemen.
The national committee today voted
to recommend to the convention that
in future each state name one man
and one woman as members of the
party's national committee. The meet
ing was open to all. and a score of
delegates spoke.
The proposal, introduced by Robert
Patton, Illinois state chairman, was
attacked by B. E. P. Prugh, Penn
sylvania state chairman of the party.
and by G. W. Dean of Wisconsin.
Dean asserted that the party had
no women members in Wisconsin
who were suitable for membership
on the national committee.
Ida B. Wise-Pmith of Cedar Rapids.
first Masonic lodge in eastern Oregon
He was also a member of the Odd
fellows and other lodges.
The funeral services will be held
today at 2 P. M. at the Portland Cre
matorlum. - Mr. Steiwer is survived
by his widow, Annie J. Steiwer; two
sons. Leland L. Steiwer of Fossil and
William H. Steiwer of Portland, and
two daughters, Mrs. W. S. Reinhart
of Fossil and Mrs. E. C. Latourette of
Portland. .--
CONVICT'S PAROLE ASKED
Governor Intimates Xo Leniency
Will Be Extended.
SALEM. Or., July 20. (Special.)
William Brown, wealthy rancher of
Fife. Or., who a few years ago pre
sented Willamette university with
1100.000, has written a letter to Gov
ernor Olcott asking that William
Robertson be paroled from the peni
tentiary and allowed to return to
central Oregon. If the parole Is
granted Mr. Brown said he would
give Robertson employment as
sheepherder. Mr., Brown volunteered
the information in his letter that
Robertson had played square while
in the former's employ for several
months, and that further incarcera
tion in the prison . would have no
beneficial effects.
Robertson was arrested in ' the
Och6co forest reserve in Harney
county last Saturday following revo
cation of his parole and was returned
to the penitentiary yesterday.
Governor Olcott intimated that he
would extend no leniency to Robert
son and that the convict would be
compelled to serve out his unexpired
sentence.
Artificial Dentures Take Place" of
Ealse Molars, Declares Dr.
I. Ii. Furnas.
Dr. Arthur E. Smith of Chicago
who is attending the twenty-seventh
annual meeting of the Oregon State
Dental association and giving post
graduate lectures on block anesthesia
and oral surgery, is conducting a
free clinic at the North Pacific Dental
college on Thursday and Friday. Dr.
Smith will extract teeth for 150 pa
tients on these day's and will remove
gumboil without charge. Dr. Howard
Miller of Chicago Is assisting Dr.
Smith.
Dr. Joseph Barber of Portland lec
tured yesterday in the Prosthetic club
clinic on germs around the gums. Par
ticular stress was laid on the fact that
good health depends on proper care
of the teeth.
According to Dr. I. L. Furnas of the
Western Reserve university, false
teeth have become passe, and artifi
cial dentures have taken their place.
Illustrations of artificial teeth that
might, be taken for natural ones were
shown by Dr. Furnas. The dentists
are doing better plate work every
year, and the profession of dentistry
has made greater strides in the last
ten years than all other professions,
declared Dr. Furnas. His lecture last
night was entitled "Technique of Ar
tificial Denture Construction."
The attendance at the convention
which opened Monday with about 250
Oregon delegates present has in
creased to nearly 300 members and
in order to meet the increase the
programme has been somewhat re
arranged. Dr. Weston A. Price of Cleveland,
O., will give a public lecture at the
library tonight on 60 ways in which
the patient may suffer from oral af
flictions and the relationship of den
tistry to good health and long life.
Dr. Price delivered a lecture last
night to the association and many
members of the medical profession
who were specially invited to hear
him.
Hallett Funeral Is Held.
Funeral services for Clarence W,
Hallett, 69. were held Monday after
noon at the Portland crematorium.
Mr. Hallett had been a resident of
Portland for two years, coming here
from Washington. He was a native
of New York state and was born
December 19. 1861. A widow and
Jones of Portsmouth. Va. survive.
Mr. Jones arrived in Portland in time
for the funeral.
Alleged White Slaver Arraigned.
ASTORTA, Or., July 20. (Special.)
James Edward v eatherspoon was
arraigned before United States Com
mlssioner Carney this afternoon on a
charge of violating the Mann white
slave ' act. His preliminary hearing
in set for tomorrow afternoon.
S20.159
The special meeting of the board
developed from a committee meeting
of the buildings and grounds com
mittee, comprising George B. Thomas,,
chairman, and W. F. Woodward.
Frank L Shull was appointed to act
on this committee in deciding about
the portables at the last meeting of
the board.
It was decided to send George M.
Orton, chairman of the board, to In
dianapolis, Ind., to inspect the school
for printing trades there and to gath
er data for the installing of printing
equipment in the Benson Polytechnic
school. Mr. Orton will observe the
operation of the school and report
to the board so that the necessary
machinery may be purchased and the
department here organized in the
best possible way.
Special rhomboid desks, which are
supposed to prevent eye strain, were
examined by the board, but rejected.
Principals' secretaries will be em
ployed for a 12 months' period here
after, with two weeks' vacation on
pay on an ascending scale, with an
increase of $10 a month for each
year of service up to five years.
The next meeting will be held
Thursday, Aujrust 5.
TWO FAMILIES COME HIGH
Dairyman Asks Court to Relieve
Him of Paying: Alimony.
High living? costs and low milk
prices are given as the main reasons
by William Laver, a Multnomah coun
ty dairyman, for not wishing to help
support two dilferent families. In
petition filed yesterday in the circuit
court he asks that a divorce decree
be modified to eliminate $30 monthly
alimony, which he is now paying his
former wire.
The decree awarded his former wife,
Alta Laver, now Mrs. Alta Brown, the
custody of their child and $30
month, in addition to a lump sum
settlement of $1000..
In his petition Laver says he has
since married a widow with two chil
dren and he finds it Impossible to
support his two stepchildren and pay
his former wife the monthly alimony.
Laver says that he has a small dairy
and that he and his second wife
milk 30 cows a day without farm
help.
EMPLOYE FALLS 4 STORIES
Awning Breaks Drop, Saving Life
of Charles Pcabody.
Charlee Peabody, aged 17, an em
ploye of the Ames-Harris-Nevllle Bag
company, received bruises yesterday
afternoon as the result of a four
story fall from a fire escape at the
plant, Fifteenth and Hoyt streets.
The man's fall wa broken by a gal
vanized awning at the first story
and he Was saved from what would
probably have been death or serious
injury.
He was taken to the Good Samari
tan hospital for treatment following
the fall. Peabody was reaching for
a string caught on a wire and lost
his footing on the fire escape.
Man Faints, Unconscious 2 Days.
Allen Oakes, who fainted while
taking a bath at his residence, 44V4
Union avenue. Sunday, was reported
to be etill unconscious at the Good
Samaritan hospital late yesterday. His
condition is regarded as serious. The
case is a puzzle to hospital attend
ants.
I Bads of Whet
add no
Oil fields of Texas, Oklahoma and
Kansas are to be connected with Chi
cago by a pipeline.
Cads of Wheat -and Barley
Will '
Postum Cereal Company
Battia Crack, MkJr U.S.A.
A FOOD .
ECONOMY
tMpoiil. of 6RAPS-NQT9
nrr amiHT twclvc eza.
SllgfeLF to
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it.
It is; sufficiently sweet because
of its own sugar developed in the
making.
here is a particular richness
to Grape-Nuts not found, in ajay
other &od of prepared grains.
AVhy not order a package f5ronx
the grocer and share in i-fcs
pleasures and economies?
Madelry Postum Cereal Co, IncBat-fle CreelL'.Mich.
Why heels" wear down
like this
This condition is not dne to sloven
liness. It iscau8ed by a distortion
of the outer longitudinal arch and a
misalignment of the heel Ijpne.
Under the weight of the body the
ankle leans outward, causing the
heel to wear down unevenly.
The frame thus becomes unbalanced,
causing strain which may affect the
foot, calf, knee, hip and spine. Pains
resulting are often mistaken for
growing pains in children, and sci
atica, lumbago or rheumatism in
adults.
This condition can be completely
overcame by counterbalancing the
foot and supporting the dislocated
bones in normal position by means
of the Wizard Lightfoot Adjustable
Arch Builders and Heel Levelers.
Beneath these all -leather Arch
Builders and Heel Levelers are over
lapping pockets, so located that in-
serts of any desired thickness can btf
placed in exactly the right spot to
support the. dislocated bones in nor
mal position. Adjustments are
simply made by shifting inserts or
changing their thickness.
Being all leather, Wizard Lightfoot
Adjustable Arch Builders and Heel
Levelers are light, flexible and are
worn without one being conscious of
them.
Wizard Lightfoot Arch' Builders
and Heel Levelers are sold by lead
ing dealers everywhere. Usually
where they are sold there is an ex
pert who has made a study of fitting
them.
If there is no such dealer near you,
write the Wizard Lightfoot Appli
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St. Louis, Mo.7 or 925, Marbridge
Bldg., New York City. Ask for
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