Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 15, 1921)
20 THE JIORXIXO OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1921 SJ.D00.000 IS VOTED TO OR Em SCHOOLS .Announcement Made at Bap - tist Mission Conference. GIFT DECLARED BIG THING Trustees of Laura .Spclman Rocke feller Memorial Fund Get Credit for Donallou. ' One million dollars has Just been toird by the trustees of the Laura Fpelman Rockefeller memorial fund to be used in union colleges and med ical schools for women of the orient, according to an announcement made yesterday by Mrs. Henry W. Pea body of Massachusetts, vice-president of the Woman s American sapiisi J'oreign Mission society, who Is one of the principal speakers at the mis sionary conferencesi of northern Ore gon Baptists being held at White fl'emple. The gift was characterized by Mrs. peabody as "the blggestthlns that fcas ever happened in the history of women's higher education in the orl .lent." Mrs. Peabody Is chairman of a spe fcial committee representing ten de nominations that are supporting wom en's colleges in Pekin. Nanking. Luck ow. Madras and Tokio. -and, the medical schools in Pekin and Vellore, India. Trustees of the Rockefeller me morial fund agreed to give U.000.000 lo this cause if $2,000,000 were raised trom other sources. , Conditions Declared Met. With half this latter sum provided for in the budgets of the ten national denominational boards and more than half a million already raised by pop car subscription, the Rockefeller trustees telegraphed Mrs. Peabody that their part of the agreement had .been formally carried out- Efforts will be made today by Mrs. Peabody to make Fortland one of the western centers In raising the remainder of the required quota. More than 300 delegates, represent ing about SO churches in northern Oregon, were present at the various sessions at the v hite Temple yes terday. At the morning meeting re ports from these churches were read. chowmg that encouraging progress is being made In the work of raising Oregon's quota of $510,000 for the national northern Baptist fund of $100,000,000 to finance the new world movement. Dr. O. C. Wrlnht la Speaker. T)t- O C Wrlirh mnk on t h o hp T1 P - y fits of the 'new world movement and declared that iau.uuu would De re turned to the state in increased rev enue if the national fund were suc cessfully raised. Other speakers at the morning session were Dr. C. A Erooks of Xew York 4nd Mrs. Pea body. ' Baptists pastors, lunched at the T. M. C. A. at noon. Or. Brooks addressed the luncheon meeting on "Observa tions in Kurope." Mrs. Peabody wai the guest of the women's district board at a luncheon at the T. W C. A. At the afternoon meeting at White ffemple Mrs. Peabody spoke on "Shop ping in the Orient." Rev. C. R. Shep Jierd, superintendent of oriental work on the Pacific coast, and Rev. H. W. Bowler, general representative of the -promotion board, also made short npeecnes. a oapiist mens ainner was fl fceld in the T. M. C. A. at 6:30 F. M, I I -with Dr. Brooks and Rev. Mr. Bowler tut the principal speakers. The conferences will close today. district court In Portland were ter minated, so far as the local court Is concerned, by a decision given by Judge Wolverton yesterday in a suit of the Astoria Marine Iron works. Judge Wolverton ruled that the fleet corporation cannot be sued for amounts in excess of $10,000. Re course can be found In the court of claims at Washington, D. C, or in the circuit court of appeals and the United States supreme court. Suits already filed in behalf of Ore gon shipbuilding concerns total more than $1,000,000 while an aggregate of $3,000,000 is represented in the claim of local concerns against the fleet corporation which would have been brought had the first suit proved j Claims foe alleged damage from breach of contract were the basis of the suit filed by the Pacific Marine Iron works and the Supple-Ballin Shipbuilding corporation. TESTIMONY LOSES TO F CHILD TIB Dr. A. 0. Schmitt Is Relieved of Care of His Son. FORESTERS IN SESSION PROBLEMS OF WOODS ARE DISCCSSED BY SUPERVISORS. Questions of Personnel and of Road and Trail Improvement Is Raised at Roundtable. DIVORCED MOTHER WINS Judge Gatcns Accepts Physician's Statement on Stand That Lad Xeeda Cre of Woman. Problems In the selection of rang ers and other personnel of the .Service were taken up at the first session of the annual meeting of the national forest supervisors of Oregon and Washington at the Multnomah hotel yesterday. About 24 men. supervisors of the national forests, under District Forester George H. Cecil of Portland, were-in attendance. R. M. Kvans, forest supervisor of Baker, took charge of the 'discussion at yesterday's meeting. Informal talks and round-table discussion were fol lowed in taking up the opinions of the supervisors on the personnel prob lems. Methods for improvement of roads, trails and telephone communi cation throughout the forests were given consideration. Supervisors now In Portland for the conference are: X. F. MacDurr, Eugene. Cascade forest; h. is. nanKtn. Meniora, uraier tax ror- ost; H. I Plumb, Bend, leschutes forest; G. D. Brown. Lakevlew. Fremont forest R. M. Evans. Baker, Minim forest; V. V. Harpham, Frlnevllle. Ochoco; T. H. Kher lard, Portland, Oregon forest; C. C. Hall, Albany. Santiam forest; E. H. MacDaniels, (irants Pass, Mkiyou forest; R. S. Shelley, buffene. Siuslaw forest; John C. Kuhns, Pendleton, Lmatllla forest; W. F. Rams- dell, Rosebuiff. Umpqua forest; N. J. Bill ings, Wallowa, Wallowa forest: P. T. Har ris. Okanogan, Wash., Chelan forest; F. H. Brundage, Portland, Columbia forest; C. C. Reld, Republic, Wash., Colville forest; R. L. Fromme. Olympta. Wash., Olympic forest: G. F. Allen. Tacoma. Rainier for est;. W. G. Weigle. Seattle, Snoqu.lmie forest, and C. II. Park, Bellingham, Wash., Washington forest. MASTER OF PIANO HERE JilllS BREAK IIP HOI itVII'E SAYS IICSBAXD IIAS I AITII IX XO WOMAN. XJfe of Underworld Revealed bj Auto Driving Causes Mate to ' . Misjudge Tair Sex, Plaint. ' The life of 'a taxi driver Is hard on morals. It makes one a cynic where women are concernec'. At least this is the discovery Mae C. Howe, who married a 'taxi pilot In 1907, set forth in detail in a di "vorce complaint filed in the circuit court yesterday against Clarence Howe. "In silence nd great humilia tion." Mrs. Howe said she has "lived si life of suffering" simply to protect her children, Charles, aged 13, and ISellie, aged 10. "Largely due to his association as a. taxi driver with men and women of the underworld, he has cultivated the belief that virtually all women re immoral, continued the wife, and falsely and wrongfully con strues every possible act of all wom en as immoral where there is slight st possibility for misjudging their motives or conduct, and has applied tie same rule to the plaintiff." This has made it impossible for her to go shopping, to the theater or any where without being accused of im proper motives by her husband, said airs. Howe, due to vhis association with women who make such visits an excuse for Improper conduct." She helped her husband get a parole when he was convicted of a statutory crime ID ISIS, she declared. Other divorce actions begun yester day were George W. against Mary Ferryand Clair E. against Myrtle C. 1 olletu ECONOMICS UNIT TO OPEN Central Section of Home Conrse Soon Will Be Dedicated. ""s OREGON AGRICULTURAL . COL LEGE. Corvallis, Feb. 14. (Special.) Formal opening of the new central vnit of the home economics building, March 11 and 12, will be marked by public exhibition of all phases of home economics work. Educational exhibits from various commercial houses will be Included, and several campus departments will co-operate in putting on the display. Many grad a uait's anu lurmer iiumw economics aiu f dents are expected back for the occa back. The unit will be ready for use I w ithin the next ten days. I Visitors on opening days will have opportunity to see the workshop of bt0 girls, now registered m home ec onomics, 75 townswomen who attend right classes, 200 girls registered In other departments but minoring In home economics and 35 men taking Smen'i cookery. . SHIP SUITS CUT SHORT Idge Sajs Fleet Corporation Lia bility Cnder 910,000. ISuits now pending against the emer- ,y fleet corporation in federal Josef Hofmann to Appear at Hcilig Tomorrow Evening. Hailed as the "master of all pian ists," Josef Hofmann, who appears' tomorrow evening at the Heilig the ater under direction of Steers & Co man, will give Portlanders an oppor tunity to judge his art and tech nique. Mr. Hofmann's pianlstic at tainments have gained for him a high place among contemporary art ist and he has received utmost praise from many of the most famous critics. The following programme will be given: Sonata In B flat minor (Chopin). Grave doppio movememo. Scherzo Marche Fune l.re. Presto; "Blrda at Dawn" (Fannie Dil lon); Etude de Concert C minor (V. Stern berg): Carneval (Schumann), Preamble. Pierrot. Arlequin. Valse Noble. Eusehlus. Florestan. Coquette. Replique. I.ettree Dan. antes, Ciarina. Chopin. Estrella. Recon naissances. Pantalon et ColumMne, Valse Allemande. Paganinl, Aveu. Promenade, 'ause. Aiarcne aes uaridsbundler contre les Philistine; Soiree de Vienna (Schubert I.iszt); Rustic Dance Ganz: languid Dance (Scrlabine); Rhapsodle Ho. 61 UJszt). T. M. C. A. Convention Held. NAMPA. Idaho. Feb. 14 (Special.) The loung Men's Christian associa tion convention, conducted here by Secretary A. E. Tount of Portland, Or., closed today. The programmes were interesting, the music fine and the conferences helpful. Friday noon tiie Nam pa Rotary club provided a luncheon at the Dewey Palace hotel, and last evening the "big feed" was served at' the United Presbyterian church by the girls of the local Young Women's Christian associat'on.'' Be s'des many local boys in attendance, the registration list included 32 dele gates from Boise; Caldwell, 19; Nam pa, II; Ontario, Or.. 3; Star. 1; Pay ette, 5; Eagle, 5; Mountain Home, 2; Xotus. 9; Parma, 6; Weiser, 7, .and Emmett, 4. The officers for the en suing year are Merle Banks, Boise, president; Guy Secor. Ontario, vice president; Archie Murphy, Xampa, secretary; M. Tucker, Star, sergeant- at-arms: Horace Arment. Payette, and John Wiley, Weiser, reporters. Klickitat Sheepmen Orgafrtmcx, WHITE SALMOX, Wash.. Feb. 14. (Special.) Sheepmen of Klickitat county recently held a meeting at the courthouse and perfected a local organization which will be known as the' Klickitat Woolgrowers' associa tion. Twenty sheep owners signed the constitution and became charter members. The dues were fixed at Jl a year. The matter of marketing the; wool was discussed, also the market- i lng of the lambs. The grazing prob- ! lem. taxation of sheep and the. labor question received attention. It was When Dr. A. O. Schmitt. Portland physician, testified on the witness stand in the court of Circuit Judge Gatens yesterday afternoon that his child needed the personal care of a woman not a stranger to trie child, which he was able to provide through the employment of a matron, he did not realize that his own words were to be taken by Judge Gatens' as the basis for a decision permitting the mother to take the boy from tne Jurisdiction of the court to Corvallis. Yet that is what happened. It was an echo of the somewhat sensational divorce suit between Dr. Schmitt and Alta B. Schmitt, which ended last month .with the award of the decree to the husband and the child to the wife, with the provision that the boy, Stuart. ZVt years old. was not to be taken from the county. Since that time the mother accepted a nosltion aa "house' mother" in a girls' dormitory at Oregon Agricul tural college and had left . the child with f rends. Mr. and airs. w. Johns, from whose home the father took the youngster last week. In court Dr. Schmitt asked that tne Child be awarded to him permanently, as he could provide a good home for him in Portland, while tne motner asked that the divorce decree be modified so that she would be al-j lowed to take the boy with her to Corvallis. Boy Held Neglected. Dr. Schmitt said on the stand that he was prepared with chef and matron in his residence to give the boy a comfortable and happy home. When he took the child. away from the Johns he declared he found the lad in bad shape. "His fingers were full of hang nails," said Dr. Schmitt. "There wasn't a button-hole on his trousers that was not torn. His garters would not hold up his stockings. Three buttons on his waist held up his trousers. He had a big hole in one stocking and two small ones in the other. His toe-hails were so long they were bent down straight." These matters, which Judge Gatens later characterized as too trivial to bear mention, were denied by Mrs. Ann Johns of 1753 East Nineteenth street, who had the custody of the boy for a few days, except that she aid the physician insisted on taking his son away when tne Doy was in his play clothes. "I think I will adopt Dr. Schmitfs nwn statement In deciding tnis mat ter," remarked Judge Gatens at the cnncluslon of considerable testimony concerning the fitness of one or the other .parent to care for the child. "I agree with what he said should be done with the child. He said the boy was nervous, high-strung and needs the personal care of a woman not a stranger. The last answers tne ques tion in my mind. The mother of this boy is not a stranger to him. The child shall be given to the .mother and taken to Corvallis. Care of Mother Needed. "Dr. Schmitt Is not able personally to look after the boy, no matter how 'good a home (he may give him. The personal attention of a mother is needed. Dr.s Schmitt is a man and should be big enough to realize that it is for the best interest;; of the child that he should be with his uiother. If he can afford to pay 350 or 375 a month to a chef and matron he should be able to pay more for the care of the child. . ' "As I understand it the principal employment of Mrs. Schmitt is in the evening, and she is considered good enough by school authorities to look after the morals and -elfare of many girls there. The doctor is busy dur ing the day and cannot look after the child as the mother would be able. His own viewpoint discloses the best reason In the world for allow ing the mother to have the boy." Attorneys for Dr. Schmitt announced that they expect to appeal the de cision to the supreme court, asserting that the mother has no home but a dormitory and cannot care for the child properly In Corvallis. The Oregonian publishes practi cally all of the want ads printed in the other three Portland papers, in addition to thousands of exclusive advertisements not printed in any OTher local paper. This Is "Oregon Prune Week" Let's Makelt Every Week Everybody Eat More Prunes ' For the Attention of Opera-Goers we insert this brief notice of our readiness to .-provide them with every requirement of the occasion in the form of gowns, wraps, acces sories of superior quality and correct style. tsUUUhc.1 Tut Quality" Sto re- or Portland rvu, Abcxtv'Morrtaoiv AUv ata, MEN! That Extra Good Silk Shirt Sale at $6.85 (tax 39c) or 3 shirts ?20 (tax ?1.10) for NEW perfect quality silk shirts equal to 6ur own earlier $10 to $15 grades is yours to take advantage of today. (Main Floor.) All PERFECT Quality75 or More WOOL- ale of 144(13 Pairs Ore&o n Blankets $25 $25 $25 Just Received by Express Special Purchase of 100 New Spring Wraps Most Remarkable Values 25 ' jtfew spring coats and capes at twenty-five dollars! Un usual? Amazingly so. Of serge, twill, polo cloth and velour. Navy, brown, tan, copen. Plain three-quarter belted, fancy cape and draped mod els, many with braid embroidery. All fully lined for spring wear. See Fifth Street window display. Meier & Frank's: Fashion Salons. Fourth Floor. (Mail Orders Filled.) Entire Center Aisle Bargain Squares, Main Floor, Devoted to This Sale, iwWhich, Compared With Costs for Like Grades Last Fall, Many Are About Price Because we took over the 1920 surplus of the Santiara Woolen Mills of , Stayton, Oregon, we can stage this extraordinary sale. - The blankets are characteris tically "Oregon Made," first quality, thoroughly good and serviceable. Nearly all are pure Oregon wool throughout, a few have part cotton warp, but in every in stance the blankets are 75 or more wool. There are white and colored blankets in a variety of patterns and border effects. Single -and double. Three-quarter and full lengths. Blankets for bed, outing, camp and beach use, suitable for automobile throws, etc. Special attention is directed to a lot of 250 all-wool "Hudson Bay" blankets in two sizes. Choose From Eight Wonderful Price-Groups EXTRA Hudson, Bar Blankets of pure Oregon fleeced wool with fancy colored borders at about half the usual prices: 4 lb. 68x86 I 3 lb. 62x80 .95 J4 .45 $8 6 See Double Corner Window at Fifth and Alder Meier & Frank's: Center Aisle, Main Floor. (Mail Orders Filled.) 46 Room-Size Rugs Reduced The assortment includes an excellent selection of, pat terns in various qualities of standard Seamless Brussels, Velvet and Axminster rugs. All are in size 9x12 feet. Reductions are from the NEW LOW prices. $35.50 Seamless Brussels Rugs $27.50 $57.50 Seamless Velvet Rugs. . .$41.85 $60.50 Seamless Velvet Rugs. . .$43.65 . $46.00 Axminster Rugs. $39.75 $68.00 Axminster Rugs. . . . . . , .$43.65 See Sixth Street window display. Meier & Frank's: Seventh Floor. (Mail Orders Filled.) 3809 Yards in This Sale of New Cretonnes .69c x 1 Regularly $1.25 to $1.80 Yard A noteworthy special purchase accounts for this re max'kably good disposal of new cretonnes at 69c yard. There is wide diversity of charming designs and color ings. . Three large tables will be piled high with these new cretonnes today. See Sixth Street Window Display Meier & Frank's: Seventh Floor. (Mail Orders Filled.) B , 1 expected that tangible results bene ficial to the sheepmen will follow this first effort for co-operation anion ff the sheepgrowers of the county. Industrial Clnb Formed. -WILLAMINA, Or., Feb. 14. (Spe cial.) Industrial club work will go hand in hand with the regular school instruction of the boys and girls of Willamma, according' to present plans. Club organization was effect ed last week, when John Zaris was elected president, with his sister Mary vice-president. June Savage waa chosen secretary. Minimum Nerves Shaky? Ifjou're drinW coffee , Quit it and try V Instant Postum Trial tells "There's a Reason SILVERILE . Is a pure mineral product superior to soaps or compounds for all toilet use, cleaning and purifying. Does not possess any of the properties' or agencies, such as lye, acids, caustics or animal fats contained in soaps and compounds. In order to retain its purity and. for sanitary uses, all SILVERILE PRODUCTS are mar keted only in powdered form and in attractive sealed containers and packages instead of cakes. SILVERILE PRODUCTS are classified according io the manner in which the mineral is treated. . " SILVERILE FOR MECHANICS quickly cleans the hands and face, leaving them soft and white, removes ink, pitch, paint, acid stains, grease and all manner of dirt. . SILVERILE FORDOMESTIC and cleaning purposes is unexcelled for general toilet use, dishwashing, woodwork, silverware, aluminum, glassware, removing grease stains and every thing pertaining to cleaning and purifying. ' SILVERILE CLEANSER has no superior for cleaning, scouring, scrubbing, polishing and purifying pots, kettles, enamelware, tinware, copper, brass, nickelware, sinks, bathtubs, tile, -.linoleum,, toilets, removing tarnish, rust statins, etc. - ' - , SILVERILE WASHING POWDER cleans the clothes quickly, waking them soft and white. Will not fade color nor injure or destroy fabric that water'alone will not harm. SILVERILE WOOL AND SILK POWDER, because of its properties, is unexcelled for cleaning flannels, blankets, sweaters, baby clothing and all other woolens, crepe dexhine, chif fon and georgette waists, laces, silk underwear and stockings and all other silks and delicate fabrics without shrinking or in any manner affecting the fiber or color thereof. SILVERILE is superior to soaps and compounds not only because ft is more efficient, but" because it is more economical and sanitary. It does away with dirty, filthy soap dishes, stopped-up sinks, dirty towels, 'chapped hands and face and all mediums of breeding and trans mitting germs and diseases. - . " - '" Ask your grocer or dealer for SILVERILE PRODUCTS. .SILVERILE; CO.- USE OREGON PRODUCTS Portland, Oregon. e uasoime of Quality Ml jST it a I jT V 2S., III 2CS SXSJl ood sieii yor Motorists You know it. It is the "Red Crown" sign on garages and service stations. It is the sign of quality in gasoline the sign of an 11-refinery gasoline with a continuous chain of boiling points insuring ready starting, rapid acceleration and maximum power. Before you fill look for the "Red Crown" sign. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (California) I A it ti Tinrm Yrififc i 1