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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, JULY 18, 1015. NOTED SOLDIER IS HERE OH A VISIT CIVIL WAR VETERAN IS DELEGATE FROM WASHINGTON. D. O, TO CONVENTION OF SONS OF AMER ICAN REVOLUTION. W 10). W W FRIZES iox 11 LylllSzz? Or eoni an Reader 16 Colonel Armes Delegate to Convention of Patriot ic Organization. MILITARY CAREER LONG I'amous 1'ightcr and Wife Among I'irst to Arrive From East to Attend Convention of Sons of American Revolution. Among: the first of the Sons of the American Revolution coming as dele gates from the East to the National Convention which will open here to morrow, was Colonel George A. Armes, who arrived at the Portland Hotel yes terday with Mrs. Armes after a trip from Washington, D. C. Colonl Armes is a military man from head to foot and, although retired from active military service, carries him self like a soldier at all times. He has a record through the Civil War and the Indian Wars that reads like a romance. His military career began when he was a mere boy of about 16 years. At the beginning of the Civil War he was a special messenger for Secre tary of State Seward, and one of his first adventures in this service was near to being his last, so closely did he come to being executed before he got -his message to Seward. Lincoln Congratulates Him. He was with the Army of McDowell at Bull Run; he was wounded at "Williamsburg, and shortly afterward was publicly congratulated by Presi dent Lincoln for bravery. At Fred ricksburg he was entrusted with the carrying of an important message for General Grant from Secretary Stanton. Under Grant he chafed at temporary Inactivity and asked for more active service, with the result that Grant sent him to Hancock "to get his belly full of fighting." After the war he remained with the service, and at the age of 22 he was the youngest Captain in the regular service. Through the principal Indian wars after the Civil War he was active and steadily rose! n rank. In 1S99 he led an expedition into f-outh Africa, which was his last piece of military activity. Since that .time Jie has resided as a private citizen in "Washington. Colonel Armes made his fortune in real estate in Washington and the Kast. He is owner of the Appomattox battlefield, where General Lee's army surrendered, and a few years ago do nated the land for the memorial monu ments to the soldiers of North Carolina, and was the guest of honor at the un veiling of those monuments. Mrs. Armca Political Worker. Mrs. Armes, as delightful and viva cious as Colonel Armes. is a woman of great prominence in Washington so cial circles. Besides her social activi ties, she has been prominent in politi cal work and is chairman of the Woman's Democratic'League. She has assisted in many of the prominent suf frage campaigns in Eastern States. Other delegates came in in small groups yesterday, but the greatest number is expected to come today. A special church service will be held at the First Presbyterian Church tonight, at which Dr. J. H. Boyd will preside. Spanish War veterans and members of the local Society of the Sons of the American Revolution will escort the delegates on this occasion. The convention will open tomorrow and will continue for three" days. PERSONAL MENTION. A. W. Scott, of Camas, is at the Port land. A. J Baker, of Eugene, is at the Seward. A. J. Taylor, of Astoria, is at the Seward. C. P. Putnam, of Salem, is at the Perkins. . T. W. Robinson, of Olney, is at the Perkins. K B. Harris, of Centralia, is at the Perkins. W. W. Fletcher, of Seattle, is at the Oregon. P. A. Finscth, of Dallas, is at the Imperial. J. D. Matlock, of Eugene, is at the Imperial. H. J. Mitchell, of Wanna, is at the Portland. H. J. Simmons, of Fossil, la at the Cornelius. of The Dalles .is at the N. G. Ward, Multnomah. W. H. Taft, of Hood River, is at the Multnomah. ' W. D. Kerr, of Glenada, is at the Multnomah. R. 'i. '-Gilbert, of The Dalles, is at the Imperial. ; C. H. Tost, or Tamaqua. Pa., is at the Nortonia. W. A. Kelly, of North Takima, is at the Imperial. Miles D. Warren, of McMinnville, Is at the Oregon. , E. L. Knlcherbocker, of Sheridan, is at the Cornelius. Mrs. S. E. Pickett, of Newberg, is at the Portland. D. W. Kershner. of Summit Hill, Pa., is at the Nortonia. Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Gilcher. of Salem, are at the Seward. C. F. Seidi'.tz and family, of St. Louis, are at the Nortonia. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Mason, of Seattle, are at the Cornelius. Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Yockey, of Chico, i Cal., are at the Cornelius. E. Wilson and family, of Hunters, Wash., are at the Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Cobb, of Rochester, N. Y., are at the Nortonia. . Dr. and Mrs. A. H. Strong, of Roch ' ester, are at the Portland. Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Simpson, of Steven- , son. are at the Multnomah. . - -Mr. and. Mrs. L. M. Wlckland, of . j'enaieton. are at the Perkins. Captain and Mrs. C. Randall, of San r rancisco, are at the Seward. ' Mr. George F. Stranahan. of Hood River, is registered at the Eaton. Mrs. Ronsell and Mrs. Sargent, of Tacoma. are registered at the Eaton. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Williams, of Salem, Or., are registered at the Eaton. Mrs. G. L. Baker and Mrs. Lottie Beckett, of McMinnville, are registered at the Eaton. Dr. and Mrs. J. T. Pittam. of Kansas - City, Mo., have been visiting Mr. and ' Mrs. E. W. Reynolds at their Summer home at Capitol Hill during the past week. ; Mrs. Carrie L. Kessler has left St. Vincent's Hospital, where she under went an operation for appendicitis. " She is now convalescing at her home on Morrison street. Miss Frances True, of Portland, Me., ;who has been conducting a large party ' of Cook's tourists to the Fanama . Pacific Exposition, is visiting at the ' home of her cousins, Mr, and Mrs. J. H. Liggett. Mr. Liggett is clerk at the ' Oregon. f V ft " 4k v if , v. x ir J4 : i i 1 I ultif I 'ii.l v-''; r 1 v. v : ti; - -' . .. ' - ' . t i . , -. - v; V : OREGON LIKE HOME Ohio Educators Have Praise for State and City. PARTY OF 55 ENTERTAINED Portland Best-Pared Town in West and One or Cleanest and Pret tiest He Has Seen, Says. Cleveland Principal. "The best-paved city in the Went " was the comment made upon Portland oy memDers of a party of 65 Ohloans. composed mainly of Cleveland school teacr.ers, who arrived early yesterdav morning for a two nays' sojourn on their return from the California exDoitlon An automobile trip about the city yes- icraay ana a ride up the Columbia on the steamer Baily Gatzert today are the main features of their entertainment here. H. G. Muckley, Assistant Superintend ent of Schools of Cleveland, and Sol omon Weimer. principal of the Cleve land High School of Commerce, head the party of visitors. Upon their arri val at-the Union depot tney were show ered with Portland roses by a local committee. O. C. Bortzmeyer repre sented the Portland Chamber of Com merce, and Principal W. T. Fletcher the school department. Orraon Reminds Then of Home. "Oregon reminds us of our own state." said Mr. Weimer. of Cleveland, speaking for his party. "The climate is not dissimilar and the fact that It rains once in a while" carries out the relationship. From what we have seen of it. Portland is one of the cleanest and prettiest cities we have been through on our trip, and we are sorry we are not going to remain here more than two days." After the ride in s'ight-seeing auto mobiles, the party separated for the afternoon. Many of the teachers had friends in Portland whom they visited, and the others walked or rode about on personally conducted tours. The school of which Mr. Weimer is principal is unique in being one In which thorough preparation for busi ness life is given. It is much broader in its scope than the business college, and the graduates are all assured of commercial openings, said Mr. Weimer. The tour, which was proposed by Mr. Frieda. Fliedner. Mary J. Graham. Martha L. Graham, Grace Harley, Charlotte L. llolden, Mary Howlet. Bertha Kolbe. Emily Lawrey. Bertha Leckllden. Maryellen Malony. Mar garetta Malony. Minnie Meerman, Margaret Mulhern. Helen. Muckley. J. A. Mulrooney. J. Mulrooney. Edith Weinberg. "Margaret Ockenden, Edna May Phlllls. Dehlla Phillips. Lorna C. Pumphrey, Edith Runieman. Zell C. Stanford. Lena Uhl. Ethel Weimer; Mes daraes Adam Cappel. A. J. Duerr, A. T. Nony. Hugo Schneider. S. E. Simon and Emmanuel Stibef. and Messrs. Adam Cappel. A. J. Puerr. II. T. McMyler. H. O. Merrtman. H. G. Muckley. Dr. A. T. Nony. Hugo Schneider.- S. E. Simon, Emmanuel Stiher and Sol Weimer. COYOTE HUNT IS PLANNED Animals Menace Poultry Industry In Hood Hirer District. HOOD. RIVER. Or.. July 17. (Spe cial.) Youths of the Pine Grove or chard district are organizing a coyote hunt. The animals have come down from the range of hills lying between the Hood River Valley and the Mosler district by the scores this Summer and are menacing poultry yards. While cultivating In the orchard ot Al. W. Peters yesterday, plowing unr der a growth of clover, a Japanese boy discovered a Utter of five puppies. The coyotes have migrated to the orchard districts, it Is said, because of the crops forming luxuriant growth of cover retteats. WOODSAW MEN ORGANIZE Portland Association Is Furnifd and W. H. Baclie Chosen President. The woodsaw men of the city at an enthusiastic meeting Thursday night formed a permanent organization to be known as the Woodsaw Men's Asso ciation of Portland. The association was organized with a view to Improv ing the industry and giving better and more reliable service. About 60 men were present and these will compose the charter' members. W. H. Bache was elected president and K. F. Pearson secretary and treasurer. The association will hold regular meet ings every Thursday night at 230 H Yamhill street. ARMY'S COST TOLD Dr. Claxton Illustrates Educa tional Advantage Possible. AMERICA PAYING FOR WAR H. K. Werner, Suicide, to Be Buried. OREGON CITY, Or'., July 17. (Spe cial.) The funeral of Herman E. Wer ner, who committed suicide a week ago last Wednesday on the day he was to be married, will be held at 11 o'clock this morning. Services will be held at the graxeside in Mountain View Cemetery. The funeral was de layed more than a week until rela tives arrived here from the East. Federal Commissioner Say Money Devoted to Armed Forces Would Make United States Lead In Const motive Development. "We are at war today in the United States." declared Dr. T. P. Claxton, United States Commissioner of Educa tion. In his address at a luncheon given him at the Chamber of Commerce yes terday. "That means that so far as the latent forces of war and the burdens of main taining ourselves in readiness are con cerned, and so far an the effects of the war in Europe, are laying their burdens upon us, we are in a state of war. "If you could imagine some besom of destruction that would aweep away all the homes in the civilized world, you have an Idea of the actual burden that war represents. "We believe we are In a state of peace, but the latent forces of war are at work, and it is costing us millions of dollars. "The money directly spent In main talntng even our little Army and Navy would establish a National university with an annual Income of $10,000,000. which would make it the richest Insti tution In the United States. More than that, out of this wasted money could be hired 1000 of the highest salaried professors In the world to make this untverlsty the great center' of learning and education in the North American continent. Army's Cost lllaatratrd. "In addition to-that you could estab lish in every state In the Union a unl versilty with a yearly Income of $1,000. 000, and today we have only 12 univer sities with that Income. Furthermore, you could give each state five normal schools with three times as large an annual income as the normal you have in Oregon today, and Ave great tech nological schools with an annual income of 1100.000. "In addition to that could be estab lished 100 high schools with incomes annually ot $13,000 and 30 agricultural schools with similar Incomes, and could OHIO SCHOOLMA'AMS ON VISIT TO PORTLAND. r V- tuf - 'Z : , i. ;"VNN. Sjtfh - IV !H Muckley and is under the guidance of Cook s agency, included the petrified forests and grand canyon of Arizona and California. From Portland the educators will go to Yellowstone Park. Mr. Muckley displayed a cheap watch yeeterday. "I bought this to carry through the park. ' he explained. "I am leaving my valuables at .the entrance to the Yel lowstone. Too many holdups." The headquarters for the party is the Oregon Hotel. Those on the trip are: Misses Alice Bandeen. Jane M. Beham. Jennie Blniewsky. Mary E. Blakemore, Frances Bush. Frances Delghton. Ade laide Dempsey. Elia Dempsey, Mary Eckford. Helen E. Eckford. Marietta Engle. Miriam Engle, . Estells Finney, f . : ir .. . i 1 5- i ...J 1. A rr of tkr S3 Clrrrland 'irirkrrl Wko i.o- Him Trip Today an 4 I for Vrllonalo.r TmlKkt, 3. "r'r Ulad We're Hfr!" I'rora l.vft to Rlshtt Hlu Kthel Weimer aod Mlaa Hrlea Mockley, of Clerelaadl Mlaa Bertha I-e-kllder. of Toledo. 3. Solomoa Weimer. Principal ot the Cleve land Hlch School of Commerce (I-eft). and II. C. Markley. AMlstant S. frriatcadrst of tho Cleveland Scnoola, Who Are In C'harse of the Party. An Interesting Puzzle Can you arrange these numbers (one to nine inclusive) so they will total fifteen, up and down and side-ways and perhaps diagonally? If so send your answer immediately. Many Beautiful Premiums in The Great Exposition "15" Puzzle And Manufacturers' Publicity Distribution No One Is Asked to Buy Anything to Win One of the Prizes. Everyone sending answers will receive the P.-P I. E. Edition of "NATION'S HOME SONGS" (containing words and music of sixty-six songs) ; also chance to win free Vanity Cases, Coin Purses, Pocketbooks, Ladies' Bar Pins, Gentlemen's Scarf Pins, Fountain Pens, Art Medallions, Gilt Framed Pictures, or other beautiful Souvenir Prizes. Each contestant has an equal chance to win. 1st Grand Prize: Superb latest design, brand new Kimball Up right, exactly as exhibited at the P.-P. I. E. in Liberal Arts Palace. 2d Grand Prize: $275 Mahogany Pianola. 3d Grand Prize: $125 Phonograph and Records included. 4th Grand Prize: Genuine Diamond Ring. 5th Grand Prize: Beautiful Set of Guaranteed Silverware, Etc All contestants will also receive from our Advertising Department, besides the pre miums mentioned above, a bona fide cash value PURCHASER'S CREDIT VOUCHER good towards the purchase of a NEW TIANO or PLAYER PIANO in any of the chain of EILERS STORES. Can It Be Done? Send your answer at once to Eilers Music House Arrange these figures so they total "15" in every direction, up and down, and side ways, and, perhaps, also diagonally. WHY THE "15" PUZZLE? This prcat offer is made in an effort for rano manufacturers to reduce costs of telling: pianos. The old methods of paying solicitors, teachers and agents commissions, magazine and theater pro Kramme advertising, or entrapinjr the rr;at artists to play their pianos in public, are too costly, and the retail purchaser must eventually pay this cost in the additional price. We are to use a portion of such advertising al lowance money in a profit-sharing campaign, thus making an unusually attractive offer direct to the purchaser. THE "15" PUZZLE MEANS SOMETHING This great "IS" puzzle is made to specially em phasize the fifteen noteworthy types of instru ments that are contained in the Kilcrs Music House exhibit of ultra modern musical instru ments in the Liberal Arts Palace of tho P.-P. !. FV, where every instrument competing with every manufacturer of this or foreign countries received highest honors. This exhibit is the most extensive ever made at any International Kxposition. It is the largest individual exhibit in the Liberal Arts Palace, with the exception of the Government's. This unique 15" puzzle is to call attention par ticularly to fifteen different types of instruments in this great Ultra Modern Musical Instrument Exhibit, namely: The genuine Chickering Baby Grand Player Piano. The genuine Chickering Anniversary Grand. The genuine Chickering Artigraphic Electric Artist Reproducing Piano. The genuine Chickering Tlayer Piano de Luxe, with flexotone device. The Kimball Orchestral Concert Grand Piano. The Kimball Diminutive Baby Grand Tiano. The Kimball American Home Piano. The Kimball Player-Piano. The Eilers Duotonal (Double Sound Board) Piano. The Autopiano Human Touch Player-Piano. The Bungalow Player-Piano. The Smith & Barnes Professional Service Piano. The old, time-honored Decker Artist Model Piano. The exquisite Haddorff Virtuoso Piano. Ths splendid Marshall & Wendell flexotone Player-Pianos. These instruments comprise the world's rore most achievements in high-grade Pianos, and are sold only by Eilers Music House, the Nation's foremost distributors of pianos, whose motto, "Every transaction must be satisfactory to the purchaser," has built up a patronage twice greater than any other concern's. Caution W rite plainly and adhere to the rules. (g)(3j)j(g) IMPORTANT Each number is to be used but once. If unsuccessful at first, try again it ran be done! For the best arranged, neatest, correct and most artistic answer, we give the prizes in order of merit. All prize winners will be notified and all prizes not called for within 15 days' after closing of contest are forfeited. Use of this paper is permitted. Only one person in a family can enter. AH prizes in this great publicity event will be given absolutely" free. Neatness, arrangement, as well as accuracy, will be considered. All answers must be the con testant's individual work. In case of tie exact duplicates of every prize in this contest will be awarded, the decision of the three judges to be final. All answers must be sent at once to Ex position 1915, publicity department, Desk O 2 at Eilers Music House. Contest closes at 6 P. M, Western Union time, on Friday, July 23. All answers brought or mailed after that hour will be rejected. Everyone has an equal opportunity of securing one of the above prizes. Winners in previous contests and employes of any Eilers Music House are barred. Don't delay answering. Write name and ad dress plainly on this or separate sheet of paper and send in your solution just as quickly as possible. NOTICE Remember, contest closes Friday, July 23. Don't be late. No replies considered after that time. Statistic Blank Mail or bring this blank or one similar. Which do you consider the Nation's most popular Piano or Player-Piano? Answer Name Street No City Address all answers to Desk O 2, care Eilers Music House. Eilers Bail din 7 Broadway at Alder Portland, Oregon add SI. 000.000 to the common schools of "Beyond tKat you could send 1.000.000 children to kindergarten at public ex pense. You could buy the text book for every public school, private school, college and university In the country and still have quarter of a million dollars to be spent on book supplies for public libraries in various parts of the country. "All this would be possible If peace could be Insured without nialntalnins" the little Army and Navy we now poa sers. which is held by many to be still Inadequate for defense." Kallaey or 'War Theories Awerletf. Dr. Claxton declared that the pres ent war shows the fallacy of all the theories that armed preparedness, com binations of labor or capital or other forces populsrly believed to ward off war. The lesson of efficiency is the greatest lesson of the war. he declared, but he urged that the development of efficiency education of the future should be for constructive and not for destructive work. He predicted for America an Impor tant place In the educational work of the world after the close of the war. The things happening now In Ku rope put us under a great obllgstion to humanity." he said. "After this war European universities will be poor: poor In money and poor in men. It will be for the United States to develop the schools and universities that will spread their Influence over the world in -the years to come and will work most potently toward bringing the na tions of the world Into closer under standing and brotherhood." The dinner given to Dr. Claxton was attended by members of the city School Board, by President Ackerman, of the State Normal School, and by proml ner.t representatives of the county and of the Chamber of Commerce. Regarding the rumor that the reports ft his department are unfavorable to the secondary schools of Portland. Dr. Claxton declared yesterday that such la not the case, and that no official statements to that effect have been ma!e by the department. The criticism of Professor Cubberley, who made the survey of Portland schools a few years aso. Is merely touched upon in a re-i-u.ne of school survejs which is pub 1. ::'. without official comment in the tcport of the bureau of education. PARK TO GET ATTENDANT Gordon and Multnomah Kalis to Be Kept Kree or ltubllli. To keep the natural beauty along the Columbia Highway near UorJon and Multnomah Kails from being marred by the scattering of waste paper and the destroying of shrubbery, the city has made arrangements to put a spe cial policeman attendant on the high way. A house will be erected for him at Benson Park, near Gordon Kails. The attendant will clear up the rub bish and will prevent the destruction of the natural beauty about the falls and In Benson Park. He will be at the park the year round. $50,000 ESTATE DEVISED Property Left by Jack" Matthews to Krank Klernan. Walter F. (Jack) Matthews left sn estate valued at approximately $50.0u0. according to the petition of Krank Klernan. his executor. The petition, together with Mr. Matthews" will, was filed In County Clerk Coffey's office yesterday. Mr. Matthews, who for many years was a unique political figure In Ore gon, died at St. Vincent's Hospital Thursday morning. The will gives all the property to Frank Klernan. 434 Hall street, who Is named executor. The bequest, how ever. Is subject to a monthly payment of 1100 to be made to the widow, Mrs. Minnie C. Matthews, now In San Fran cisco. Mrs. Matthews will receive this payment during the remainder of her life In lieu of a dower interest in th estate. Tho property consists chiefly of shares in the Morgan Land t'ompan. of whiih Mr. Matthews was one of the principal stockholders. The estimate of JSu.oOO w-as made by his attorney. T. H. Ward, and Mr. Kirrnan for the purpose of filing the estate. They said they did not believe the value of the estate would exceed that amount. The will was drawn April 14, 110. which was about the time Mr. Mat thews was told by physicians that h.. had not much loncer to live. It was witnessed by T. H. Ward and J. i: Culllson. MR. JOHNSON IS HONORED Representative Honorary -Member of Camas Spanl-li War Veterans. CAMAS. Waih., July IT. (Special.) Albert Johnson. Representative In Con gress. Uecame an honorary member of tieneral Joseph Wheeler Camp of I'nlted Spanish War Veterans when, he recently visited here. He was mustered In by the camp In recognition of his untiring efforts in Compress and his support of the Key bill. Mr. Johnson is a member of the Ixyal Iegion and a worker for all bills for the Grand Army of the Re public and Spanish War Veterans. Mr. Johnson has presented to the camp a set of colors, which will arrive shortly after hi return to Washing ton. D. C. ('tltlt OF HUNKS. Mere word but poorly express my deep gratitude and appreciation to the many friends, ami epevial!y am I grate ful to the Loyal Order of Moose, No. 21 : Mount liood nodse. No. 1. Foresters of America, and Bartenders' LciKUf, Ioch1 No. 33!. for their kindness during the lonir illness, death and burial of my dear husband. Thomas If. Berknett; also am I ppreetati e of the profusion ct besx'ttful floral offerings. Adv. MKS. ANNA BENNETT.