THE SUNDAY OREGON! AN. PORTLAND, JULY 2.", 1913.
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AVIATION
SCHOO
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IS WANTED HERE
Chamber of Commerce Making
Efforts to Interest War
Department in Subject.
INVESTIGATORS TO BE HERE
Presence of Senator Chamberlain
vs Chairman of Committee on
Military Affairs Urged by
Cbamter Committeemen.
If it is possible to secure the pro
posed Army aviation school for Port
'land, the Chamber of Commerce in
tends to neglect no opportunity to
get it.
The commission of Army officers de
tailed by the War Department to In
spect the various available sites will
be here Monday morning. Officials of
the Chamber will acquaint them with
all the conditions that make Portland
desirable as the proposed aviation
base. Within the last few weeks agents
of the Chamber have secured options
on seven sites in the neighborhood of
Portland and will offer them to the
Government at cost. All these sites
have frontage on deep water, which is
one of the essential requirements.
Most of them are along: the Columbia.
One or two are on the Willamette
within a few miles of Portland. An
other fronts on the Pacific Ocean.
Members' of the commission are Cap
tain R. C. Marshall and Colonel Samuel
Reber. They already have Inspected
sites in California, and it is reported
that a place near San Diego has been
tentatively selected. Nevertheless, of
ficials of the Chamber of Commerce
propose to impress them, if possible,
with the superior advantages of the
Portland territory.
Senator Chamberlain Detained.
It was expected that Senator Cham
berlain, who is chairman of the military
affairs committee in the Senate, would
be here when the officers arrived, but
he advised the Chamber from Rot
Lake, Or., yesterday that engagements
in Eastern Oregon would prevent his
being present.
Officials of the Chamber are confi
dent that Senator Chamberlain's pres
ence, on account of his high position,
would do much to Impress the officers
with Portland's claims and advantages.
They were hopeful last night, after
telephonic conversation with the Sen
ator, that he might yet find it con
venient to be here on Monday.
Conditions in Southern California are
held by some Army authorities to be
too nearly ideal to give the men the
training which will be of most value
In case of war. The purpose is to
establish a school in a location where
the aviator will have all manner of
climatic conditions to deal with and
will be given the practical training
which will make him effective in
aerial service wherever he may be
called and under any condition.
1' aroma Sltea to Be Viewed.
The commission of the Government
will go on from Portland to investi
gate sites proposed near Tacoma. and
the desire of the Portland Chamber is
to present as strong a case as possible
to theArmy men while they are here.
The commission has asked the Chamber
to furnish options on a number of
suitable sites. The seven secured are
all at reasonable terms. Every one of
them is situated at points where con
ditions are favorable for hydro-aeroplane
experiments.
Should a foreign enemy attack the
Pacific Coast of the United States, it
is pointed out that the center would
be somewhere along the Oregon -or
Washington coast. Troops would never
be landed in the vicinity of the deserts
to the east of California, it is said
Troops would push inland through the
country where subsistence might be ex
pected. That means along the Colum
fcia River.
If there is to be an aviation station
out here where practical problems are
to be solved, the Chamber believes it
should be near Portland.
DAHLIA SHOW PLANNED
WARNING GIVEN' AGAINST ALLOW.
ING PLANTS TO BLOOM EARLY.
B. W. Gill Comments on Activity of
Pest and Tells of Best Methods
for Elimination.
THREE ACRES AND ONIONS
MAKE FAMILY WEALTHY
Edward Ziniker Purchased Marriage License on Credit and Now Owns
$4000 Country Home and $10,000 Town Huse. '
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UGENE, Or., July 24. (Special.) loam, without too much sand 'and with
Preparations are beinjj made for
the National Dahlia Show which will
be held in Portland September 23, 24
and 25.
The premium list will be ready, for
publication soon and will cover all
types of dahlias, with entries for ama
teur, juvenile and professional grow
ers. Other flowers will have consid
eration at the show for prizes are of
fered on gladioluses, asters and many
other annuals and perennials that
bloom during the Fall.
R. W. Gill, secretary and show mn
acer. calls attention to insect pests that
are troubling the dahlia this Summer.
"Black aphis are plentiful." he said,
"and they can best be destroyed by
spraying with 'liquid nicotine diluted
into warm water with a little savon
roap added. This preparation can be
procured at the sed stores with full
directions for applying It.'
"The- thrip, a minute brown insect,
hardly visible to the eye, is also prev
alent and the same spray will destroy
them.. Care should be taken to spray
the tinder side of the leaves as well as
the top: If sprayed once In two weeks
until the Fall rains start all insects
can be kept in control.
"Many dahlias about the city are
blooming quite profusely s now, and
here lies a danger to those who wish
the finest blooms in the Fall. Most of
the buds should now be cut off so that
the plant may fully develop for the
Fall season. Too much bloom now will
tend to ripen the plants and diminish
the blbom later. Cutting; the buds off
now tends to produce new growth
making the plant grow into a strong
healthy bush. -
"It Is best to hold back the blooms
this way until about August 15 and"
then let them begin blooming."
Membership may be obtained In the
National Dahlia Society by applying to
It. W. Oill, Portland. Or., Route 1. This
money is used to help defray the ex
'pense of the show.
1 A homely vegetable did it alt
Dnions and a' knowledge of how'
to grow them have bought a 320-acre
farm, raised 10 fine children, put swaj
a bank account and built a MOOOcoun-,
try house and a $10,000 town house.
This didn't happen in any mythical
Graustark country, but in Lane County,
six miles south of Kugene, at the base
of Spencer's 'Butte.
Twenty-six years ago a boy came
over from Switzerland and made his
way Into Lane County. Twenty-five
years ago this boy, then 20 years of
age. bought a marriage license on
Credit, or, what amounts to the same
thing, borrowed money to buy it with,
and went to the villagepf Creswell to
iet married. The boy's name was Ed
ward Ziniker. The girl's name was
Emma Reugger.. As a usual thing
sweethearts are not overly fond of
onions. Not so these sweethearts. Ed
ward Ziniker and his young wife, with
no money in the world, moved to the
base of Spencer's Butte and went to
work raising onions.
"I worked hard those first years."
said Mr. Ziniker. "I had no money to
buy horses or tools with. I did every
thing myself in the hardest way."
Acres Bought on Credit.
After a while he bought 50 acres,
like his marriage license, on credit.
Two acres he planted to prunes. Three
acres he planted to onions. On these
five acres he concentrated his efforts.
During the many years that he has
been at the business Mr. Ziniker hasr
raised on that three-acre tract at Skin
ner's Butte 1,500,000 pounds of onions.
He has usually received about a cent
and a half a pound f or them. Approxi
mately he has grown $25,000 worth of
onions. This year he has three acres
and a half. He expects a yield of 50
tons. This is the average annua
yield. They will bring in about $1500.
For many years the onion money has
gone into a rainy day fund. His prunes
and incidental crops have made - him
and his family a living and kept -up
expenses. He banks rather heavily on
prunes and, next to onions, they, are
closest to his heart. For nine succes
sive years his two acres of prunes bore
heavily without a single failure and
made him a lot of money. So much
profit did these two acres yield that he
has planted six more, which will soon
be bearing. - . ' i
Inteusincatlon la Success.
Speakinar of the Spencer Butte coun
try, Mr. Ziniker said: "You'd hardly
expect a man to make more than a ltv
ing there. It's hard to do that rais
ing general crops. I have made every
thing I vp got by cultivating Just a
few acres."
Intensively and lbyally Mr. Ziniker
has stuck to his two specialties
prunes and onions. An instance will
illustrate his attitude. Two years ago
he won first prize for onions at the
State Fair. The prize was a thorough--bred
Poland China pig. Mr. Ziniker
wrote up to the officials saying that
he wasn't in. the hog (business and sug
gesting that the pig be sold and his
reward be given in cash. 1 -
The variety of onion mostly raised
by Mr. Ziniker Is the Oregon Yellow
Tan. The best soil, he says, is a black
lots of humus.
The house on the farm was designed
by him and built entirely by him and
his sons. "I didn't spend a dollar for
labor." he says.
House Built by Family."
- The new house' In town' was also de
signed by Mr. Ziniker, though the
plans were technically Xlrawn" and mod
ified by a Eugene architect. It Is one
of the best residences in Kugene'ano
stands in the College Crest Addition.
When completed it will cost -i. about
$10,000. Ordinarily it vould have cost
much more, but Mr.' Ziniker and'bia
sons have done most of the work them
selves. One son wired the house, an
other supervised the concrete work
and all did the carpentry work. When
he was a boy it was Mr. Zlnlker's am
bition to become a cabinetmaker and
his love and ability for coiytruction Is
tins early emoiuon cropping out
The house is unique and ingenious
in its architecture. Every bedroorn.
Is a corner" room with five windows.
No space is wasted. The house has
three stories and a basement. - One
attractive feature rs a balcony on the
second story around the chimney over
the- living-room. The house has a
wide area of porch and contains 1
rooms.
"I have to have A big house." said
MV: Ziniker. "I have a big family."
So he has. Ten children, five boys and
five girls. ' The oldest is a Boy. 23t the
youngest a girl, 6.- Mr. Ziniker has
moved his family to town so his chil
dren will have better educational- op
portunities. . - .
The older boys will look 'after' the
farm, which now consists of 320 acres,
the original 50 having long since been
paid for and added to. Mr. Ziniker
will devote his time to the two acres
of black onion land which he has at
his town house in Eugene.
- "I expect these two acres to make me
a living." he Said. - ' - , i
Mr. Ziniker Is only 45 years old and
has no intention of forsaking the onioc
for some time yet. ' .' t
GREAT PRICE
SLi
ASHING!
In Furniture Carpets Rugs Draperies Etc.
July i alwy & backward month in. this line of business. This year-it has been very quiet, unusually so. Our pol--icy
is not to carry over goods from one season to tha other, so orders have been issued ' to each .department to
.. close out all surplus stock, throwing- profits to the wind. Read below, some of the very tempting offers made.
-These are only a few of the hundreds of articles in our store that have been unmercifully cut. All standard goods,
but we must have room and must keep our help employed. If ;ou don't see what you want in this list, it is in
; stock and reduced In same proportion. So come along and save enough on your purchase to pay for a Summer outing.
Dress ers Re duced One-Half
$23.00 Solid Mahogany, 45-inch base, dustproof drawer
bottoms 24x30. oval or pattern French plate
-"'glass mirror.
' . $33.00 Golden Oak, straight line, quarter
". sawed, rubbed and dull finish
$36.00 Colonial, scroll pattern, French
bevelled plate glass mirror.
.' $32.50 Circassian Walnut, Arts andCrafts
pattern. .;. r.
$13.65
$16.50
$18.85
$18.95
- $40.00 v Scroll, 20x36 French plate glass JOQ-,ir
' mirror. . . . . . . ......... u)a3VJU
$55.00 Circassian Walnut, beautifully grained Q f OC
Colonial-pattern, 28x34 .French plate mirror pa5-aCO
Drapery Department
New arrivals of Art Cretonnes and Sunfast Draperies, in
& beautiful selection of colors, worthy your inspection.
Fancy Curtain Nets in white and ecru, 50 inches wide.
Regular price 50c, special ; . . : 35
Regular price 75c, special... 48d
Regular price $1.00, -special. . . . . . . .' .. . .f5
Regular price $1.50, special. ,.'.?... .05
A Range of Merit
The Jenning Speciafr Gss Range
easily holds its owrf with any of
the' mnre advertised Gss Ranges.
There's "a reason. - It is equipped
with elevated oven, fitted with
broiler, having four cooking burn
ers and one eifnmer burner. Exactly
as shown in illustration. Mission
type, fully guaranteed, connecting
free of charge. Regular $25.00,
special $14.K.".
Refrigerators
,1'on can now save "big- mo'uey if
you buy one of our 'celebrated rc
f rltferatora. Tha Summer 'has Just
started, yet wa are maklnx tre
mendous pripe reductions nthl.
cellent lin. van we won't carry any
over fantU next year. Take advan
4ase of. this unusual offer.
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Carpets, Rugs
' y Second Floor .
Woolen Velvet Rugs, 9x12,
Oriental' and floral, designs,
durable, sightly .' and very
smart ; reduced from $25.00
to ...S1G.75
Grass Rugs,' introducing the
famous Crex products. Crex
was the originator of these
Rugs. We have them
9x12, regular $10.50, spe-
8x10, -regular. $9.00, spe
ci&l 5C5'35
6x9, regular $5.00, spe
cial .83.75
4-6x7-6, regular $3.50, spe
cial .,..82.75
Aerolixx Porch Shades, a Luxury. Reduced
The cold', backward season mikta It imperative that the prlce-outtlnic
la thla department must ao the limit. Hence, tomorrow Aerolux. thw
Porrta Shade hat will outlaat any vhnde. may be Ui-chaBrd at practically
your awn viice. Qlaace at these reduction:
A--xt ft. ""long Tea-ular 13.50. . u.w g x? ft. lonpr. regular f3.73
fly lonK. regular M. 50. .Sa.10 lOxT ft. C loin;, regular J T.iO . ."..
Dining-Room Furniture, Second and Morrison
$15.00 Solid Oak Extension Table, golden j
Aak fiiliah. i7.inrh Inn - . .fill A". H
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$24.00 Quarter-Sawed Oak, golden oak '
finish, 45-inch top, 6-foot extension $18.30
$19.00 Solid Oak. 6-foot extension. 45-inch ' - I'
top, with ootagon pedestal, fumed oak
finish at .. ., . : 913.75
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$40.00 bohd tuarter-bawed uak, massive i
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pcuesuiii fO'incn lup, o-ioui Mcaniun .... -t.if
$18.50 Solid Oak Buffet, handsome French
beveled plate glass mirror. Large linen
drawer and lined silver drawer $12.45 1) One-third off. - Many designs to select from
$30.00 Quarter-Sawed Oak Buffet, plank
top. beautiful and original design S11J)
$45.00 Solid Quarter-Sawed Oak, very
'large bae and French beveled plate glass.$24.K.
$2.50 Solid Oak Chair $1.73
$4.00 Quarter-Sawed Oak Box Seat Chair,
completely upholstered in genuine leather. .$2.73
$30 Quarter-Sawed Oak Chair, full box -
seat, golden wax finish $1.05
$6.00 Quarter-Sawed Oak, Colonial design,
entire seat covered with genuine leather. . .$4. 113
Odd Dining-Room Chairs, one to six of a pattern.
Oenry
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Jenning & Sons Fifth and Washington
"The Home of Good Furniture
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Second and Morrison
ST. JOHNS TO BE ASSESSED
Grecly-Street' - Extension Will . Cost
Xearlj-"50O,000
Nearly all of St. Johns la to be In
cluded in the general district to be
assessed for the cost of extending
Greely street, south from Killings
worth avenue to Delay street along
the crest of the east bank of the
Willamette River. Proceedinas for the
extension with St. Johns included in
the assessment district were filed with
the City Council yesterday by Com
missioner Dieck.
The project, which -has been under
contemplation for -several years -past.
Involves an expenditure of nearly $500.
000. Of this amount close to $400,000
will be for the pavlni of the roadway
Jl eet in width. "The project involves
a number of deep tills and cuts. Prop
erty valued at-ri0.000 will be, taken,
while property valued at aliout JjO.000
will re-ert to -property owners, thus
making the net- property cost about
IfiO.000. -
Xw Pastor to Be Installed.
-' Rev. Wilhelm Pettersen. the new
pastor of the Norwegian Lutheran
Church at Fourteenth and Davis
streets, will be installed this mornlns;
at the 11 o'clock service. Mr. Petter
son came to this city from Portland,
Mo. He was for 21 years professor of
history and literature at Augsburg
Seminary, Minneapolis.
I' PASTOR SEVERS TIES TO TAKE PRESIDENCY OF MONTANA J
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ALBINA RELIC GONE
Tiny Early-Day Jail of Former
City Is Torn Away.
DISORDERS ARE RECALLED
Clilneac Banished and Murder Com
pany FVrmed, bpt Broken 1"p on
Klectlon of -Mayor, 'Wlio
-Applies Fearless Hand.
First Row. Left to Rlaht Frank J. Miller, of the Ore ton TabHo Serv
ice Commissions William Fortralller, Or. K. H. Geoel brack . An row
t'rooka, H. M- Palntr. Second How Ceoraxo H. Crowoll. J. V. F.MI
on, Charles H. Cnalek, Homer Dairl. Third Btw On. K. G. Frank
lin, Dean ot Alaaar Collecel H. M. Crook, President or Albany
Colleiret Fred Fortmlller. Lnlln M. Falmor. Dr. Oeaelbraeht la .
Moderator of the Board and William Fortmlller Clerk. - .
A LB A NT. Or.. July 24. (Special.) After serving-' seven years as
pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of this city. Rev. Kranktln H.
Geselbracht will leave Albany July 31 to become president of the Col
lege of Montana, at Deer Lodge. - During his pastorate here the First
Presbyterian Church has added more than S00 new members and has
erected a new atone church at a cost of $4S,000.
With the destruction of the little
Jail building standing at the rear end
of a lot which faces Harding street
between Goldsmith ana nauroa
streets, now oeins " -
will .pass the . last relic of . the old
Albina city g-overnment. The O.-W. R
& N. Company, owns nearly tha entire
block and. has its main line running1
through thislook in such a way that
the old Jail obstructed the view of the
locomotive engineers, and the company
petitioned to have it wrecked, and thla
was completed yesterday.
-Albina was Incorporated nearly 30
years ago. the articles of Incorporation
having been prepared by Tom Plttlnger
and his brother, J. M. Plttlnger. and
passed through the Legialatura by the
former. John i-. Steffen, the present
superintendent of Station B. on Rusaell
street and l.'nton avenue, was the first
Mayor, of the city that was to rival
Portland, but which was swallowed up
bv the city n the 'west side. .-John
Hughes wm recorder and police judge.
Need o Jail Soon Apparent.
' Karly in the history of the-Albina
city . government It was found neces
sary to acquire this small lot and erect
a jail of modest proportions. Marshal
Mike Curtln reported to the Albina
Coomvil that th temporary jail would
not "hold water." and the erection of
the 'little jail was -ordered. It was
buirt.of 2-by-t scantling bolted to
gether? as the man who pulled It -down
(in testify. H was occupied princi
pally by tramps and -tiranae.
At the time AlOkna was nicorporaica
it was a gathering plsre for disorderly
persons and was headquarters of the
movement to drive out Mhe" -Chinese
from Portland, and rrearly every China
man In Albina was' rounded -up one
night and taken across the ferrv to the
west side and told not t.o return on pain
of death. There were railroad man,
men-dynamlters and others
in Ik. .iti(rn. Nearly every -man of
the better class1 went armed at night.
Klectlon Wis WIUi, liaod Clarara.
T H. Rtetfen was Mayor three months
when the regular cHy election wae
held, the first under the charter. . Major
' M Hill was 'the candidate of the
"!aw an d order party" and ho was op
nosed by Steffen. J. W. Hoggs, master
mechanic of the rarshops, whs also
candidate for Mayor. Mr. Hill was
elected. StefTen's defeat was attributed
m ih f.c-t that unfortunately he sent
out a lot of "sinkers" to the boys.
while Major Hill supplied nrst-ciass
cigar.- That broke he back of one
of the agitators, for Major-Hill was a
determined man and fearless.
In tho early days hot meetings were
held in TivolikUsll. and addressed by
an agitator oy me nnm ui v
Major Hill died several years ago. He
described a meeting held in the Ttvoli
Hall as follows:
"Well I remember the last meeting
I attended In the Tivoll Hall. It- was
full of tn.Ty, excited men, who only
needed a torch to set them on Arc.
Cronln. an agitator, delivered a fiery
address, full of incendiary suggestions.
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He proposed that a company of 100
men be organised for the purpose of
assassination. These 100 man were to
be divided Into groups. of seven, and
when It was decided to put a man oat
of the way lota would be drawn to
decide which squad should do the work.
Cronln also counseled that the separa
bly should buy a lot ot 'calico mean
ing dynamite.
tagry A ad lea ce Kneed.
"Dr. J. J. Fisher was sitting near
me. I waited till Cronln was through
with lis address. I carried a 'bull
dog' in my pocket, and arose snJ- fsced
an angry audience. 1 denounced Cro
nln as an agitator, a scoundrel aady
traitor, who ought to be serving time
In the penitentiary. I urged the peo
ple not to follow Cronln In such deeds
of violence. Cronin was sitting within
a few feet of me. but did not Interrupt
me. Dr. Fisher also arose and ad
dressed the crowd. Then he and I
left the meeting.
"It may be said that the plan pro
posed by Cronin was carried out.- an
assassination assembly was formed,
and arms were secured from Astoria,
but we learned of it and Intercepted the
arms. We cleaned out the agitators
and went to work to build a city. We
tore down the hills and built streets
in every direction. As a city we didn't
last long, but we made things hum
while wo were a corporation."
After consolidation ex-Mayor John
H. Steffen was appointed a member of
the fire commission and was active in
that capacity for a number of years.
BEM1R.nU.Efl SAFE
Wife of. Missionary, Now in
Persia, Tells of Horrors.
FLAG PROTECTS REFUGEES
R0TARIANS DUE TOMORROW
Portland Club Will Entertain Kast-
crncrs Passing Tlirouyh City.
Plans are under way for the en'er
tainment of 100 Rotarians and their
wives, who are returning from tho Na
tional Rotary Club convention at San
Francisco. Their special train, whlcb
will arrive here tomorrow at 4 V. . M..
Is bound for New York. Philadelphia.
Boston and Detroit. They will be met
by a local delegation ot the club at
Salenr and taken about Portland in
automobiles and also for a trip on the
Columbia ' Itlver Highway.
Tljey will dine at Chanticleer and
return to Portland in time to leave at
11 o'clock at night. Uurlnc their ab
sence in the afternoon the Rotary
Roses will decorate their trsln and
leave U well supplied with fruit and
flowers. Thomas J. Swivel In chairman
of the entertainment committee.
rortlaml Minister Typhoid Victim,
but Ilecovere Christiana Arc
. llescucd and Fted and Iead
- of Ileae It each Hundreds.
Net-i of Rev. E. T. Allen and Mrs.
Allen, missionaries in Ururaia. Persia,
who were reported killed by the fana
tical Kurds upon the evacuation of
Urumia by the Russians January S,
1915. ha come to Portland from Mrs.
Allen.. Mr. and Mrs. Allen have been
stationed In Persia as missionaries ot
tha .Preabyterian Church since Mil.
Rev. Mr. Allen was at one time as
sistant pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church, when Dr. Hill was the pastor,
and authentic news of Ms safety comes
as a relief to , his many Portland
friends.
A letter from Mrs. Allen recently was
received by Mrs. J. S. Bradley, of the
board of foreign missions of the First
Presbyterian Church, in which she tells
of some of. the horrors attendant upon
the evacuation of the Persian city By
the Russians.
American Flag aTea Christiana.
Writing" from Urumia under date of
Mav 25. Mrs. Allen said: "Ever since
the Kurdish raid our Christian popula
tlon liaa lived in fear and misery. But
not until wa experienced the horror of
the -evaouetlon of Irumla by the Ku
slans on Saturday, January S, and all
that was meant by being at the mercy
of the ratrattcal Mohammedans, did we
realise, it all.- '
"The.Chrltlan from tho villages in
tho route ff the withdrawing army, as
many as -"could possibly follow, went
with the hord, and of their trlala and
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LAST RELIC OF ALBINA CITY GOVERNMENT IS DESTROYED
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it-
hardships and destinations you have
probably heard more tJian e. Wo
learn tliat the soldiers were nmt kind
and that the Russian government did
much for their comfort and welfare.
"But what happened to Hioks left be
hind it is impossible to make even a
beginning of the story. We knijw tnt.
tliat but for the presence ot "Old
Glory" floating from ea. h of the gates
and from adjacent property that we
were compelled to take hold for shel
tering the refugee, not owe Christian
would have remained: all would havo
perished by the sword or made to em
brace Islam."
. 1 :,0X Seek Mtaaionary'a Help.
Mrs. Allen then relates Urn manner
In which the-off ugees flocked to the
city compound. Twelve thoiigund or
more women, men and children were
taken care ot on a few acres and with
out a cent provided for their relief.
The city compound, enclosing a boy'
and girls' school, a seminary, a hospital
and number of smaller buildings, was
too small for the thousands thnt .
swarmed Its grounds. Iespite all ef
forts to prevent It. typhus and typhoid
fever, measles and scarlet fever broke
out and hundreds died."
Mrs. Alien also writes thst her hus
band was attacked lv tphold fever.
but was improving rapidly. Despite tho
kerolc work of Mr. and Mrs. Allen and
their associates in irumia. the refugees
still die of epidemics that the authori
ties are unable to check.
People Yet Are Starving.
"Of the suffering and sorrow, of the
wrecked homes, houses and fortunes. I
cannot even think. Rut we have given
and done and still the people are starv
ing and suffering before our very
eyes.
Rev. Mr. Allen and Mrs. Allen have
a son. alace. who is attending scnooi
at Tabrix. and front, whom the last
word was received December I'l, 1914,
according to Mrs. Allen's letter.
Rev. Mr. Allen was sent first to Per
sia in 1H91. bis wife going there three
years later. I.atrr he returned to this
country and lived in Portland a num
ber of years, where he was assistant to
Dr. Hill, of the First Presbyterian
Church. From Portland Rev. and Mrs.
Allen were eatloned at Irrlgon. Or.,
for a while, and from there they went
to Chicago. In 1H11 they were returned
to Persia, where they have been since.
Upon the receipt of the news that
Mr. and Mrs. Allen were In distress,
tho Board of Forelan Missions of tho
Federated Presbyterian Churches of the
United States cabled lie.000 to him for
Immediate relief, and the total amount
that has been sent for the relief of the
refugees will approximate $30.ooo.
CITY TO ASK PARK TRACT
Land Adjoining Old Poor Farm Is
Soitglit rrom Ciinnl).
The City Council will ask the Pcat-d
of County Commissioners to make tho
city a present of 2C acres of around
on the old county poor frfrm tract west
of the city for park purposes. A reso
lution memorialising the county t
give the property to the city has been
prepsred by Commissioner Dleck and
will be considered by the Council on
Wednesday.
Use of the tract was given up by
tho county In IJ10, when the new
county home wss established near
Troutdale. The purchaser, after- pay
ing 3&.0"0. defaulted In payment of th
balance t 119.t'i'i'. and tho ground
went back to the coonty.
nill.DINW THAT DID DCTV A JAII. YKAR AGO,
CAItn OF T1IAXH.
We bh to extend our sincere and
heartfelt thanks to our friends for
their kindness and smpathy during
the sickness, death and burial of a lov.
ing wife and mothor. Martha J. Thomas.
Also for tho many beautiful floral 'tri
butes, and especially so for tho floral
remembrance from Esther Chapter, No.
li. o. i:. s.
JOHN TlfOMXH fntishantt).
MRS. MAUDE WILLIAMS
daughter).
T. V C.1I., JOHN R. AND
Adv. j AM US D. THOMAS tbou).