Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 15, 1915)
TITO SUNDAY OTIFGOXTAN. " PORIXAXU. AUGUST 15, 1915. 15 BENSON PARTY OFF Fl FOR SAN SCO Shasta Limited Takes Oregon Delegation to Exposition . for Special Exercises. . LOCAL MAN TO BE HONORED Uodnl Beating of TlrM ClUsea" Krsalts In Korprln lo JUII way Attendant VTho Asks HI B ulnes. want to Gearhart yesterday for a weeks vacation. C. J. Mellor Is registered at the Multnomah from Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Durand. of Walla walla, are at the Eaton. Dr. C. W. Hamilton la registered a the Perkins from Oiex. Or. Mr. and Mrs. IX B. Bassett. of ThU adelphla. are at the Benson. A. B. Allison Is registered at the Multnomah from San Francisco. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Ellis, are at the Eaton, registered from Seattle Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Barcroft. of New berg, are at the Cornelius. Mr. and Mrs. Sim King, of Bryn Mawr. Pa are at the Portland. E. T. Hull and family are registered at tne Cornelius from Hood River. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Xuykendall are registered at tha Cornelius from Baker. Mr. and Mrs. It- 8. Adams are res Istered at the Eaton from Underwood. Wash. The Mtsea Margaret and Frances Mann, of Eugene, are registered at the Seward. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel MacKlnlay are registered at the Oregon from Glss gow. Scotland. Walter Pontln. conductor of the Ray' mond-Whltcorob tours. Is registered at the Multnomah with II tourists. Rev. I. A. Walters, veteran clergy man and former presiding elder of the 8alem district of the Methodist Church. "Here! Are you goto on this tralnf"! WBO r,iurnwi recently from California asked a uniformed attendant at ie t'nlon IV pot yesterday afternoon as a . . . . . jk sum gentleman in aeroy n n - est gray suit Passed through the gate I I """snpsiTt r AaLTT . . . Una Of I AUUS aUBUIS, nI aiiv iw. - I Pullman cars composing the Shasta I limited headed lor u rancisco. "Why. yea, I thought I was. raltereo the shra gentleman, hla light blue eyes beaming kindly upon the uniformed at. . tendant. and hla thin lips breaking Into a pleasant smile. The slim gentleman was without a auttcase or grip or any of tbe other Implements of travel. Ha looked bored nrt omewhat confused as ha trailed In id. ki of a irouD of laughing, ealtti-kinv men and women, and the rfjrvnt attendant thought that be had aiinoad through the gate by mistake. rom on. Mr. Benson, the train la waiting. shouted someone la tha for ward group, addressing tha slim sen- tie man. Atteadaat la Sararfaed. "Oh. aVa you Mr. Simon Benson? tuwd tha uniformed attendant. litely. "I was waiting to see you. but ion look so so different." No. the depot man expected that Ore gon's "first citlsen would tx a nig, blustery. do m no us Individual. who -would endeavor to Impresa everybody with tha weight of hla own Importance. He did not expect to sea a man of modest, retiring disposition and of anlet. friendly demeanor. Mr. Benson, with characteristic dis dain for public notice, remained far In the background yesterday when be, with members of hla family and a party of friends, started to San Francisco for tha "Benson-day" exercises at the World's Fair grounds next Tuesday. Mr. Benson bsd been selected by committee of Oregon citlaena. appointed by tbe Governor, aa the "moat dis tinguished living resident" of the state. The World's Fair directors bad desired to honor the man worthy of su-h an honor and notified Governor Withy combe of their Intent. The Governor named a rommlttee. and tha unanimous choice fell upon Mr. Benson. "I think the committee used mighty poor Judgment, was Mr. Benson's com ntent when Informed that he bad boon elected. Mr. Btasss la Ciaae, ""Put 1 guesa f am game." be added. ad to demonstrate that ha Is game he prepared to carry out his part of the programme. He laid aside tbe white flannel suit and donned hla "trotting harness, as be call a It. A large party of Oregon residents will be at Sen Francisco to sea him acclaimed tha "first citlsen of the state. Governor Wltbyumba joined Mr. nensoa ana nia party at patera yaatar day afternoon, but tha governor Insists tnat ba will be there only aa a private Citlsen. Among those who left on tha special car tmeonta on the Shasta Limited were Amos Benson and daughter. Miss Geor gla: Mrs. Alice Benson Beach. John B. Yeon. Dr. and Mrs. Andrew C. Smith. Vr. and Mra. Frank E. Dooley. Mr. and Mra. W. A- Holt. George Garrett. Al Landborg. Julius Friendly. Hay Bark- harst. G. F. Kevins and others. Samuel HI'I went down earlier la the week. Many otner t'ortiand people left on later Southern Pacific trains last night. Others will go today. They will .be Joined at San Francisco by hundreds of Oregon residents, who will participate in tbe Benson dsy exercises on Tues day. Bis; Oeveesooy Fli It Js understood that Mr Benson and lis Party will ba accorded a civic and military escort Into tha exposition grounds oa Tuesday morning. The principal ceremonies will be held la front of the Court of Abundance. Mr. Benson will ba presented with an en graved testimonial by President Moore, speeches will be made by Mayor Rolph. of San Francisco, and by Governor Johnson, of California. Colncldentally. . tha National Good Roads congress will ba In session at that time and In recognition of the substantial aid that Mr. Benson has glvsn to tbo good roads movement, the delegates to this convention will take a prominent part la the celebration. "I guess they'll want me to make a speech after they make all this fuss over me." observed Mr. Benson yester dar. "but I don't know what to say on an ocraelnn like that. "But when It comes to good roadt." lie continued. "1 bet 1 can. make them listen. They better not ask me to make a, good roads speech,- though, for . 1 may not know when to stop.' It was Mr. Benson's activity for good roads that brought him most consplc lously before the committee as the man worthy of the honor that has been given him. but his selection. It Is un derstood, was Induced also on account of bis efforts to curb the liquor traffic, bis Interest la trade schools and hla substantial assistance to every move ment that means the advancement of the elate. 1 : ' f. VII ! :f ) j 1 -V-. :Vjf V ' -it ' 7 . h Mlaa Zeltaa Mnnt. i FOREST GROVE. Or, Aug. 14. (Special.) Mls Zelma Monroe, of the Illinois Wealeyan Univer sity, has been chosen to take charge of the department of borne economics st Pacific University, f The president of Illinois Was- leyan saya of her: . "Miss Monroe waa graduated several years ago from Wellesley College and then took a two yeara course In domestic science and art. For some time she h been at the head of o art department. I be sbe would be suec bead of your domestic science de partment and also acting aa ma tron. You will find her Intensely loyaL She Is not afraid of bard ork." GUARD TO PLAY WAR III FED 10 MORROW Maneuvers Wii! Be Held Public at Clackamas ' With Troop A. in 20,000 VISITORS EXPECTED Special Train Senrlce Arranged and are Reduction Is Made Oreson City Company to Take Part in Contests Arranged. v i a time she has i our domestic ' I believe that ssful at the In poor health from heart trouble. Is recovering his strength and Is about town In his customary good spirits. Allen Eaton, a merchant of Eugene, and ia Senator from Lane County, Is at tha Imperial. With Mra. Hawley. City Detective II. If. Hawley will leave thla afternoon for Pan Francisco to attend the fair. They will be gone 10 days. A party of tourists of ten, under the leadership of Miss A. R. Gilchrist, arrived at the Portland yesterday They are from Pennsylvania. Wheat Yield 300.000 Bushel. GRESHAM. Or, Aug. 14. (Special.) Threshing crews at work In this vicin ity report the grain yield at about 66 bushels an acre for both. wheat and oats. Tbe total estimate ror Eastern Multnomah la about ISO. 000 bushels. The straw Is heavy and tough on ac count of the Summer rains. WHh grand meneuvers. In which problems of attack and defense will be worked out In the morning and with a nroeramma of military sports In the afternoon, the Oregon National uuara organisations at Portland and Oregon City will celebrate "Labor day at the Clackamas range tomorrow, according to an announcement made yesterday. The maneuvers and sports will be participated In by about 600 men. Ar rangements have been made to accom modate 20.000 visitors. The organisations that will take part are Companies B. C. U. E and F. of Portland: Company O. of Oregon city. and In addition the Oregon Naval Mi litia, Troop A Cavalry, the Held artil lery and coast artillery companies sta tioned here, and the ambulance corps The maneuvera will provide an op portunity to see an "army" In oper ation and get an Insight Into Its workings. Special Train Service Arranged. To accommodate the crowds expect ed at the range the Southern Pacific is arranging to run special trains, and a special rate of 25 centa for the round trip will be given. In addition to tbe maneuvers and sports, there will be a band concert by the Third Infantry and Coast Artillery bands. .A basket dinner In the grove at noon will be a feature of the festivi ties. Prominent among the eventa of the day will be tbe 600-yard rifle shoot for the trophy cup given by Company H. The shoot will be an elimination affair, each marksman firing until he misses the bullseye. The man making the best record will hold the trophy for one year. It must be won for three years In succession before permanently retained. The cup waa given by Com pany H In 1913. In the battery section contest, two sections of Battery A. of two guns each, will compete. Tha guns will be attached to horses and. on a given sig nal, they will be rushed to the line, un llmbered and fired twice. Other Contesta Are Arranged. Other eventa will be: Wall-scaling contest, equipment race, competitive drill, shelter-tent pitching, blank-cartridge race. litter-bearers' contest, mounted orderly equipment race. The lltter-bearera' contest will be participated In by members of tha am bulance corps. Captain Schumacher, of Company E, la chairman of the committee in charge of the celebration, and Second Lieuten ant A. 4- Johnson Is acting as his sec retsry. The committee Is divided Into the following divisions: Transportation Captain Hockenyos, tJeutenant Plllsbury, Lieutenant Beck-with. Grounds Captain Daugherty. Lieu tenant West. Lieutenant WaddelU Concessions Lieutenant McCorralck. Lieutenant Brumbaugh, Lieutenant Clayton. Advertising Captain Uotcbkls. Cap tain Bowman, Captain .elme. Ensign West Military contest Captain Stewart. Captain Llbby. Captain Wright, Captain Porter. Lieutenant Swaru. Lieutenant Charles Johnson. Ensign Spooner. . Baker's. Agiis t Clearance Sjhoo Sale Every clay now that you delay lessens your chances for satisfactory selection. Unprecedented selling is rapidly clearing our stocks. There's every good reason why you should take advantage of this sale quality and service, the same but prices cut, in many cases, one-half. Don't wait longer. Come tomorrows . j95 Never bought more real, genuine Shoe Value than is offered in these Specials About 2000 pairs Women's New Low Shoes, values to $5, to be closed out at $-j.95 aataJak Men's white canvas oxfords, Medium high toe, leather sole and heel; regu lar $3.50 values Men's white buck oxfords, English last welt soles; regu lar $4.00 values. at ;$2.45 uck oxfords, It soles; regu- $2.85 Women's button boots, short vamps, patent and dull leathers, cloth and kid -tops, medium toes -with caps and plain, good serviceable shoes; special , :$2,45 J)aWoOt) Men's white canvas oxfords, English last, rubber soles and heels; regu- GC A lar$3.B0 valuesQ Men's black and tan calf ox fords, English last; regular $5.00 values, (TQ Off special, at... ..paJoD Men's black and tan calf medium high toes; regular $4.00 values,! special, at Men's black and tan calf ox fords, English last, welt soles; regular $4.00tfQ -j values tPtJcJLO MANY LINES OF NETTLETON ' SHOES REDUCED 270 WASHINGTON Women's military lace boots, patent and dull, 'fawn and gray cloth tops, short vamps, medium weight soles, com- ' plete lines; regular $4.00 i values '".$2.85 Women's patent pumps, turn soles, short .vamps, fawn and gray doth, tops; full, complete lines; regular $3.50 values .$1.95 Women's patent and ' gunmetal pumps, turn soles, Louis-Cuban heels, fawn and gray cloth top, all sizes; regular $5.00 values. ::.$2 85 Women's oxfords, turn soles, patent and dull leather vamps, black, gray and fawn cloth tops, all sizes repre- C "fl ( sented; regular $4 values, .pJL i0 Women's Sport Shoes and ux ferds, 1 e a t her aoles and rub her heela. Reg' alar fe.00. $2.85 Women's Oxfords, tnrn soles, patent and dull vamp, with gray and fawn cloth tops. All siaes. Regular 4 vals. $1.95 Wtac n"s Patent Pumps, with fa and gray cloth tops. Just right for street near. Values to 93. ' ' $1.95 Largest Retailer of Shoes West of Chicago 380 WASHINGTON, CORNER WEST PARK BOYS' AND CHILDREN'S SHOES REDUCED 270 MORRISON Girl Dies, SUter Seriously III. Irish, a well-known resident of this city. Several muntha ago Mr. Irish ac companied his daughter, who was Buf fering with tuberculosis, to Southern California. A sister, Mrs.. Leslie Wll lard. whose home is In Centralis, ia also reported seriously 11 L Camps ' Near Kelso Resuming. KELSO. Wash.. Aug. 1. (Special.) Several camps on the Lower Columbi west of Kelso have resumed operations this week, among them being tha Ham mond Lumber Company camp at Oak Point and tha Wisconsin Lumber Com psny camp at tha same place. Both employ a large number of men and are putting on full forces to run full time next week. The Catblamet Timber Company camp ia running full capacity with 10 men. CHEHAXJS. Wash.. Aug. 14. (Spe- halls of the death of Miss Ethel Irish. I jVpi-oxitnaieiy equal to four times around HI oan I'lrao, . m anuanier oc lere tne worio. I Purine tha war members ef the English TRoval KlTlns Corps have flown a distance OREGON'S "FIRST CITIZEN" AND MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHED AS THEY STARTED FOR "BENSON DAY" EXERCISES AT SAN FRANCISCO. ' PERSONALMENTION. of Seattle. Is at Baker. the R. P. Seward. Ol H. Breen, of Spokane, la at the Benson. H. C. Ewlng. of Seattle. Is at the Portland. P. H. Arena, of Hood River, la at the Oregon. M. W. Kiddle, of Istaad City, la at the Imperial. C A. Larson, of The Dalles. Is at tbe Perkins. John A. Dltter. of Sublimity. Is at the Perkins. Anabel Moxley. of North Taklma, Is at tha Eaton. Frank Peak, of Pratt. Kan, la at the Cornelius. . William Foster Burns, of Chicago. Is at the Portlsad. Miss Anna Edmonds, ef Honolulu. Is at the Seward. tr. J. B. Calloway, of Ortley. Or, la at the Perkins. Mr. and Mra A. J. Baker, ef Eugene, are at the Seward. 9 J. A. Carson, an attorney of Salem, Is at tha Imperial. ' 8. O. Hay la registered at tha Im parls I from Spokane. W. J. Fortmaan. of San Francisco, la at the Multnomah. Wlllden Pyle Is registered at. the Benson from New fork- Harry O. Dursnd. assistant Post-1 aaaster of Portland, and Mra, Dursnd . I ll 1SBVtrf- " Jf f - ft- ' fcV' riv- - . -. - -'.A I v - t. , . ' -!r - t:.; ..-. . , i. -..1 V -.... ' . h ': -. A''V r-' 'ir h u f i " - I- v- h - Lv. ' w um u i t v a 4. BTBw- . , - i -1' , i . .t a . if . . . s ta '..-': ii' JJiJf - -rf" &tiJm "BILLY" TRAPS PAIR Auto Theft Laid to Claude Smith and Belle Makin. MACHINE GONE FOR YEAR Connie Arrested at Timber After Stolen Car, Left With Farmer, Is Found and Weapon in It Gives Clue to Officers. V Though the slim evidence of a loaded leather "billy." . which ' Scott Stevens used to carry when ne was a Deputy Sheriff, Claude Smitn and. Belle Makin. each of whom is said to have several aliases, are in the County Jail charged with tha theft of an automobile, which was stolen August 6, 1914, and re covered August 6, 1915. They were arrested early yesterday t Timber, Or on the summit of the Coast Range of mountains, by Bob Phillips and C. A. Beck man, deputy sheriffs, after a chase of more than 100 miles. The automobile they are accused of stealing belonged to Roy P. Read, 249 East Kifty-second street. It was taken together with some household goods. About the same time somebody entered the home of Scott Stevens and took away two suitcases of Mr. Stevens' personal effects. Mr. Stevens Starts Pursuit. Mr. Stevens secured an appointment as a special deputy from Tom M. Word. ho was then Sheriff, and started in pursuit of the marauder. His trail led to Brighton Beach. Or., where, after some, difficulty, he ar rested Claude Smith and recovered hla stolen effects. Smith was brought back and Judge McGinn sentenced him to six months in jail and paroled him. That was last October. Two weeks ago Sheriff Hurlburt re ceived a letter from G, H. Benson, a farmer of Garibaldi, Or., who said a man and a woman left an automobile n his barn last Summer saying they were going camping. Man Senda Letters. Since then Mr. Benson said he had received several letters from the man The writer said in one he was in a hospital and could not get his ma chine for several weeks. Deputy Sheriffs Phillips and Beckman investigated and found that the ma chine belonged to Roy P. Read. Shortly after Mr. Read recovered his machine he called at the Sheriff's office one day. This was In the car when I got It," Ha n iA thrnvlnir on thA t n h 1 a wnrn I leather' "billy." of the type used by officers. "It might help you in your search." ' Deputy Beckman called Scott Stevens who identified the, weapon. Deputies Phillips'and Beckman traced Smith from Brighton Beach to Timber. Or., where he was found with Belle Makin. , - to coma to Wahkiakum County, and was the second in the Elochoman Val ley, where for SI years she has made her home. She was corn in Ireland in 1839, and when a young woman went to Aus tralia, where, in 1S57, she was married to John J. Foster, a native or ivortn Carolina. In 1S60 they came to Oregon, and in 1864 to Washington, where Mr. Foster located. Eleven children were born to Air. and Mrs. Foster, and seven sons, 31 grandchildren and three great grandchildren are living. Mr. Foster, who had played a prominent part in the early history of the county, passed away 11 years ago. Mra. Foster, con tinues to live at the old home. LEBANON GETS MINT STILL Oil Plant Second Established In Unn County. ATBANT. Or.. Aug. 14. (Special.) Linn County soon will have two stills for the distilling of mint oil. In ad dition to a still east of Albany, which has been operated the past three years, a new one is being established at Lebanon. The new one Is being erected by D. D. Follett. It hss been operated-at West Stayton by Alfred "Todd, and has been taken down and moved to Leb anon. There it win distill aDout tnree acres of mint grown by Follett. five acres owned by A. W. Blackburn and one acre grown by R. M. Goodrich. KELSO TEACHERS NAMED September 6 Announced as Date for Opening School Term. KELSO. Wash.. Aug. 14. (Special.) The complete list of 20 teachers who will compose the Kelso public school force lias been announced by the Board of Education. Schools will open here Monday. September 6. The list is as follows: Superintend ent. Lea F. Jones. High School Mlsa Mattie Murphy (principal). Miss Anne Cameron, Miss Sarah Waldrip, II. H. Irwin (manual training), J. F. Lutes (science). Catlin School Aiiss uertrude bears (principal). Miss Dean Vance, Miss Helen Boucher. Miss Mildred Brous. Miss Myrtle Boyer, Miss Eveline Dob- ler. Miss Ruth Nelson and Miss Nettie Hargrave. Wallace School Miss Ethel Goeflg (principal). Miss Millie Alexander, Miss Nettie Moe and Miss Bessie Beall. Washington School Miss Lillian Stewart and Miss Bertha Klmmel. Wab-klakum Surveying Road. KELSO. Wash., Aug. 14. (Special.) Wahkiakum County has a surveying crew busy laying out the highway sur vey from Cathlamet eastward to the Cowlits County line. As soon as the roadway is fixed the right-of-way will be cleared and construction work started. Cowlits County next year will build the connecting link to meet the road to Cathlamet. and Wahkiakum County ! spending a large sum of money on the road from Cathlamet to Skamokawa and westward to the Pa clfic County line. NEW MILL TAKES CONTRACT Three Billion Feet to Bo Used at Albany Paper Plant. ALBANY, Or., Aug. 14. (Special.) Three billion feet of timber hss been contracted for by the ThomaS Pulp & Paper Company for use In the manu facture of paper in the proposed paper mill in this city. Mr. Thomas is obtaining these con tracts so that plenty of timber will bo assured at a definite price before work begins. Plans for the first unit of the plant are partially developed also. The first unit will cover approxi mately 25 acres and the buildings and machinery will cost about 1650.000. The site selected for the big mill is Just north of this city. A metsl clmp to hold two together at right anftles has pleees ef wood been patented. '.-i -1 t; T.-r-' vr?." ' r .4 , -yv' ABOV BEXSO. BELOW MRS. ALICE BE.VtOX BKACH, MR. GEORGIA BGAIVSi BE.VSO.V. AMOS S. BEXSOX AD MISS CATHLAMET PIONEER IS 76 Many Old Friends Gather to Pay Tribute to Mrs. J. J. Foster. CATHLAMET. Wash., Aug. 14. (Spe clal.) Mrs. J. J. Foster, one of the best known pioneer women in this part of the state, celebrated her 76th birthday Thursday, when many old friends and neighbors gave a surprise party. Mrs. Foster was on of the first white women For Comfort and Quality SINCE 1826, the products of this house have been recognized as quality products. In Heywood Mattresses you trill find that same satisfaction -which has followed - the purchase of Heywood chairs and baby carriages. Ask your dealer to show you Heywood's Gold Label Mattress $18 Heywood's Blue Label Mattress $15 Heywood's Red Label Mattress $12 Each one absolutely guaranteed. If your dealer has not yet secured his stock, write to us direct. Ask for our Free Booklet. No. 101, on the ABC of Mattress Buying. Heywood Brothers and Wakefield Company Portland, Oregon. Seattle, Washington. mrrf-, 1 .! "' ," '"utxw vxr"-"1 , 1 " .rare liV-Zi'fU.Wi-' i ' "!;"' VKl HW 1- -J yVLi: V 'K-V r. mm m