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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 15, 1915)
ARMY LIFE IS FACED WILSON IS PRESSED ADVERTISING PORTLAND FROM COAST TO COAST 10 ACT III MEXICO Mayor of New York Is to Be Private for Two Weeks: V Political Effect of Continued Failure Feared and Busi ness Is Restive. OBJECT TO MAKE OFFICERS NEW YORK MAYOR TO HAVE TASTE OF ARMY LIFE. rsek-sw-rve ,.--NW: ; . - x ... ... ' ' ... PARTY OUTLOOK STUDIED Prmorrtlk leaders See Fature Han dicap la Dilatory Tactic and tree Administration to Adopt linn Policy. At tn to re- all of do OAEOOMAN NEWS BCREAtT. Wash ington. Am. !. In It latest tnr ened attempt to "do something;" J1CIICO. !BI jiuinmtM.n" - . tn lui-nlns; to two rlm". Wmocrlllc politicians wno are icrii ; ull of a do-nothing poller, and n at,.... mrk .lirea the restoration " -. ,h. Kl American Ic tere.ts In Utilco again can become prcMiurtlve. . ... That the pollll-al aspect of the -Meairan situation haa begun to appeal lo tbo Administration, tbera can be BO doubt. Numerous Democrata conferred wltn the "resident when ho wa hero and with Secretary Lanslnr In the. Presl dent'a absence, and almost without r x repttoa they ksrs appealed to tha Ad ministration to drop the policy of -watchful waltlnaT and inako ood tha promise to lnauurato a naw and ar CressMro policy toward Mexico. ratrwro Art Herts rr stria Tf tha Adralnltrtlnn falls to act and to et results In Meslco. It Is tha Innermost opinion of tha politicians . ... f Hal Mexico Will vk in. parij - he a heary handicap lo carry through the eampaiam j DenxM-rata who Tislt WasMncton b rrtme Irrltabla when ashed wbat this Government Intends to no in Mexico. "1 don t int. cut " " aomethlna. and do It quick." Is The Administration apparently does not tseje memoere 01 nrr.i - eonfMeaca reaarrtlnr tha much heralded new poller. If Indeed such a pollry hu been formulated. They In variably, howarer. nra strongly that tha A lralnlstratloo make soma movt without delay. bo much for tha political phase, rtaaaclal aaeatlon lerertet- Fianlflcanra naturally attaches to tha feet that tha A. R C. and R V. O ronference. after a two-day session at -Washlna-ton. adjourned to meet la Jew Torh. In tho Interim. Secretary lf Adoo left hl fummer resldenca In Malpa and met Pecretary Lansing In N,w yori, and later wended his way throurh Wall Street, conferring nrltb some of tha bin financial men who are Interested tn Mexican deeelopmenC and with other who are Interested In Iejnocratle success. Following tha conference of tha two Cabinet ott'r and Mr. M-Adoo-s round of wall Street, the Pan-American conference was resumed. financial Interests that warn obliged to abandon their propertleo In Mexico because of the pt attitude of this Corfmnctil and because tha State De partment adrlaed then to Taenia and come home.- and In Tlew of the further fact that the Celled Etatea Ooarn ment refused flatly to protect their wien or their property against Mexi can brigand, hare been bringing pressure to bear on tha Administration to cle-in up Mexico and make It possi ble for Americana to return and re name operatlooa Older guarantee of protection from tha Vnlted etatea tfovernment. tteaanre Brewgbt to Bear. The nature of tbla pressure 1 not known, the Btate Department being non-communicative on embarrassing problem, but t " rd "ness these same financial Interest bare made It plain that they mut get the protection they ask or their funds will be turned elsewhere than Into Demo cratic coffers next year. Secretary Mc Adoo had enough experience In the last campaign to know that the Democratic irv must go to Wall street for considerable share of Ita campaign rash and tha activity which he dis played ao suddenly la and around TVall street I thought to be explained by his foresight In looking after the financing of the next Democ ratio Na tional campaign. Ofliclal Washington haa no confidence that the Mexican problem will be solved by the Joint action of the United States and the Pan-American countries. The lAtln-Amerlcane. for evident reasons, do net want to mix up la the affair. They do not want to establish a prece dent. The flrt A-B-C conference de veloped Into a fiasco, and the National Capital! looks to the A-B-C and B-U-G conference to result similarly. Peosbtaae of Covers eseet Destroyed. Tha Brst conference. If anything, strengthened the President In bla action which resulted la destroying the only semblance to government In Mexico since the daja of M-idero the liuerta government and the second Pan-American conference cornea at a time when the Administration seems too disposed to wipe out the next nearest semblance to government that of Carranaa. Thrown entirely npon lta own re sponsibility, the Administration, unless It ignorea the recommemlatlona and de mands that are pouring In open It. must Intervene la Mexico to restore order. When Intervention will come, no one seerm able to say. There la thla to the political aspect of the question: The American people are quick to for get. If we should Intervene now and order should be restored qulckty. the Meairan Issue would have dropped Into the background by the time the next campaign is fought out. On the other band. If the Administration decide upon Intervention but delays tha In vasion of Mexico until Spring, the Mexican question will be alive during; the campaign next year, and the Ad ministration then will reap the full benefit of an aggressive campaign wared In the name of humanity. This phase of the problem Is not being lost sight of. especially as the Administration wants some Issue next year to divert attention from the I'ndsrwooa tariff, tha business depres sion, the Santo Domingo scandal and other embarrassing Isauea which the Republicans are storing away for future use. Outre 11 Crossing- Signal Akrd. XLX3t. Or. Aug. . (Special.) More than 10 residents of Cottrcll and vicinity today aaked tha Public Serv ice Commission to compel the Mount Hood division of the Portland Railway. I.igbt A Power Company to Install a block signal system at the Cottrcll sta tion. It la declared that the railroad crosses a county road at a deep cut. and that trains cannot ba seen more than ! feet from the crossing. The station Is In Multnomah County. Taken Oat the Itch and Stlnc gvetlsrsfle la fret rc Bwerift. ftes 4 e-e Insert Ml-, lilv-e Imt.nt r''-f sed ee Isru Any supply aa sasd, SOc All arwrtsta r- x 'TV ) - , 1 1 1 - i m u ! 1 atilVaa "in" ' -C&S Photo Copyright by Underwood. "PRIVATE" MITtHEU SOUND MB WANTED Military Instruction Camp for Civilians Ordered. OFFICER MATERIAL SOUGHT Clllacne Wit Train ur Week laj B Recommended for Voltin teer Commissions In Tim of War. av rnivrisro Aug. 14. Any man at.- T'.'IM. Vnvthwest VbO ! BOt under 11 years or over 4$. who la well educated, able to pasa a carerui pnysi- 1 .i.mln.l inn end haa deSlrO tO fit himself for n commission In volun teer forces la time of war. can have an opportunity so to do this year by at tending for four weeke a business and professional men's camp of Instruction that will open at tha i'reeldio of San Francisco August I. Major-General Arthur Murray, commanding the West ern department of the Army. haa. by permission of the Secretary of War. just Issued an order authorising tha holding of such a camp the first one of Its kind in the West, and the second In the United btates. tegular Army officers will serve as Instructors at the camp, and the men rho attend will ne ooiigeo io u ours of hard military work dally. The Government will loan tne aiuoenie una, bedding, camp cot, oruoooo. mess outata. sweaters ana omer . Tk. student will be sn y huiimi."w - - obllgsd to furnish only a rough camp uniform, and pay ror tneir wuivu. repared by Army cooaa. win 0 centa a day. The four weeka In camp ... . . - I... than ThiV Will COS IHW .MWM .-WW will have a splendid outing, receive In .... ..... tn mihiarv matters, and. If they care to see the exposition, they til have tne aavaniage i r . on to It whan tn uniform. .m.ia... tnilttsrv axoerience Is re quired of participant In the camp, al ..... t. wroold bo aoma advantage to the applicant to have had IC The course of Instruction wtll comprise uad and company amis in ciose anu extended order, battalion drills, the mechanism and use of the service Hne. Including tsrget practice, camp sanita tion and military hygiene, company ad ministration ana wnr i -tr. Men who complete the course and are considered by tne ramp comnwnuer and instructors to merit It will ba rec- imenaea to tne r . - t.hle for aDoolntment aa volunteer it, . I m t war i i t.M. n t-pwin T a A Ad jutant, Western department, SIC Pine street. San r rancisco, naa cnirit w rv- celvlng applications and answering in quiries regarding the camp. si om su offl LAND COMPANIES OBJECT Lqnalliation Hoard at Kennewlck Hears 60 Tax Complaints. KENNKWICK. Wash Aug. 14. (Spe cial.) i'Uty applications have bean re ceived by the county official, sitting aa an eauallxatlon board here, from property ownera of Kennewlck, Rich land and Flnley districts requesting an adjustment of their property assess ments. The principal cases to coma before tha board have been those or tne rortn ern Paclfio Irrigation Company, pre aentod by Manager J. J. Rudkin. and tha Horn Rapids Irrigation Company, presented by F. J. O'Brien. MAN ELECTED QUITS JOB Halfway Principal Refuses Place IVlien Opposition Appears. BAKER. Or- Aug. 14. (Special.) Halfway's Union High School Is without a principal, although tha School Board baa reappointed A. B. Sacra for two years aa tha head of tha Institution. Tha appointment was made at tha June meeting, and Professor Sacra was ready to take up tha work when he heard that there were doubts expressed by some of tha members of tha school districts aa to his ability. Without parley ba tendered his resignation, and la now on his way to his home In Mon mouth. The Halfway School Board la now searching for a successor, because school will opsa in about three weeka MINE GETS MORE CLAIMS Cornucopia Company, of New York, Gets 27 Located. BAKER. Or Aug. It. (Special.) Extensive developments by the Cornu copia Mines Company of New York, near lta Union Companion mine. In the Cornucopia district, la promised by the report made by H. B. Wright, civil engineer of Halfway, that the locating of ZJ new claims near the mine haa been completed. The claima are be tween Cornucopia and Halfway. The work waa done by men from the Union Companion mine, and it ta ex pected that development will start within a short time. Soap Is Bad for the Hair Soap should be used very sparingly. If at all. If you want to keep your hair looking Ita best. Most soapa and pre pared shampoos conta! -. too much al kali. Thla dries the scalp, enakea the hair brittle and ruins It. The best thing for steady, use Is Just ordinary mulslfieJ cocoanut oil (which le pure and greaseleaa). and la better then soap or anything else you can use. One or two teaspoonfuls will cleans the hair and scalp thoroughly. Simply moisten the hair with water and rub it In. It makes an abrndance of rich, cream lather, which rinses out easily, removing svery particle of dust, dirt, dandruff and excessive oIL The hair dries quickly and evenly, and It leaves the scalp soft, and the hair fine and silky, bright, lustrous, fluffy and easy to manage. You can get mulslfled cocoanut oil at any pharmacy. U s very cheap, and a few ouncea will supply every member of the family for months. Adv, Prominent 3Ien From Cities All Over Country to Be Taught at Camp at Plattsburg to Take Com mands If Necessary. NEW TORK. Aug. 14. Mayor John Purroy MltcheU of Aranrlca's greatest city, wlll.be known aa FPrlvate MlrChel for the next two week! He will have to pitch his own tent, "hit the hay" on a regulation army cot and may perhaps have to take ordera from his former Police Commissioner. Lieutenant Rhine lander Waldo, who probably will ba in command of the company of which the Mayor is a member. When the military paraphernalia was distributed, tha armorer of the camp handed to Mr. Mitchel a Spring field rifle that looked a bit rusty for lack of use. The Mayor, who is an expert shot and who haa handled a rifle more than once, promptly returned the weapon and asked for one that could be mustered into service If nec essary. The armorer smiled and remarked that "the chap knows' quite a bit about a rifle." , Mayor Mitchel. along with other prominent men from cities all over the Union, will receive Instruction In the rudiments of military knowledge at the military training camp at IV. FROM ;V2SP? ittvrrxw i ' NEW YORK CITY t.,.. -"iti" eJ"M. r8) ; MatlMlllMatlll M ill " I I j fair 5- a - . . ! I PHOTOGRAPH OF FIRST CAR OF SODA FOUNTAIN SVRUP ON ITS WAY FROM PORTLAND TO O NEW YORK CITY. o . Plattsburg. X. T.. "' 11 I' - mm i " i I. yCirJ Axminsterll I e - -. Jtt sin -aw- J-ssMaaxWa''B-HSfcaBnT ' Ba?JnsBBBvssnMnass3.e feeaW $16.95 Here Is a Rug Value That Defies Competition Everwear Axminster $ -j (CS. 9x12 Rugs . . JLO Edwards' Bug Department should be "packed jammed" all this week because we are offering to the public a sensational value. Beautiful Axminster Rugs of good qual ity, worth $25.00, on sale all week at $16.95. We are making this special notwith standing prices of rugs have advanced by leaps and bounds. As in everything else we bought them in enormous quantities when the price was down in order to give our customers tne very Desc lor ineir money. . Regularly Worth Up to $25.00 Something About Their Extra Quality. First of all they are all standard sizes 9x12. Every Rug is closely woven with deep-dyed non-shrinkable wool. The colors are absolutely fast and perfectly blended. The nap of these rugs is deep and soft and extremely luxuriant to the tread. They may be had in floral, me dallion, oriental and conventional de- . signs. On Sale One Week Only No C. O. D. or Phone Orders Will Be Filled on These Rurs Cash Only nt This Price. None Sold to Dealers. " Persons Order ing by Mail Send 75c Ad- ditlonal to Cover Cost of Packing.. Hera Is the Greatest Outfit Value Ever Offered in Portland 157 75 Dining -Room $46.25 ' $5.00 Cash. $1.00 a Week A massive Table in solid oak, well finished round top 45 inches in di ameter, has round pedestal and ex tends to 6 feet $16.50. 4 service able Chairs made of solid oak and our very best sellers, price each, $2.35. Arm Rocking Chair, solid oak saddle seat finished to match balance of set, either waxed, golden or fumed $4.25. Seamless Brus sels Rug, size 8-3x10-6, your choiea from many Tine designs $15.00. 1 Small Throw Rug $L10. Living-Room, $57.90 $6.00 Cash, $1.25 a Week Library Table of choice solid oak, waxed or fumed 1 finish at $10. Fireside Rocker with winged back, seat with brown Spanish leatherette, $5.90. Solid Oak Settee to match Rocker, $11.50. Reclining Morris Chair with loose reversible cushions for $10.50. 9x12 Velvet Rug, your choice from a large assortment of new patterns and designs at $20.00. Rooms Completely and $ Beautifully Furnished Including Three Rugs $16 Cash, $3 Per Week Here quality, combined with modest prices, liberal terms and courteous serv ices, make furniture buy ing pleasant and profit able. The store with a conscience and a marked individuality, Edwards Company has made friends and held them since 1877. A GOOD PIACE TO TRADE L- 1 HMffl TirnDOAKSTfiES Sleeping -Room, $53.60 ifawek V Massive Iron Bed, as illustrated; full Bize and finished In beautiful baked enamel, in either whit, vernis martin or cream. tlO.OO. Colonial Solid Oak Dresser, a most pleasing- design and a popular seller, as shown in cut, $17,0. Oak Chair, same finish as dresser and stand, S2.3, Oak Iledroom Table, top 24x24, with square tapering- leers, $4.0O. Supported Woven Wire Spring, $2.75. Mat tress, a combination cotton wlta rolled edge and fancy art ticking, art.OO. Reversible Rag, pattern may be selected from large stock of 9xl0.G wool fibers, $10.50.