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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (May 14, 1916)
THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAy. PORTLAND, MAY 14. 1916. 19 SUN SMILES FOR AT OPENING OAKS Great, Jolly Crowd Enjoys First Day of Season at Amusement Park. TOTS LIKE TINY RAILROAD Monday Musical Club Gives Knter taining Programme, IVlille All of Side Attractions Draw Throngs All Day Irong. The sun smiled on the opening of The Oaks yesterday, but its smile was not half so broad and grenial as the smile of Manager Cordray, for the weather condition was almost a record-breaker. Year after year, for four or five sea Eons, the opening day in The Oaks has been handicapped by rain, but this time the management of the big amusement park was blessed with a perfect day and, accordingly, the big jolly crowd that a perfect day will call forth. The features of the opening ceremo nies in the auditorium were something novel and quite different from those of any preceding season but before any one could get to the auditorium there were the countless side attractions to be peeped at and marveled over. Tiny Railroad Dellshts Children. The Oaks has ever been the paradise for children, but this season it offered an attraction which seemed to afford direct transportation into the super paradise of delight for the youngsters. This was the miniature railroad that has been nut in. winding all about the grounds, through a tunnel and under the oak trees, "like a reg'lar railroad.' albeit the gauge of the track is only about a foot and the engine that draws the little train about as big as a hand organ, though far more musical to the car of childhood. The little railway train fairly "snort rd its head off" all day long, tugging trainloads of. excited children, and prown-ups who lingered about the "de pot" bankrupted themselves at the ticket window in response to the piece of the little ones to "ride around Just one more trip." In the middle of the afternoon the ceremony of dedicating the railway was held and "all traffic was bus pended." much to the irritation of the children, who would rather have been riding, while the golden spike was driven by Bobble Bollinger, one of the first children who had been passenger on the line. Dedication Ceremony Short. Manager Cordray made a speech of dedication and then traffic was resumed, with every seat in the three cars, which were about as long and wide as ordinary canoes, crowded with children and the engine ding-danging and tooting until it sounded like "grown-up" train trying to outdistance the Shasta Limited. Not all of the concessions were com pletely ready for opening yesterday. but there were enough to keep the children and some of the grown-ups. too interested as long as the day lasted. Everything will be practically ready for full operation today and there Is every 'Indication that The Oaks is to be blessed with another day of sunshine. "Take it all in all," said Mr. Cordray, "the opening this year has been the most gratifying that we have had for several seasons. The opening feature in the audi torium was a musical programme by the Columbian Ladies' Orchestra, under direction of Mrs. Sherman Brown. Monday Musical Club in Concert. Added to the programe. however, was a special concert by the Monday Mu eical Club, which brought out a large crowd of listeners. The concert was directed by Professor Lucien Becker and arranged by a committee consist' ing of Mrs. J. Edward Bonbrlght and Mrs. R. y. Seemster. Miss Edith Moye: was accompanist. Following is the programme that -was offered: Chorus (al "Carmcna." "Waltz Song , ' AVilson b) "Land of the Sky-Blue ater. soprano solo Cadnian Miss Helen Fromme. Violin solo "Concert Mazurka." Musi Mr. Albert Creitz. Mrs. F. M. Savage, Accompanist. Vocal quartet "In May" Tarker Miss Ella van Leuwen. Mrs. It. Tucker. Miss l.ucy Case and Mrs. Florence Foster-Hammond. Eoorano solo "Lo. Hear the Gentle Lark" Bishop Miss Harriet Leacn, Flute oblisratn. Miss Beulah Clarke. Vocal Trio "The Woods Seiler Miss Helen Fromme. Miss ITattie Haeh- len, Mrs. Florence Foster-Hammond. Chorus (a) "Spring Song" Weil Violin Obligato, Mrs. E. L. Knight. b "Minuet" Offenbach N'iss Harriet Leach, the coloratura eoprano. whose solo in-the programme of the Monday Musical Club was one of ma siritting nits or me aay, nas oeen engaged to appear as prima donna in the concerts of the Columbian Ladies' Orchestra all this week. PUPILS AT THE DALLES OBSERVE GALA MAY DAY Occasion Is Made Greatest in History of City by Holiday and Festivities for All 1400 Boys and Girls Participate. , "S ft C E 2 CULTURE OF DRUG PLANT ADVOCATED Oregon-Grown Digitalis Rated Up to Specifications Set by Manufacturers. n BIG INDUSTRY IS FORESEEN William K. Woodward Announces Resnlts of Investigation Campaign Carried On for Months Prices at Present Are Advancing. 13 1 THE DAL cial.) a the del H. HE DALLES, Or.. May 13. (Spa- May baskets, filled witn delicate blossoms of early ' Springtime, hung: upon our 3oors, may brins refreshing memories; a subtle uggestion of what the day really means may find its way Into our sati ated consciousness, if only we stop long enough to drink, deeply of the May day air. But when human flowers sweet and uncontaminate-,1 dress themselves In gala attire and bring the necessary gala touch to the day, we may all en joy its loveliness. The efforts of teachers and pupils of The Dallies public .schools, under the direction of Miss Doris Thorneiy. physical supervisor, accompanied by music furnished by a piano, cornet and drum, made of the May day exercises an event that will cling to us for many years as faint and as subtle as a breath of Spring flowers. Business houses closed for the after noon, and the whole town and country round, if crowds were a criterion, gathered upon the hillside surrounding the Amotan athletic field, as seats placed around an natural amphitheater. Some rode in automobiles. lhe stage lacKed not for a proper setting, the sky hovered above it clear and blue, across the river, the hills rose in soft sweeping lines proud of their new greenness. Fourteen hundred boys and trirls, from the tiniest tots to the ponderously learned seniors, took part in the fes tlvities. The programme opened with the grand march, and here the careful training was evident, as the little children and grown up youths wound in and out through an intricate maze of marching. The little tots of the first errade sang the nursery rhyme we had almost forgotten, about the wily mouse that ran up the clock and then ran down again. "Hickory, dickory, dock!" Maypole dance was enacted SPEEDERS PART WITH $183 Complaint Made About Number of Youngsters Allowed to Drive. The sura of J183 was paid in Munici pal Court fines yesterday from the purses of speeders, arrested in two nights by Motorcycle Patrolman Frank Krvin. Following were the contributors and the amounts each donated at the sug gestion of Judge Langguth: Eugene Krobb, ?20; Joe Mlckels, 20; E. S. Shank, $15: Steve Ducan, ?20; Archie Anderson, $20: D. C. Resser, shown the -speeders cell" and fined S2o; Ed Wag ner. $20: William Underwood, shown the "speeder's cell" and fined $25: C. K. Bruner. $18; C. H. Parrish, reckless driving. $10. Phillip Holson and Frank Osbr.rn were remanded to the Juvenile Court. Patrolman Ervin says that the practice or allowing immature and inexpert enced youths to drive cars is becoming the most vexing of the motorcycle pa trolman s many problems. The around three great polos and was as hard to keep track of as a three-ring circus, but as they all did practically the same tiling no one lost the beauty of the dance, and certainly a May day without a Maypole would be a dis appointing affair. The flag baseball and dumbbell drills were well done by the pupils of the intermediate grades. The United States Army setting-up drill was very clever. presented by the Junior and senior high school boys under the direction of Robert Murray, the physical director. The national folk dances were unioue. The costumes were made by the pupils themselves in the sewing room of the new nigh school. The Dutch dance was quaint. The small boys swung the girls at the same time keeping their wooden shoes on and in time with the music. The little Gretchens looked as if they might have lust stepped off of cans of Dutch Cleanser, spick and span, ready for the dance. The Scotch danco was pretty and neatly done, showing pome fine dancing as the bare knees of the lassies pumped up and down in regular bagpipe fash ion. The Rusian dance . as quaint and correct, perhaps lacking the steps of a Pavlowa. Fair English daughters, in pretty costumes and powdered hair, gave their graceful dance, and the gallent French were not forgotten. Watching them with their gay steps and listening to the lively air. one could almost forget Verdun, and the lilies, whose hearts are watered with blood. The Japanese dance was given by Yone. No-o and Dorothy Shimomura. local Japanese, with flowing costumes of gay silk, which fluttered with everv movement. A lone Chinese boy, Seid Lun. gave the Chinese national dance, to unharmonlous music It seemed. As a grand finale came the dance of the nations. The Amotan field was filled with people of all lands, which made a humane Maypole of the young lady who was costumed as Columbia. TENTS AROUSE PROTEST PORTLAND HEIGHTS RESIDENTS SAT COLOXT MA IIS DISTRICT. L. H. Mcnefee. C. B. Simmons and John Toft. 82 In Aberdeen Eighth Grade. ABERDEEN'. Wash.. May 13. (Spe cial.) Eighty -two will complete the eighth ffrade here on June 7. which is the last day of the present school year. The class is SO per cent larger than ever before. In accordance with the usual custom, no graduating exercises will be held for the grammar-school Rraduates. It is expected that the High School registration next year will exceed 300. Aberdeen Hotel to Bo Remodeled. ABERDEEX, "Wash.. May 13. (Spe cial.) The making of approximately $10,000 worth of repairs to the Crescent Hotel, which has been vacant for more than a year, will be started here Mon day, the plan being to remodel the building- Into a first-class family hotel. It will be opened as soon as possible. Request for Additional Permit by Mrs. A. C. Wells Stirs Opponents to Renewed Activity. Residents of Portland Heights pro pose to organize to fight the contin uance of a tent colony on Heights Ter race, provided the City Council fails to force the removal of the tents as requested by a large delegation of property owners who appeared before the Council Friday. They have branded the tents as an eyesore to the district and the city. The tents are owned and rented by Mrs. A. C. Wells. Last week Mrs. Wells filed an ap plication with the City Council for a permit to build another tenthouse. This stirred the Portland Heights residents into protesting before the Council against the granting of an additional permit and against the continuance of the present tents where they are. The City Commissioners agreed to look into the matter and have not granted the new permit. Since then the feeling of the Port land Heights people that an intrusion unon their residential section should not be tolerated,- has crystalized Into a proposal to form an organization which will wage a continual campaign until the tents are removed. The residents point to material dam age to property values that they say already has been incurred. Among the residents of the Imme diate vicinity who are up in arms against the permission of such an eye sore to exist are: Mrs. A. H Breyman, W. J. Hawkins, O. W. Olsen. Joseph Jacobberger. Mrs. Anna Park, Peter Moor. Tom Richardson, E. D. Hoimap, COMPANY B TO CELEBRATE Military Events Will Be Staged at Outing at Oswego. -unitary stunts and athletics with iree conee as a side issue will be icaiures or a picnic of active and veteran members of Company B. Third infantry, Oregon National Guard, at usweso. next Sunday. May 21. Elab orate pians nave been made for a big a special train for the nn r,r tfc activities will leave Fourth and Yam hill streets at 9:10 A. M. and oih.r trains will run out at Intervals. Mili tary stunts will be held during the morning while the afternoon will be given over to baseball and other sports uu prises ior winners. The people -of Oregon now have a splendid opportunity to launch a new i..i, in ilrur nlant cultivation, ac cording to result of an investigation campaign that has been carried on for several months by William F. "Wood ward, of the wholesale drug house, the Clarke. Woodward Drug Company. After conferring with several of the most prominent drug brokers and pharmaceutical chemists in the coun try. Mr. Woodward i convinced that the cultivation of digitalis, commonly known as foxglove, would be profitable. "In normal times the price of these leaves is approximately 7 to 8 cents a pound, according to quality, but at the present time, due to the foreign situa tion, the quotation of 90 cents a pound Is current in New York," said Mr. Woodward yesterday. Possibilities Declared Bla". "Of course, no one knows how lone the present price will endure. We couldn't expect it to for many years; Kut tic the industry is under way in Oregon I am satisfied that it would add materially to our wealth. Fox- glove grows luxuriantly in natural state In Oregon and with a little culti vation it would prosper into wonderful proportions. "Physicians have to have digitalis of a standardized quality; that is, it must not vary. Digitalis is used as a heart stimulant and is a highly necessary adjunct to the drug business. E-ariy June is the season of the year that it an be gathered to best advantage. "The boII and climate of Oregon make this territory its natural habitat, ana if we can only acquaint the Western Oregon people of its medicinal qi ality I am. certain they could make the In dustry worth while. For many years this drug has been coming from Eng land and Germany, where labor has been cheap, but now. because of the war and the fact that women an chil dren can gather foxglove with ease and without physical handicaps, we are in splendid position to launch the industry. Careful Study la Advised. "Of course, we must make a careful study of digitalis cultivation and not expect to make too much profit at first. Freight charges and brokerage profits must be figured. "There is already a steady market 1n Oregon for cascara bark and Oregon graDe root, and the development of peppermint oil is no longer an expert ment." Mr. Woodward has received the fol lowing opinion from Ell Lilly & Co.. of Indianapolis: "We have used some digitalis leaf from Oregon and found it to compare favorably with both English and Ger man leaf. We have also grown some digitalis from the Oregon seed and have found that the leaf from this cultivated drug also tests quito favor ably. "We seo no reason why this Oregon supply of digitalis might not come into common use and furnish practically the entire supply. Flower Stage Is Collection Time. "As to the season of collection, the early flowering stage of the plant is most deeirable. The leaves should be carefully collected, excluding stems and other foreign plant parts, as well as dry or discolored leaves. These leaves should then bo quickly and carefully cured under shelter. They may be packed loosely in burlap bags or baled and then covered with burlap or other similar material. 'Curing should be done in such manner that leaves are not allowed to erment or lie so thickly that they will urn yellow or brown. An even bright green color is highly deeirable in the cured product. It should be carefully understood by all collectors or shippers that each lot of dried leaves must pass a rigid test and examination as resards general appearance, quality and strength as indicated by one or more of the usual physiological tests. ' While we ourselves are not in a po sition to take a large quantity. It would no doubt be worth your while to take up the matter with one of the large firms, such as P. E. Anderson &. Co., 99 John street. New York: Mcllvaln Broth ers. Philadelphia, or Charles L. Huisk- ing, 5 Piatt street. New York. Demand Is Reported Llrse. . "These firms should- be in a position to give you some accurate figures on the consumption of this drug in the United States." Charles L. Huisking writes as fol lows: "As for the market for this article. I beg to state that there Is al ways a demand for it. and my own opinion is that we are likely to see high prices for this class of goods for some years after the war Is over." McTnvanie Brothers have written Mr. VOTE 34- X BURTON Restore Business and Prosperity - .., ,- i. . ... .!. ' -.,' - - "' ' '- - " ": - " . . - A - ' ' ! V ... .' ; v. UJl J Americas Foremost Statesman Yfe Need Him ia This Crisis VOTE 34- X BURTON (Paid Advertisement. Burton Campaign Committee, O. C. liortzmeyer. Mgr.) Woodward to the effect that Lhey be lieve the, demand will continue provld- ne the quality of the Oregon leaves meets the Government requirements. P. E. Anderson &. Co. nave aavisea Mr. Woodward that they use about five tons of the leaves within the course oi a year. Grace Memorial Auxiliary Klects. At a meeting of the women's auxiliary of Grace Memorial Episcopal Church, last Thursday, these oiiicers were elected: Mrs. T. W. Berry, presi dent; Mrs. W. V. Downard, secretary; Mrs. J. C. Grady, treasurer; Mrs. O. W. Taylor, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Kendall, treasurer of united orterlng; Mrs. Jenkins. Mrs. H. P. Dutton and Mrs. T. F. Drake, executive committee. K all way Official Resigns. Asnoy c. Dickson, chief of the stationery department of the Portland Kallway. Llht & Power Company and formerly with the collection depart ment of the company, has resigned and will Join the legal firm of Frederick v. tioiman, counsel for the streetcar company. Mr. Dickson Is an alumnus of tne university of Oregon law school. a. ts. aidianon. of the purchasing de partment, will succeed Mr. Dickson as neaa ot tne stationery department. Alerdeen to Observe) Memorial Day. ABERDEEN. Wash, May 13. (Spe cial.) Preliminary plans are being worKea out now by a number of com. mittees for the annual observance here of Memorial Sunday and Memorial day on May 28 and May 30, respectively. C. P. Li. Roberts. Civil War veteran. chairman of the general arrangements committee, and Is being assisted by 20 members of other patriotic orders. Thompson, at the Falrmount Apart ments. S!6 Eleventh street, on Saturday morning, and rifled it of wearing ap parel and a we1llng rinir. Krnent Lamhert. at the Empress Hotel. 342 Stark street, also reports the theft of olothlrta" an1 lewelry from M ronm. Two Hams and Lard Are Stolen. Footprints in the sawdust of P. M. van Leer s butcher shop, S4 4 J wenty- third street North, were the only clue left by the thief who stole two hams and two pails of lard from tho shop at an early hour Saturday morning. A thief rIso entered the room or ft. ". . - -- - - -- - - '-4- " - - i ... " ;Y f "V ,' . -? Photo by Bushnell. J. F.. MAKERS IS A CAXDIDATI3 FOR CIRCCIT JCDGK IX DEPT. ?IO. 3. He is the logical candidate for that office, as he has the age. education and experience and the temperament required. . He has practiced law In Oregon for 37 years, has held the office of County Judge and has lived in Portland for the last 18 years, and Is well known and respected. He has been indorsed by a number of organizations and is gaining In popularity every day, and is looked upon as the winning candidate. A vote for him will be a vole for the right man. as he will bring to the bench a ripened mind and mature Jung ment, and all matters will be carefully considered and acted upon without fear or favor. Tho rich and the poor will all receive the same considers tlon. (Pniil Advertisement.) Re-Elect V. L Lightner County Commissioner Head The Oregonian'3 classified ads. Good roads and economical business administration. If re-elected will continua economi cal policy, on the Job six days, morn ing and afternoon, every week. (This Adv. Paid by John F, WllsonU X , 5. . . .J. J Fred W. Wagner Business Men's Republican Candidate for Representative o. 114 on tbe Ballot (Paid Advertisement.) I . K -f J lirtrt " mr n" KOIl RE-EI.ECTIO. 142 X ANDY WEINBERGER JtKl'l BLICA.N FOK CONSTABLE firi.i'i'ri'it" Harry L. Idleman Republican Caxftdate far Repreaeata. live ' Will draiui strict economy In th administration of public affairs. Favors lower taxes, a sensible, work able plan for rural credits. Good roads, especially for the benefit of farmers. Laws to assure to labor, both men and women, proper hours and liv ing wages. Advocates Legislature con vene every four years instead of two years. Slogans STOP TUB LEAKS. CPaid AdvertlseJBcaC . ' - . v- ;r j I V Fred A. Jacobs Republican Candidate for DELEGATE Nationa Convention Chicago. 111.. June 7. 191" Tklrd loxmsUaal District . (Paid advertisement) s; : i V I I ! .,1 ;r.i L it Al Jlll 1 . W. B. STEELE FDR COUNTY CfflltNER VOTE X. 123 Mr. Stf ai Irirt Countv "omtnt ainrwr of Multnomali t.'ounty in lSi! by al most a unanimous vot or !I th nVn tt iho county. Dunne th tlm h hll offira ho cond.ucte.1 liimnrlf In tui-h a manner aa to rciv the conrnJn: ot th public ami demonstrated thoroujchly his ability to prop eriy tdmju!itr th dut.cts ot County Com- miBFioner. Mr. im1b f rinp, knowlns hi qualt fUationa, have induct1 him to bron a cinilidat- in thl .-tlon. Th people of Multnomah County will b xtrmely for- unate it is elected "J arvre so ured, for tha rc-Msou that It km oifXriult f ltt able, pucresi-iul men of Mr. Steele typ to consent to run lor otth. Mr. Steele hus ben a resident and tax payer of Multnomdli County tor mora thxn ;U yearn, and is mnrrie.i and a family of nine chiidren. al residluc In Multnoiuari county. Mr. PrJe hss expert knowledc of rr 4 building and rond cuntttruction. and. a 11 ba remembered ny many, was on or in pioneers In the rood ruads movement of tht county and state. In fa.'t. Mr. i-.tvlo built the first hard-surface macadamized roa 'X In Multnomah County. (I'nld .dvfrtl"fnifnt. It- 'T V V. I II MHt T I tt Norman S. Richards Republican Candidate for State Rep resentative. Vote No. 109 X. (Pfllil Ailvet-tlement. ,4 DR. F. II. DAMMASCH COrJITY COROXER, For Ke-eleetlon. Established the Public Jlorrue. Saved 21 per cent to the Taxpayers by economical administration. BALLOT At" MB Kit 137. Far Re-eleetloa t pta Bis Rcewi, fPjiM A-rertletneit.