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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1916)
THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTXANH, MAT 21, 1910. " NEWS ITEMS TELL OF WOMEN, FASHIONS, SPORTS AND WAR Musical Instruments Wanted for Soldiers in Trenches Auto and Aeroplane Race Interests Horse" Jumps Motor and Occupants Parisians Buy Horse Meat-College Girls Give Greek Dances. ; : ; I v i - ' iii i i i i ,i , i , mi mm ZZLZ ZZ ZZ LZ ZLZZZLm!ZZLZX '""""'"" ' r if- aa .-Hi a ; - in- ' : I rtiAA - - . r- .a- ; ; -."r- :' f 1l J -nissLf . i-. a-.. - j i s l iill lift I II in? jjfiflm,w-Muil ' Mnliv-tfJ-1 Ir 'v-fj.tY y y.;. VVK-$.r -r.V-... ...I I fill l 1 Wllllf iyifi lir -l - "?- 1 1 , . - X. - v?vf - vv - :-Jr t v fil ! 7;y 1i-' iPS trS' I y f 8 - r - fii. i r A v-v ' - : 1 a II h wjg!- -vv - S -i -fe1" r-.riV-:''' I ' VI cl'ng for ail musical in- W. f III.. 1 V. " ' " . , " wo-r. n. -v " If , I rli ,r ,h - . - RS. CLARA NAVELLO DAVTES Is calling for all musical in struments from a tin whistle to violin, so that she may send them 1 the soldiers -who are figrhting in the trenches. She says , that music in rest periods relieves tension. The men 'now fill this want by banging- away 4n tin pans and other improvised sub stitutes. No sort of instrument will be J too humble, no matter what age or condition or repair. Each day more and more of the feather boa is seen on tho fashionable promenades and especially at the various races and other meets now 'starting. This would appear to be a revival of an old style, but tho re-introduction promises to become an ac cepted fashion, the larger shops on the various avenues and boulevards displaying them in their windows. At the Sheepshead Bay Speedway J-ecently a race between an automo bile and an aeroplane was run. The automobile was piloted by Dario Resta, one of the speed kings, and Katherine Etinson was the aviator. ". Ralph Coffin showed the Washing ton folk a most unusual stunt at the Washington Horse Show. His steed is 6. wonderful jumping horse, but when he Jumped over a big car with people seated in it and did It with compara tive ease, he provided a thrill for the visitors at the Horse Show. Coffin Bays that his horse can Jump higher when pressed. The horse is thought to be the best high Jumping horse in the country. - A Paris market sells horse moat In stead of beef and, although the sub stitution has not as yet grown popular, the housewife visits the markets and procures her daily supply of meat. A movement for the introduction of horse meat into the American markets was made a nhort time ago, but the epicur eans in this country refused to take a chance and the innovation died out. Parisians show no such antipathy. Russian troops have arrived at Mar seilles. Neither the number nor the route taken by the transports was an ounced, but it is understood that they i-ame by way of the Mediterranean. In this case they must have embarked at Vladivostok or Port Arthur and have come by way of the Sues Canal, as the "White Sea and Baltic ports are closed and the Bardenelles are still held by the Turks. ' The first contingent of Russians were all picked men. Most of them are dec orated with the St. George Cross and some of them have four decorations. Regiments of Russians have arrived eince then in the same unexpected manner. The troops will aid the French and English to turn back the Germans on the "Western front. The oldest hotel in New Tork cele brated its 94th birthday Tuesday. It ia the Eastern Hotel, named after the ehlp Great Eastern, the first ocean monster. The old hotel is still run ning and stands at the very tip of New York's little island. It was orig inally a flour warehouse. A ship cap tain named Cole converted it to a hotel. 3t was the headquarters of many famous characters. Jenny Lind was carried to it on the shoulders of the crowd after she had sung at Castle Garden and she sang "Home; Sweet Home." to her admirers from its door. Daniel Webster once owned an in terest in it. It Is said P. T. Barnum loused the Cardiff Giant there. " The National service camp at Chew Chase Is now In full swing. Prills are ns T TS I'H'IEfeSftt are purely gymnastic, no firearms being in the camp. The work of keeping not only the tents but the company streets in order is done entirely by the women pupils. It is not an unfamiliar sight to see several prominent debutantes of last Winter picking paper from the grass about the officers" tents. All must Ditch in and do their share. Many prominent Washington women are at the camp taking the course of instruction. When Mrs. Barnett. wife of Major-General Barnett, of the Marine corps, enters the camp to stay, she will be Joined by Mrs. Clarke and Mrs. James H. Thompson, wife and daughter of the Speaker. Mrs. Robert Lansing, wife of Secretary of State Lansing, has joined the school and is wearing the regulation $10.60 uniform. Mrs. Lansing is proud to be a "rookie" and is much interested in the work of the camp. Greek dancing, too, has been a feature at Wells College recently. Miss Margaret Pcott. of Pittsburg, and given by. an" oftieer oi the Armjr and Miss Saraa. Merrick, o Hamilton, Canada, recently appeared as Bacchus and a Nymph in a group of Greek dances. DEODORANT FOUND Chicago Man Says Ho Can Improve Motor Car Fuel. CHICAGO, May 11. An invention which may add greatly to the possi bilities of the use of gasoline was demonstrated the other day by the in ventor, Arthur Gershon. of No. 33 West Fourteenth street. e asserts that he has deodorised gasoline with what he calls a liquidized gas. "By the addition of an ounce of this to a 21-gallon can of gasoline perfect combustion Is caused," said the in ventor. "This burns up all--the car bon monoxide in the gas from the ex haust and tho gas loses its noxious odor and becomes harmless. "The perfect combustion keeps the waste and adds to me mneage of the engine. The gasoline remains identi cally the same In specifio gravity and In all other ways. "I claim that the use of my liquid ized, gas will end the public nuisance of powerful gasoline odors from the exhaust, will minimise the smoke-from over-lubrication, will give greater mileage, will end 'gas knocking,' will lengthen the lite of sparking plugs Dy Keeping them clean, longer and will Sharking luuss sleane puts an .end to uave otUer. Advantages, it .wiU also remove the danger of petro-mortls or petrol poisoning." For the past few days one of the three and one-half-ton trucks of the Adams Express Company has been running1 entirely on gasoline contain ing the liquidized gas. The driver, John McMurray, told of the improvement in the power and lack of odor. Ha said there was no danger now of the fumes making the drivers sleep, as there had been before Mr. Gexehon eaya that he san ijian,-. ufacture the liquid commercially and that he is going to make further tests. 12 NEW MAMMALS FOUND Smithsonian Explorer Adds to Libt by Travels In China. SHANGHAI, April 10. Arthur de C Sowerby, who has Just completed a lour of exploration through Northern China foe the SffUttusoniau liifitituuoa,Adv, of Washington, discovered 12 new spe cies of mammals. Mr. Sowerby deliv ered a lecture before the Royal Asiatic Society in Shanghai on his recent re searches In Shansi. Shensi. Kansu and Chi-ll provinces. He accompanied Mr. Anderson, the American collector, on previous trips into the same territory. Before Mr. Anderson began his re searches only 130 varieties of mammals were known to Northern China. Now more than 00 are recognized. Mr. Sowerby's recent trip was chiefly for the purpose of checking up the mam mals already discovered, but in addi tion he found 12 new species. CRAZED DOG ATTACKS GIRL Young Chicagoan's Face and Head Disfigured by Tot. . CHICAGO, May 12. Physicians at tending Miss Elizabeth Vlterna. SI years old, struggled to save her from disfigurement for life as a result of the wounds inflicted on her by her brother's St. Bernard dog. While she was visiting her sister-in-law, Mrs. Helegen Vlterna. 2159 Hasting street, the dog entered the front room and Miss Vlterna sought to pet him as she had often done during the three years the animal had been in the family. For a moment the dog seemed to en Joy the attention and then suddenly became erased and sprang upon the young woman. She scrambled to her feet and fled behind a sewing machine with her slster-ln-law. The St. Bernard leaped repeatedly at her throat, slash ing her side, her face, her neck and her head with his fangs. The screams of the two finally brought the girl's brother, who chased the dog away. rr. G. A. McDowell was summoned. Miss Viterna was carried to her home next door. The dog was taken to the pound. JAPAN'S DEMAND Tokio Investigates Keport Some Is Kcuclilng Germany. TOKIO. April . Tl.e'e is a growing demand in the United States for Japa nese rice, but owing to lack of steam ers the Japanese exporters find it im possible to execute all orders. H'ho price of Japanese rice, including freight and other expenses. Is said to be less than rhat of rice produced in the state of Texas, and because of this ship ments of Japanese rice to the Pacific Coast are brisk. After delivery on the American mar ket part of the rice Is shipped to Eng land and other European countries. The Japanese government is said to be investigating a report that some of it is reaching Germany. Pumlroke Is caused by Invisible violet rays from th mm n1 not hv hent. 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