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.
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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
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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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