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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, SEPTE3IBER IT. 1916. PORTLAND IS ASKED FOR TOBACCO FUND Overseas Club Back of Move ment to Supply Belgian Soldiers With Weed. STIMULANT IS NEEDED Men In Trenches Urgently Call for Tobacco to Steady Their Nerves. Smoking Declared a Bless ing in War Time. Portland has added another war con tribution to her list. This time it is tobacco for the Belgian soldiers. Or ganization of a committee to take charge of the contributions and the naming of a depositary for the funds received have been effected as a result of the visit to the city yesterday of Francis It. Jones, organization secre tary of the Overseas Club of London. The explanation of the fund is best given by Mr. Jones. "The reason for the creation of the Belgian Soldiers' Tobacco Fund is the truly painful circumstances in which the soldiers of Belgium are placed. The people of all the other countries at war are in a position to help their fighting men by sending them various comforts, to make their lot more bear able. This the Belgian people cannot do. "One of the surprises of the Euro pean war is the realization that to bacco, instead of being a luxury or the evil that many good people thought it, is actually a necessity in modern war fare. Soldiers who are smokers, but have no means of procuring tobacco, suffer much misery, added to their other hardships. Almost from the be ginning of hostilities letters came from men at the front urgently calling for tobacco to steady their nerves, to re lieve the monotony of trench life, to make their pain more bearable when wounded, or to console them while lan guishing in hospitals. Belgians Great Smokera. "As a result tobacco and cigarettes have been added to the regular rations of the fighting men by the govern ments at war, with the notable excep tion of Belgium. She had more need to do this than almost any other nation, for the Belgians always have been great smokers, and now as soldiers have suffered keenly from the lack of the tobacco to which they were ac customed. "Baron de Brocqueville. the Belgian Prime Minister and Minister of War, relates that recently, when the choice between better food and no tobacco, or the inclusion of tobacco with their ra tions was proposed to the men of the army they replied almost unanimously, Give us worse food if you like, but let us have tobacco.' But the Belgian government, itself transferred to foreign soil and financ ing all its undertakings by loans, is hard enough put to supply food and clothing to the soldiers and has not felt able to supply them tobacco, despite the urgent need. "The soldiers themselves cannot buy it out of the few cents a day they re ceive as pay, and their families and friends, who are either living in exile and on charity in England, Holland or France, or under German domination in Belgium, cannot send this solace which the men crave. Smoking; la Relief. "Whether tobacco is good or not does not enter into the question. There is abundant evidence that smoking is not only a blessed relief to the soldiers, but is a real necessity. Think of the terrific nerve strain; think of the wounded heroes lying for hours before they can be removed to a hospital; think of the hospitals themselves; think of the soldiers in their trenches or dugouts on the sand dunes of Flan ders facing the biting blasts from the North Sea, many of them standing day after day in water up to their knees! Who will deny these men the legitimate comfort they find in smoking, when 26 cents will provide a soldier with a week's supply of tobacco and cigarettes. "It will take a lot of tobacco, and consequently a large amount of money, to supply the need. Although through special arrangements made with the manufacturers we are able to send twice as much tobacco as a private in dividual could purchase at retail and send to the front, 25 cents worth a week is none too large a quantity for each man. Yet even that means an ex penditure of $50,000 per week to keep up the supply. "It seems like a big sum, hut surely it will not be a hard task to raise the money when one considers that if 200.000 smokers will each give 25 cents a week or a dollar month the thing is done. Out of the millions of smokers in the United States there are, I am sure, 200,000 who willingly will do this. Americana Respond Cheerfully. '"The news has spread that this Bel gian Soldiers' Tobacco Fund Is being raised, and wealthy people, and many of humble means but with equally CHURCH AND STATK LEND PATRONAGE TsO ORGANIZATION THAT SEEKS TO RAISE TOBACCO FUND FOR BELGIAN SOLDIERS. AftMVlftMt M HAUMCS gNiiiiiiaii miMfcr I -w5V' , : V s lit -T. T'f V t lit - tAtacr . . V O a al h- f " i A J-'- . KING ALBERT AM) CARDINAL MERCIGR INDORSE THE BELGIAN - SOLDIERS TOBACCO Fl'SD. The King's? letter was written to Counted d'Oultremont. a member of the Belgian committee. The cardinal's letter, was sent to Count Alex van der fategen de bchrleck. who was largely Instrumental in inducing the Over Seas Club to organize the fund. ' . , . . generous hearts, already are respond ing cheerfully and liberally. This is an appeal which goes right to the heart or every smoker, and of every person who knows what it means to be de prived of a thing that is wanted very badly. "We have prepared collecting books for the convenience of people who wish to circulate them among sympathetic friends, and these, as well as circulars with blank fill-in forms which make contributing easy, may be obtained by writing to the New York headquarters, in the Flatiron building, where further information concerning the movement will be given. We already are .en couraged in the belief that, this appeal of the Belgian soldiers to the generosity of the American people will meet with a very generous response." In acceding to the request to act as patron of the Belgian Soldiers' Tobacco Fund, Kilg Albert of Belgium wrote to Countess d'Oultremont, Princess de Llgne, who is a member of the com mittee. Following is a translation of his letter: Madame: I have Just received the letter In which you aek me to gve my patronage to the laudable work of the Overseas Club, which is about to raise a fund in the United States for" the purpose of furnishing to bacco to the Belgian soldiers. I am most happy to have my name associated with those who thus devote themselves to the well-being and comfort of our brave de fenders. Please accept, madame, an ex pression of my grateful esteem. (Signed) ALBERT. Cardinal Mercter Helpa. Cardinal Mercier has also given his patronage and addressed a letter to Count Alexander van der Stegen de Schrieck. another member of the Euro pean committee, who is one of the Belgian refugees who fled to London after their property was confiscated early in the war. It was he who first appealed to the Overseas Club to raise a fund to supply tobacco to the soldiers of his country. The Cardinal's letter, written in English, is the more charm ing because of its peculiarities or idiom. It follows: Dear Gentlemen: If Belgium could hear so far with courage the terrible trial which Divine Providence sends us it has been because of the brotherly help of the gen erous American people. With an exquisite delicacy, the whole American Nation come to us, taking care of all our needs, engaging our least wishes. And see here, once more that generosity appears as a charming present to our valiant soldiers who struggle for the defence of our rights and our liberty. The remembrance of so many good turns will remain forever printed in the memory of our people, and wo will look: with eager ness to the day when we shall be able to prove to England and the States our deep gratitude. Once more, dear gentlemen, I rive you the assurance of our feelings of admiration and deep thankfulness. (Signed) . J. CARDINAL MERCIER, Archbishop of Mallnes. Hon. Joseph H. Choate has accepted the presidency of the American organ ization of the Belgian Soldiers' Tobacco Fund, and among the vice-presidents are some of the most prominent men in the United States. Governor withy combe, of Oregon, is one of the Gov ernors In the list of vice-presidents. LIFE IN ARCTIC TRYING .Continued from Page 0.) word of Stefansson, but we hope to before this month is over. "Today is Friday. Monday the sec ond officer of the Polar Bear is going DR. MARK MATTHEWS TO SPEAK FOR OREGON DRY Noted Seattle Divine Will Make Address Against Proposed Amendment Permitting Breweries to Manufacture Four Per Cent Beer. HOW a preacher and a politician played the game until It was "hoss an' hoss" and then doubled up in preaching and practicing civic righteousness will be a part of the ad dress by Rev. Mark A. Matthews, D. D., pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Seattle, which he has built up to one of the largest memberships in the world, at the White Temple Fri day night, September 22. When Hi Gill was elected Mayor on the platform of a wide-open city over Dr.. Matthews' opposition, the politi cian was on top. When the Mayor was recalled, the preacher was on top. When Gill was elected Mayor again, apparently the . preacher was worsted. But then Gill began a crusade of en forcement of the dry law which outdid Carrie Nation, and on his 50th birthday he preached the following sermon: "It is a fine thing to be whipped when you are on the wrong side, and it is a finer thing to get it into your blood that the whipping was deserved and get over on the right, side. . Since I now have the law behind me, I am making the best fight I know how-to make to give the coming generation a better chance than we had. I want to help hurry the time of National prohi bition. I want to see the whole world dry." This story will be woven into Dr. Matthews' address against the proposed amendment opening Oregon breweries for the manufacture, sale and delivery of beer containing 4 per cent or less of alcohol. Dr. Matthews, famous as the "Tall Fir of the Northwest." is one of the most noted orators of America. Stand- ................... h m , Ii A 3 f Js" ' It Dr. Mark A. Matthewa, Seattle, Who Is to Speak In Portland Next Friday. ing nearly seven feet tall, he is a strik ing figure. His fights to clean up Seat tle have made him nationally famous, even before he was chosen general moderator, the highest position in the Presbyterian Church. - over to Banks Land to hunt. He is go ing to see if he cannot show Gonzoles something. I hope he does, because we have been out of fresh meat ever since I have been here. Of course you knew we are hunting for caribou or musk-ox. either one. But most of the caribou migrate to the mainland in the Winter and only a few roaming bands are left. Your only chance in the Winter is to run across one of these bands. The chances are slim. More later. One of Party Dead. "Monday. Well, the brave hunters got off this morning and we all' wish them good luck, because if they do not get meat soon someone is goinr to get scurvy and when that starts something is going to happen. "1 do not remember whether I have written of it or not before, but In No vember the second engineer died of heart disease. One death in a Winter is plenty. "The weather is very fine now, about zero and around there. The sun is very bright, and every time we go out of the house, snow glasses are necessary. It would not --take very long to get snow blind here. "If we could only get a bear now and then we would be all right, but the bears fight shy of this place. There are no seals here that is the reason. I am Just writing these worts to pass time. If we go out next Summer you will not get them. Maybe not then. Will write more later when there is something to write. 1 "Sunday, April 23. Well, today is Sunday and I am lying in my bunk, taking it easy. None of the natives work on Sunday. They He and steal and swear but do not work. Grave-Digging Lonjr Delayed. "A couple of days ago we started to dig the grave, for Jones. It is a slow job because we have to thaw the ground out with fire. Jones is now in the hold of the ship, in cold storage as it were. . ' "It is snowing most all of the time now and for several days the temper ature has not been below zero. I guess Summer is getting close. Any time of the night you can read a paper out side. If we could only get some meat. "Thursday, April 27. Well. I have a little time now before turning in, so will write another line or two. Yes terday we went over to Banks Land to get some deer meat that had been killed by Seymore. We went over yes terday, 25 miles, and today we got home. We have been living high on tuk tu (deer). "Wilkins, the second in command of the expedition, got here a few days-ago' from the North Star on the north md of Banks Land. He had Just left Stef ansson, who started for tne i.ew land. And the most important message he brought us was an order to go to Win ter Harbor on Melville Island and build Winter quarters as soon as the ice goes out. So you see we have another Winter of it. "To tell the truth, I do not want to stay, but there is a good chance to make some money, so I guess I will stay. We can go out if want to, though. By the way. Wilkins says he heard Stefansson raised my pay to 9 75 per. It may not be true, but I hope so. Ice Cream Is Enjoyed. "We have been having Ice cream quite often and there is some left to night from supper, so I am going to have some now. More later. "April 28. Well, everybody Is writ ing letters now that we know that we are going to stay another Winter, so I think I will finish this soon and get it ready to go out with whoever goes. "We have not enough fuel for the schooner to get out, at least that is the general opinion. A gojd many of this party say that if we get to Win ter Harbor we will have to walk out. I am somewhat of that opinion, too. "Seymore is going this Spring to Cape Kellet and. to Herschel Island if some ship comes there. So are all of the nativee going, I think. That will leave only a few of us to stay next Winter. By the way, when we go out we are going to the East, to Ottawa, I think. Then I am going to New York from there and come home from there. Of course, these things might cot come to pass, but if they do it will be a chance for me to see a little of the East. "I Just went up and built a fire in Jones' grave and today will finish it A fire going all day will thaw out the ground for about 18 Inches. Mr. Wil kins is going, within two or three days, down the coast 75 or 80 miles to the Kokmoliks to take some movies. I would like to go. but I guess there is not much chance. No Nevra Received. "Every morning when we get up, someone spring this: 'I would give $20 for this morning's paper' and we would, too. Tbts going without news Is not what it is cracked up to be. "There are some great arguments here. Everybody is English, but some take up the i3irman side just to start an argument Every night there is a game of -cards. Then we all turn In and read Will Woodrlng's Posts. They are a Godsend. "Well, lunch is over, so will write a little more. I am going to write a letter to Mrs. Mills and a couple more. "I have Just written to Mrs. Mills and that and this letter are all I am going to write. I am going to bring this letter to a close now, so I will now hope in silence that you folks are all O. K. I am not going to write to McMinnville or any other place, but this letter will do. "So will close, with love, "LORXB. "Address Canadian Arctic Expedition. Naval Service. Ottawa, Canada." Patron Pleased With Room Adds 50 Cents to Own Bill. E. M. Cole, Suicar Maarnate of I'tah. Seta Clerka at Cornelius Ilubhiig Their Eyes. EM. COLE, superintendent of the Amalgamated Sugar Company at Lewiston, Utah, appeared in the role of a genuine Santa Claus to the Cor nelius Hotel yesterday. As & result of the little drama staged there, in which Mr. Cole played the leading part, the clerks at that hostelry are still rubbing their eyes to find out if they are asleep. Mr. Cole arrived in Portland from Los Angeles and San Francisco Friday night and took a room at the Cornelius, paying for it in advance. Yesterday morning, before he left for Lewiston, Mr. Cole appeared at the desk. "I owe you four-bits," he is quoted as having said. When asked to explain himself he declared that the room was worth that much more and that he always- felt like paying obligations of that char acter. Mr. Cole expressed himself as very well pleased with the state of Oregon, declaring it to be an empire in itself. II. B. Thorsnes, formerly in charge of the New Houston Hotel at Sixth and Everett streets, has succeeded A. E. Holcombe as chief clerk of the Oregon. Mr. Holcombe recently went to Seattle. Mr. Thorsnes has been in Portland since 1905. He was for a time night clerk at the Oregon previous to taking charge of the New Houston. Dr. H. C. Epley, Salem dentist, with Mrs. Epley and a party of Salem friends, arrived in Portland from the capital city yesterday by automobile and are registered, at the Seward. They re ported a pleasant drive, the roads at the present time being in fairly 'good shape. Besides Dr. and Mrs. Epley. the party Included Mrs. Grant, Miss Laura Grant and Mrs. McGllchrist. Ashland Telephone Ijtne Extended. ASHLAND. Or., Sept. 16. (Special.) The Valleyvlew Extension is the name of a new rural telephone line in the Myer Creek neighborhood, north west of Ashland. Its Initial service wll accommodate a dozen families with many additions in due season. Electric light facilities bid fair to follow In the wake of the telephone enterprise, current to be furnished by the California-Oregon Power Company from ita Gold Ray unit. Unparalleled Suit Offer For One Week Only Genuine Guaranteed . All Wool Serge MADE TO ORDER I will tailor a suit to your own measure from your choice of the newest woolens for only $25, made to order. Compare this suit with any $35 or $40 suit you ever saw, and if it don't equal it I don't want one cent of your money. RAY BARKHURST Portland's Leading Tailor Cor. Sixth and Stark BREWERY ISSUE ARGUED AMENDMENT WOULD PROTECT IN DUSTRY, SAYS C. E. S. WOOD. German General Dies. AMSTERDAM, via London. Sept. IS. General H. E. A. Gaede. the commander-in-chief of the German forces in Upper Alsace, is dead after an opera tion, according to a telegram received from Freiburg. Other Speaking at Luncheon of Civic Lensrae Favor Absolute Prohibi tion In Oregon. "We are trying to protect Oregon In dustry by putting the Oregon brewer on an equal footing with the brewer of other states, and we are working for temperance by trying to substitute mild, non-intoxicating beer for the stronger liquors which are imported under the present prohibition law," said C. E. S. Wuoft, addressing tie Civic League yesterday at its luncheon at the Portland, in behalf of the so-called "Brewers' Amendment." "You can't prevent the sale of liquor in Oregon so long as it is being made In other states," said Seneca Fouts, ad vocating that the existing law on pro hibition be left as it stands. "If you are after complete prohibition, you have to go at it gradually. Prevent the manufacture in Oregon, and as soon as you add another state to the dry list, prevent the manufacture in it. When you have all of the states in the Union your problem is solved. But you can't make prohibition absolute in any state until that time." "Many men who are opposing the absolute prohibition amendment that we are urging." said J. P. Newell, state chairman of the Prohibition central committee, "urged us not to launch the Prohibition campaign in 1914, saying that the state was not ripe for It yet. Maybe they were wrong then and are right now, but I believe that the men who were right then are right now, and that Oregon is ripe for complete prohibition." "Anyhow," he added, "If anyone com plains about the fight being raised at this time, remember that it was not the prohibitionists who started it, but the brewers. We were willing to wait two years, until they began to try to put over the brewers' amendment." VIADUCT ISNEARLY READY Union Avenue Approach to Bridge Will Be Finished This Week. Before the end of this wefck the new Union avenue viaduct connecting with MODERN WOODMEN SOON TO HAVE NEW QUARTERS Building, Elaborately Equipped, Is First of Kind in State and Clubrooms Features. -Dance Floor JW. SIMMONS, deputy bead con sul for Oregon, has been an active worker with the plans which are culminating In the new building of Rose City Camp, No. 6466, Modern Woodmen of America, which is rapidly nearing completion at the corner of Eleventh and Burnside streets. Mr. Simmons h.-is been the chief rep resentative of the head lodge in Ore gon for 17 years, and has been instru mental in building up the membership of the Modern Wooodmen from a few struggling camps to one of the strong est and best known lodges In the state. He is to have headquarters in the new building, where he will be ready to re ceive visitors at all times. The new building, when completed, will be the permanent home of the local camps of the Modern Woodmen of America and several other organi zations, and is the first of its kind to be constructed in the state. It is ex pected to be a forerunner, however, of several other similar undertakings which are now under way. The two lower floors of the build ing will be occupied by a printing es tablishment, while the third floor will be entirely devoted to lodge hall, club rooms, anterooms, and lockers. The main hall will be one of the largest in the city, and the latest approved ballroom floor with which it has been provided will render It ideal for danc ing. Particular attention has been given in the specifications to the ban quet hall, dressing-rooms and cloak rooms for the accommodation of the women's auxiliary organizations. The perfection of the plans which re sulted in the erection of this building is due in great measure to the efforts of Neighbors Meadows, Uarllogton, WOODMAN WHOSE WORK IS IMPORTANT iX CULMINAT ING PLANS. FOR NEW LODGE BUILDING. it . i n J -A 4 J. W. Simmons, Deputy Head Con aul for Oregon, Modern Wood men of America. the south approach of the Interstate bridge will be completed. Reports at the Public Works Department yester day showed that the work is all fin ished but a little cleaning up. Work is drawing to a close also on the con struction of the approaches to the span. It Is expected that work of paving the viaduct and the approaches will start the latter part of this week or the first of next week. The tempor ary viaduct used by street cars will be abandoned for new tracks now being laid. MOOSE TEMPLE PLANNED Rnlldin? May Be Announced Soon for fourth and Taylor. rians to erect a Moose Temple on the lodge property at the northwest cornor of Fourth and Taylor streets, purchased for that purpose about two years ago. were revived at a meeting of the building committee of the Loyal Order of Moose Friday night. Mem bers of the committee say some def inite announcement as to the building programme may be expected within a week or 13 days. The present plans call for a three story building, with a number of stores on the first floor, club rooms on the second floor and a meeting hall with a 20-foot ceiling on the third floor. The site embraces 8300 square feet of land for which the lodge paid approxi mately $80,000. Welfare Leagne Meets Tuesday. The Alberta Welfare League will meet Tuesday night In the Vernon school house. Three to five. Candidates will be there and spea'k. The public is invited. . F. S. STANLEY DEAD APOPLEXY FATAL TO WIFE OF PORTLAND LUMBERMAN. Residence In Oreiroa Datea to 1SD2 and Family of Three Children Survives. Mrs. Ruth M. Stanley, wife of Fred S. Stanley, died suddenly yesterday morn ing in her home at 771 Park avenue. Death was caused by a stroke oC apoplexy. She was the wife of Fred S. Stanley, president of the Stanley Smith Lumber Company. Born in West Milton, N. T-, April IS. 1866, she was wedded to Mr. Stanley in 1888. at Glen Falls. N. Y. In 1892 they located in Oregon, at La Grande and have been residents of this state ever since. Some years ago they cam to this city. Mrs. Stanley is survived by her hus band and three children. George B. Stanley. Frederick Stanley. Jr., and Miss Cornelia Stanley. Funeral arrangements had not be annouitced at a late hour yesterday. BENT. Or, Sept. 16. (Special.) Mrs. Fred S. Stanley, the news of whose sudden death in Portland was received here today, was well known in this section where she had visited frequent ly. Mr. Stanley is president of the Central Oregon Irrlgationi Company which formerly had its headquarters here, and is also Interested in the Stanley ranch which is situated in the alfalfa section east of Bend and op erated by a cousin, 8. H. Stanley. Mrs. Stanley spent several weeks at the ranch last Summer. Geddart. Vollmer. Richanbach and Hinch. who worked in co-operation with Mr. Simmons. "THE AURORA" A CASTIRON HEATER. THE QUALITY OF BRIDGE, BEACH & CO.'s STOVES IS THE RESULT OF 77 YEARS' SUCCESSFUL EXPERIENCE IN MANUFACTURING. NONE BETTER CAN BE MADE THEY LAST LONGER THAN OTHERS. IN THE LONG RUN, CHEAPER. WE CARRY A LARGE STOCK FROM WHICH TO MAKE YOUR SELECTIONS. ANDIRONS SPARK GUARDS FIREPLACE SCREENS FIRE SETS BASKET GRATES PERFECTION OIL HEATERS Honeyman Hardware Co. FOURTH AT ALDER. 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