Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 8, 1916)
16 THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, OCTOBER S, 1916. JEFFERSON HIGH WINS FIRE DRILL Cup Awarded by Public Safety Commission Retained for Another Year. DECISION HARD TO MAKE Washington, and Lincoln Rate bo Highly Winner's Margin Is Small ; School Methods Com mended to Employers. Jefferson High School yesterday was awarded the Public Safety Commission cup for greatest efficiency In fire drill work. The award was made by a com mittee of the Public Safety Commission following tests of fire drills in the sev eral high schools during the last two weeks. Jefferson Hight School won the cup last year also. The committee comprises Fire Chief Dowell, J. P. Jaeger, Arthur M. Church ill and H. P. Coffin. The schools were taken In turn and the fire drills held on a new basis. The distance traveled by the pupils and the number of steps encountered were taken into consideration. Jefferson High School was cleared in the test in just 64 sec onds. Washington High School was cleared in one minute and seven sec onds. " In a lengthy report the committee sets forth its reasons for making the award to Jefferson. The report reads: "The committee was exceedingly gratified at the showing made in these drills; in fact, the three leading high schools have attained a degree of per fection along this line upon which it ; would, be difficult to improve. More over, there Is little to choose between them. Jefferson Leadership 'Winn. "The students at Jefferson were all out of the building In 64 seconds, by a , considerable margin the best time made, and the entire performance was a, splendid exhibition of organization. At Washington It required one minute and seven seconds, or 13 seconds more than at Jefferson, to empty the build ing, and the number of students is con siderably less. But when the smaller number of exits and the greater dis tance to be traveled, and other defects of the Washington High School build ing from this standpoint are taken into consideration, and allowance is made for these on the lines of tables care fully prepared by the City Building In spector, the record at Washington is probably at least equal to that of Jef ferson. "The exceptional work, however, of the fire squad at Jefferson, their seeing that all doors and windows were closed, their checking the running on the stairways and the liberal education which they have acquired to take the extended form of examination, so thoroughly commended themselves to -the committee as to give that school on the whole a shade of sunerioritv in the opinion of the majority of the com mittee. ,'" "Two of the members were in favor oi declaring ine contest a lie Detween Washington and Jefferson, but the others felt that the originality, en thusiasm and leadership in the fire drill movement from the beginning en tinea the jerrerson High School to ad ditional 'consideration and that where there was a tie on other points that this should be decisive. The cup is therefore awarded to Jefferson for another year. Lincoln Drill Excellent. "The drill at Lincoln High School was ho close to the others in point of merit that no considerable distinction could be drawn and the improvement during the last year in the work of both Washington and Lincoln has brought these schools from very poor seconds up to a point where nothing but praise could be offered, by even the most critical. "The committee further express the view hat a limit has been reached in the attempt to get students out, of the building under considerations of speed alone: that the primary consideration is discipline and order: that all rea- ' sonable speed should be made both for the sake of avoiding danger from fire and that students may always feel that they are being taken from the building with the utmost possible speed, and will nave no tendency to rush ahead of the lines and cause panic. "If the present perfection of fire drills ,.' that prevail in these high schools can , be maintained, until the discipline is so perfect and so thoroughly absorbed in . me individual that panic would be lm , possible, the Safety Commission will have attained Its object in these com petitions. Siren Alarm Commended. "They especially commend to other schools, and to the owners of factories. large stores and other places where many people are present at any one time, the careful consideration and the possible adoption of (1) the siren form of Are alarm placed in all three of the high schools above mentioned: (2) the placing at various points throughout ine buiiaing, as has been done at the Washington High School, of a' placard containing Instructions. Thev also rec ommend the use of a blueprint chart snowing the course to be taken by the occupants of each room in fire drill and actual lire, which likewise lias been evolved at the Washington High School. "The fire drill at the new Franklin sehool was carried out under some han dicaps, owing to the fact that a part of the exits were not available, as the building is still in process of construc tion. The work seemed entirely satis- . factory, considering these facts. "The committee is a unit In feeling that factory owners, owners of stores, etc., could most profitably study the -superb work of some of these schools. in providing fire drills for their em ployes. There are many places In Portland where work is carried on un der conditions that some day likely will produce a fire that will cost' many lives. The schools are leading the way to better things, and the committee hopes that this enthusiasm will per meate through the adult community." RETAILERS'MEETING SET Large Attendance Expected in Port land February '19 to 21. The Oregon Retail Merchants' Asso ciation has set February 19-21 as the dates for its 11th annual convention in Portland, and has appointed representa- f lives to visit all parts of the. state and , stir up enthusiasm In the meeting. Leo R. Merrick, secretary of the as- . snciation, will go to the Coos country .Monday with the business men's ex- i .eursion, and It is believed that the re- . titil merchants will respond to the in terest shown In the coming excursion by sending a large delegation to the convention in February. A. M. Gregg, state organizer of the '. association, has already completed trips through Central. Southern Oregon and '. the Willamette Valley and Coast towns 'in the past six weeks, covering more than 4000 miles. I h-, igL I M I I I I K S k . , r - j ' Z-3J ft M T I t ;: - . r Scs i H Y' I 1-1 V ? i - 1 lzZfA t,' 2J r v . - - I 5s:?r - -t y, , 1 tfj&L Uvs" - mw ' ; mmmammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm , J f m&-we -.-A-- . .. - r w priiss.i.-j 4 'u l v: "f : .r NEW VIADUCT COMPLETED BY CITY OX UNION AVENUE AT COST OF $50,000. v " 1 jw .js ifc.. -..nWI, 1' 1 Hi rsr. STIIICTIIRK AS IT SOW APPEARS, FORMING THE CONNECTING LINK BETWEEN UNION AVENL'E AND THE SOUTH APPROACH OF THE INTERSTATE BRIDGE. v Construction of the Union-avenue viaduct, forming the main part of the city's extension of Union avenue to meet the south approach of the Interstate Bridge, is completed except for paving. Paving will be started this week and finished as quickly as possible. 4 The viaduct and approaches have been constructed at a cost of Vppro ximately $50,000, including the paving cost. The bridge is 219 feet long and 68 feet wide, and is built of reinforced concrete. ' The roadway is 41 feet wide, leaving 8 feet on each side for sidewalk space and railing. North of the viaduct is a sand fill 900 feet in length and south of it is a similar fill 200 feet in length. The viaduct is 22 feet high at its highest point, that being the point directly .above the tracks of the O.-W. R. & N. Company. BIG PINE DEAL MADE his opening sermon tomorrow. His family will not come to Lebanon until next week, when Dr. Skipworth's fam ily will vacate the parsonage to take up their residence at Hillsboro, where he has been assigned. Forestry Accepts $340,000 Bid for John Day Timber. TOTAL 124,000,000 FEET Baker Man Makes Purchase for Pa cific States . Investment Com pany 31111 to Be Erected on Tract at Once. A timber sae approximating $340,000 was made by the Government yester day, the timber being on the middle fork of the John Day River. Whitman National Forest, and amounting to 124.- 000,000 feet. The buyer was the Pacific States Timber Investment Company, of which Frank B. Mitchell,, of Baker, is president. Two bids for the timber were opened yesterday at the offices of the Forestry officials in the Beck building by Dis trict Forester Ames. The bid submit ted by Mr. Mitchell was found to be the more advantageous to ine govern ment and it was accepted promptly. Mr. Mitchell, who was present, says his company will put in a mill to cut the timber, work win begin at once on his return, he said. A logging road of about five miles will be built to bring the timber to Austin, where a mill with a capacity of 75.000 feet dally will- be built. A finishing and planing mill will be put in at Baker. The timber just sold by the Govern ment is 92 per cent yellow pine. It covers 14,600 acres in the forest re serve. The bid of Mr. Mitchell s com- Danv was $2.91 per 1000 feet for pine, and 75 cents per 1000 for other woods included in the tract. The sale just made of Government timber is the largest deal in yellow pine to be made in this state this year by the Forest Service ajia one or tne largest transactions in timber of the year. The Pacific States Investment Company is a Minneapolis corporation with considerable holdings on the mid die fork of the John Day River. STANDPIPE CHARGE IS HIT Building Owners Open Fight Against Kire-Protection Policy. , The Portland Association of Building Owners yesterday opened a fight arainst the policy of the City Water Bureau making a monthly charge for water supplied to fire standplpes inside buildings. A letter was filed with City Auditor Barbur by the association ask ing the Council to remove this charge It is contended that the inside stand pipe is of no service and requires no supply of water except when there is a fire. The same, it is contended, is true of the hydrants along the streets, and that the expense of keeping water in both should be borne by the city. It is said to be contrary to sound public policy to make a charge for fire pro tection of this sort. Lebanon Pastor Arrives. I LEBANON, Or., Oct. 7. (Special! Rev. Frank James, who was recently appointed to the pastorate of the ideal Methodist Episcopal Church, arrived irom I'oriiana touay ana wui preaca BABY SHOW CLOSES FAIR 1 Beverly Bronson Wins Eastern Clack amas Honors at Estacada. ESTACADA. Or.. Oct. 7. (Special.) The Eastern Clackamas County Fair closed here Friday with a baby show. one of the features of the big annual exhibit, and a. rather one-sided football game, the first of the season. The baby show winner was Beverly Bronson, the 1-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bronson. The football game between Estacada High School and Franklin High, of Portland, resulted in a 4-to-0 victory for the latter. Other events of the day were ad dresses by Professor Hart, of Reed Col lege, and County Superintendent of Schools Calavan. LIGHT AT 1C PER NIGHT The Sunshine Safety Iamp Co., 602 Factory Bldg., Kansas City, Mo., has new portable gasoline lamp which gives the most powerful home light in th world a blessing to every home not equipped with gas or electricity. 300 Candle Power at 1 cent per night. This remarkable lamp has no wick and no chimney, is absolutely safe and gives such universal satisfaction they are sending it to any person in the U. S. on 15 days' free trial. If you want to try it send them your name and address at once. Adv.. Roscburg Man Is Missing. ROSEBURG, Or., Oct. 7. (Special.) The Roseburg officers are making an effort to locate Charles Standclin. of this city, who disappeared from his home here last Wednesday night. Standcliff is about 21 years old and had lived in Roseburg practically all his life. The officers are of the opinion that be Joined the Sells-Floto circus, and a letter of inquiry has been sent to the management of that show. HOTEL OPENING SET Multnomah to Begin Business With Elaborate Programme. MANY PARTIES ARRANGED Dinner to Inez MUIiolland Bois- sevain Is One of Biggest Fra tures Big Corps of Decora tors, Etc., Finish Work. The formal Opening of the Multnomah Hotel after many weeks in which large corps of decorators, upholsterers, paint ers, furnishers, carpenters, mechanics and Janitors have been busy almos night and day is scheduled for Tuea day.' An elaborate programme has been arranged for the celebration of the went- A dinner to Inez Milholland Boissevain given by the Woman's party and at which 500 places have been re served, will be given in the assembly hall on this date and a ball will be given by the Gul Reazee Grotto Band at the same time In the grand ball room. The opening of the Arcadian garden will also take place on this occasion. Representatives of Portland commer clal organizations, seeing in the re opening of the hostelry significant evl dence of Portland's return to prosper ity, are planning to be in attendance, and many private dinner parties are also on the schedule. Two Orchestra Encaged Permanently, Two orchestras have been permanent ly engaged by the management of th hotel, and a full evening's concert will be given in the main lobby on th opening night. The contract for th llli r -TTF? MT!T.TTmTAH will PtnWish liliS '"1 iiiiijixiinL HE MULTNOMAH will establish and maintain its reputation as "Another of America's Excep tional Hotels." Residents of Port land and travelers from the world over will be welcomed after Tues day, October 10th, 1916. Opening the 1916 season on Tuesday night, the Gul Pweazee Grotto Band will hold a Ball in the Grand Ballroom at 8 o'clock. A Banquet in honor of Mrs. William Kent and Inez Mulholland will be given by the Na tional Woman's Party in the Assembly Hall, with covers set for five hundred persons. 3?. A special opening Dinner at $2.00 per cover will be served at 6:30 P. M. in the Arcadian Gardens. Reservations for tables should be made with Mr. Thompson, Superintendent of Service (Broadway 4080). The Royal Purple -and Imperial Russian Orchestras have been permanently engaged by the Multnomah Hotel. They will play daily in the hotel dining-rooms and Arcadian Gardens. HARRY E. STINSON, Manager. season includes a full symphony con cert in the lobby every Sunday even ing, while music will be furnished dur ing the regular hours in the Arcadian gardens. The Multnomah Royal Purple Orchestra and the Imperial Russian Or chestra are the two organizations which will furnish music. The work of beautifying and refur nishing the interior of the hotel has called for the services of many experts. The decorative scheme of the lobby and adjacent balls on the lower floor has been entirely changed and a far more agreeable set of color harmonizations has been obtained. Upholsterers have been at work on the furnishings for the lobby and have recovered all of the chairs and davenports. New seats and Tfcpglngs have been added to improve the appearance and add to the comfort of the lobby. Growing- Plants Inaitalled. In place of artificial flowers, seta of SO-foot palms and numerous Jars of growing ferns and greens have been added to the lobby and mezzanine floor. After remaining lifeless since Janu- uary the rehabilitation of the 660 guest rooms has required the most thorough cleaning: -and repairing work. Vacuum cleaners have been employed In every room and hallway kalsomlners and pa perers have gone over every wall, car penters have gone over all of the wood work, while tinirhers have renewed all of the furniture in all of these rooms. Corps of housmaids and cleaners have gone thoroughly into every corner and have washed every inch of the hotel from top to bottom. Even the ceilings have been washed. LETTER CAUSES ARREST Married Chauffeur's Message to Girl Is Considered, Improper. Roy N. KUbey. a chauffeur of the city, aged 25, was arrested late Friday night by the office of United States Marshal Montag on the charge of hav ing sent obscene letters through the mails. It is charged that Klsbey. a married man. became enamoured of Miss Edna Schubert, of this city, with whom he spent much time, to the neglect of his own family. Miss Schubert visited in Mosier, Or., some time ago, and It was while fche was there thnt the alleged obscene letter was written to her by Klsbey. As Federal authorities feared the ac cused man might leave the state, they decided to hold him for grand jury in vestigation. Ills bond was fixed at $500. which wa furnished by his em ployer. - OSWEGO IS TO NOMINATE Mayor Wilson Is Possible Candidate for He-election. OSWEGO. Or, Oct. 7. c Special.) Friday. October 19, is the time set for the npmlnation of city officers of Os wego. Mayor King Wilson is a possible candidate, and J. Frank Huffman is a candidate fpr the same office. For the Council. George Thomas and William Boyd have announced them selves. Henry Koehler will run again for City Recorder. Dr. Rossiter. pres ent Treasurer, has already served two successive terms and is thereby dis qualified from running again. The fnited States In 191S produced O.V, or.t tons of load. Special Suggestions for The Care of the Skin tB ; If Your Face or Hands Are Roughed or Chapped or Have a Tendency to Eczema, Try These Suggestions. Old Man "Hard Luck" claims seven in every j g- thousand for accidental injury, according to 3 - - statistics. He won't get you by the wet or slip- pery sidewalk route if you'll slip-proof your heels with Spring Steps. The good old Red Plug foils him. Besides there's the comfort and S . economy of Spring Steps to be consideredi 3 AS sizes gray or Ian 50 cents alt ached s CX CM r T1 er . jrux jiorco. ana xtepaxr &nops everywhere Save to For the name of your dealvr and 30c we will mrait you prepaid 3 par lea of Taily-bo quality ' Pt&vlne rrl ih.r would con you &oe "Sprini-Stcp 105 Federal Strewt. Boatoa. The Kind ytx With the Q. v n i n .... i i-rriv p1. t . , - m a, tf . T-tfirt i if-'"" fi Mir m a- "I'rTamt n i BEN'ETOL, is the most powerful, harmless germicide known in all the medical world. Not only Is Benetol a marvelous preparation because of its germicidal powers, but it deserves equal fame as a heallnar agent. Because of these two properties. Benetol is sold in various con venient forms. Among these Is to be particularly recommenced Benetol Ointment and Benetol Powder. Both of these preparations are of course in tended for skin troubles and to preserve the hands, face and body in the most perfect possi ble condition of skin health. With women, this question of skin health Is one of the most important of toilette problems. So many cold creams and lotions are found Irritating to sensitive slrins. that Benetol Oint ment Is proving a most welcome substitute. In fact, Benetol Ointment, because of its peculiar instant healing properties. Is being used by a small - army of women in preference to cold creams. As a curative agent for pimples, eczema, roughness, chap, sunburn and other skin trou . bles. Benetol Ointment is so far ahead of any other cream or ointment that there is really no comparison to be made. And Benetol Powder is In fact the only healing. enraUve. antlarptle powder that is offered (so far as we know). Both the Ointment and the Powder contain the active principles of BEN'ETOL. This la the secret of their wonderful .properties and ex Plains why they are not to be compared with any other ointments pr powders on the market because none other contains BENETOL, If you have any skin troubles try theso preparations and If after one week you have not found Mhem many times better than any thing else you ever used, take the remaining part of the packages back to your druggist and get your money back in full. ' This Is a plea for you to try Benetol prepara tions at our expense and you assume no risk whatever. If you are a man and shave yourself, use Benetol Ointment and Benetol Powder after shaving. Try them for only one morning and you will never be without them again. If a barber shaves you. take him a package of each and ask him to use them on your face. Then you will be poaltlvely Inxnred against barber's itch or any contagious skin trouble. . 25 5)i .t.OO Benetol Preparation Sold by .All Dragslata aa Follow i BE.VETOL 1-ounce bottles in red cartons.... 3-ounce bottles in red cartons.... SH-ounce bottles in red cartons.. 15-ounce bottles In red cartons... Benetol Ointment In red cartons at 25. 50r. and Sl.OO Benetol Tooth Cream In red cartons... UTio Benetol Catarrh Jelly in red cartons.. i;5f Benetol Powder, for the skin. In red -arton. 3J5 Full direction for the use of these articles packed in every carton. CAliTIOi Always InsiMt that your druggixt supply you with Benetol in the original red cartons. Benetol products are sold hy all druggists. If you experience any difficulty in procuring your Benetol tcants, simply enclose the price and trritc direct to The Benetol Company Henetol Bldg. Minneapolis, Minn.