V THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JANUARY 21, 191?.. PLACES AND PERSONS FIGURING IN NEWS ARE PICTURED . ' Florida Gets Winter Tourists Who Usually Go Abroad Ruin of War Is Seen Over Vast Territory in Europe. , ' 4 if- - - - .... . 1114 1 " i ' - ill . 1 Police JFooA-fe- Sm&71 Bit of Z)ev3Zt3.i&d Europe, x . ..a hrr- : i-i-t ' i 1 vi- Ti T i- - " .v-L 7 , ;r - ' IsirJOV Sfl ji r " U ill' ! I t 1 V II 1 1 1 . , zz-Z " - - - 7-- rtS UB I v If -I VU' 5 ? V $ ! II r ifTll j j! 1u l-i I i 1 1 1 t' II I'" - V- "-tUr-l f f . I V" - .. .i ' V P - M " : ...v.. ::!.-:. .ft;jf A- -. - Ji c ' : i v" ". a wi' " iV - Vf"-v -S t ' i JL stained soldlera fresh from the trenrhes - , 'tft . ' - w " J"64- ffV V ? 7 I have seen the daughter of th. Earl , 'L V f f s." 4 J f . Leicester waiting on the men. Our j',. ; Jri y I "Mt helpers have Included Princes. Vlc- -w''"St,t'"T- r-' " llliTl 1 II . ; i 1 ' II Cork XeWSppcr Suspends. - L M X- y 3 I Messrs. Bob Flthian and Jake Proeb-'. a. l'-m,'i 1 Z.7irn Y ' fj' WINTER excursionists cut off from Switzerland. Egypt. Algeria and Spain are flocking to Florida and It will have a record list of visitors this year. One of the wonders which Florida boasts is the concrete railroad Ibuilt over the coral reefs which form the Florida Keys and lead to Key West on the way to Havana. The ruin of war is seen on the west ern front where a road is flanked by srhastly -stumps and shattered remains of what were once trees. The fields on all sides are covered with heaps and mounds of wrecked houses, torn fences, and debris of all sorts. Twelve husky young police rookies are undergoing a series of diet tests to determine a way for reducing the cost of living. The men are probationary members of the New York police de partment. The test is'being made in an effort to find a way iri'-which the aver age family may mak a dollar go fur ther than it does at the present time. The men have pledged themselves not to eat between meals. The first meal for the 12 men, roughly estimated, cost 1.20. , John D. Rockefeller, Jr., has bought the Billings estate and adjoining prop erty to the extent of 67 acres in all and it is reported that he will present the whole to the city of New York for a public park. The Billings house was built by the millionaire horseman. C. K. O. Billings, on the highest point of land in New York City, Fort Washington Heights, overlooking the Hudson River. The approach was built from Riverside Drive only two years ago at a cost of 250,000. Mr. Rockefeller is said to have paid 15.000,000 for this and the adjoin ing property. If not presented to the city, it Is said it may be made a re stricted residence section. It is reported that the Lloyd George administration proposes to have British merchant ships make Halifax instead of New York their western port, be cause of the shorter route and the . greater ease in guarding the ships fn transit. Halifax is the chief city of Nova Scotia and has one of the finest Harbors on the Atlantic. Sidney D. Farrar. father of Geraldlne Farrar. was once first baseman on the Philadelphia Nationals. Sidney Farrar followed a variety of occupations be fore he became widely known as the parent of America's most famous opera singer. He was for ten years a member of the old Philadelphia Nationals and could pull down flies and pick up can nonball grounders as quickly as any man on the diamond. Canadian women war workers, are adopting the practical overall costume, following the lead - of their American cousins. Women in Canada are more and mo.e taking the place of men in many of the munition factories where It is found difficult to keep anywhere near the full staff owing to the num ber of men who join the army and are sent overseas. ; The Kaiser received his troops at Verdun while peace overtures were made by Germany. Little has been heard of the Kaiser's activities during the past few months, but he is still visiting the different, fronts, instilling new vigor and courage In the troops. TWO NEW YORK AUTOMOBILE SHOWS CENTER OF INTEREST (Continued From First Pe.) Leon Hall,- has been appearing in playlet called "A House of Cards" at the Palace Vaudeville this past week. , The first step toward establishing community drama' centers was taken at the beginning of the new year, when two of the five planned in the five boroughs of Manhattan were Initi ated. There are four courses, dra matic, folk dancing, morris dancing and classic dancing. . . Two of the society leaders of the metropolis gave large dances on the same night of this week. Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt 'gave a dinner, followed by dancing, at their home. No. 677 Fifth avenue, for their daughter and son, which was the last of a series of reunions the younger set have had, during their midwinter vacation. The dinner was for 80 sub-debutantes and young men. not yet out of college, and these were Joined later by an. equal number for the dancing and late sup per. The other dance was that which Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Astor gave for Hiss Alice Huntington, the debutante sister of the hostess. This was the first large affair given In the Astor home, at No. 840 Fifth avenue, in over 10 years. The original 400 of New York society must have increased with the passing years, for there were 1000 invitations to this latest dance. In addition to the dan cing there was bridge playing for those who preferred that diversion ana the midnight supper was served at small tables. An engagement recently announced In this city which will be of local in terest is that of Miss Margaret Nich ols, daughter of Bishop and Mrs. Will lam Ford Nichols, of San Francisco. Mies Nichols made her debut three years ago In the Bay City. Her fiance is Edward Clark. Jr., whose father is president of the Homestake Mining Company and active in the manage ment of the Haggln estate. A number of prominent Californians sojourning in New York were present at the din ner when the announcement was made, among them J. Le Roy Nickel. Jr., the Misses Kate and Marion Crocker, Em ily Pope and Henry J. Crocker, Jr. One of the quite up-to-the-minute ideas which will characterize the- pro gramme, of the Junior League enter tainment will be called "After Zuloa ga" and will be a dance number in spired by the paintings of the artist of that name. Mrs. C. C. Ramsey, who was then Miss Mary Harriman, found ed the Junior League 15 years ago. At that time it consisted of but a small group of debutantes, who acted a little play and gave the receipts, a few hun dred dollars, to charity. From that small beginning has sprung the pres ent nne organization, with a member ship of nearly 800 and an annually dis bursed social service fund of over $35, Among the Oregonlans at the Sunday reception given by Miss Emilie Frances Bauer were Mrs. S. Z. Mitchell, Miss Constance Piper, Miss Myrtle Gram Mr. and Mrs. Max Fleishner. Mrs. Henrv Metzger, Mrs. Kate Lawlor, Mrs. Edna Irvine, Mrs. Henry Haussman, Miss Margery Haussman, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Schwab, Mrs. Delphine Marx, Dr. Gus tav Baar. ' Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Colgate, the lat ter a sister of Sherman Hall, enter tatned for the Halls with a theater party on Friday night of the past week. Miss Mary E. Squire, of Portland. Or, and Charles L. Tolford. of Portland, Ale., were married at Old Trinity DUBLIN, Dec 10. Owing to the In crease in cost of production the Cork Free Press, Cork, has suspended publi cation. It was the official organ of the All-for-lreland League, in which William O'Brien. M. P.; Lord Dun raven and other prominent politicians were interested. It was established In 110 and had a large circulation in the South of Ireland. Church on New Year's day. Rev. Father Hill was the officiating-clergyman. Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Hall, who have been visiting here with Mr. Hall's sister. Mrs. Gilbert Colgate, left for Portland on Sunday. The Halls spent the holidays in Washington with Mrs. H. P. Fairbanks (Frances Lewis.) On the Wednesday before they left New York, Mr. and Mrs. Hall gave a theater party to a group of relatives and friends, to see "Little Lady in Blue," In which Frances Starr Is being fea tured under the Belasco management. Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Lorillard Barbey have taken a cottage, "Keewaydinn," at Palm Beach, Florida, for the season. Wilfrid Gibson, the famous English poet, author of "Fire." "Battle," "Daily Bread," "Womenkind" and other won derful poems, arrived in America dur ing the week, and Is the guest of . Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Stephen S. Wise, at their residence, 23 West Ninetieth street.. Dr. and Mrs. Lewis F. Frissell were members of a family group assembled at Newport over the New Year festivi ties. Others in the party were Mrs. J. B. Montgomery, Captain and Mrs Rufus Zogbaum "and Miss Louise Burrelh 9 ' J. D. Sherwood, of Spokane, joined Mrs. Sherwood at the Vanderbilt Hotel during the early days of the month. Later the Sherwoods wfll go South for a few weeks. Mrs. L. Fleishman, of San Francisco, who is passing the Winter at the Hotel -Gotham, entertained Thursday, with a matinee and tea at the Ritz-Carlton. for a number of girls from the West, who are in the metropolis. Miss Jean nette Brandenstein, of San Francisco; Miss Margery Haussman, of Portland, and Miss Beatrice Wanger were among the guests. Mrs. Arthur Mlnott has arrived in New York and iaat the Hotel Biltmore. Miss Dorothy 'Collins -who is a stu dent at Wellesley College, has been visiting friends in Washington. D. C. Mrs. CharUs Rosenfeld and Miss Del phine Rosenfeld expect to leave this city for their home in the West about the end of this month. Miss Rosenfeld has registered for Smith College, and will enter this coming Fall. A. D. Browne, of Portland, Is at the Hotel Astor. " - A little "buy-your-home-paper" news stand at Forty-third street and Broad way is often the unexpected meeting place of out-of-town visitors from the stme city. A few days ago I ' heard someone asking for The Oregonian, and discovered it-ato be O. H.Fithian,. who. with his son "Bob," is passing a few weeks in New York. 1 -: Mrs. Otto Goldsmith Is convalescing splendidly from a recent attack of typhoid fever, and Has returned to her home, from the hospital in Stanford, Connecticut, where she waa for several weeks. Henry P. Fairbanks, of Washington. D. C, was at the Hotel Belmont for several days this past week. Mr. and Mrs. J. i W. Gilson, of Port land, are at the Manhattan Hotel, as are also John W. Hill and J. N. Parker. Mrs. Isom White and Miss Edith Nanz will remain at the Hotel Bilt more until about February 3, when they plan to go to Palm Beach for a short stay. Mrs. White Vill sail March 20 for an extensive touj of the Orient. O. H. Fithian. who il at the Hotel McAlpin, entertained number of Portlanders at dinner, ahen to see "Captain Kldd, Jr" anr afterwards at supper. Those partying of Mr. Fithian's hospitality ere the Misses Myrtle Gram, Constanse Piper, and the Messrs. Bob Flthian 'and Jake Proeb stel. Mrs. Flthian and her sister, who were here for a lew days, have gone on a trip to Bermuda. v -. , Miss Agues Beach who has been vis iting her sister, Mrs. Graham Mitchell, at her home. 620 West One Hundred and Twenty-fourth street, left Monday for Portland. Mrs. Maurice Blum (Josie Jacobs), who was born and raised in Portland, will give a luncheon Wednesday for a group of friends from her native state, who are in the metropolis at present. Miss Margaret Porter, who Is East at school, passed the midwinter va cation at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, in this city. . Dr. Gustav Baar is registered at the Hotel Plaza. , - . Miss Margaret Montague, assistant professor of psychology at Vassar Col- lege, has been visiting friends on Long Island for the last two weeks, and Is now staying with Miss Myrtle Gram, at her apartment on Madison avenue. Miss Gram is studying vocal music with Byford Ryan. Miss Leah Cohen, another pupil of Mr. Ryansi Is winning most flattering recognition for the beauty of her voice and her earnest application to her work, and much Is hoped for her musical future. I . Mr. Thompson, the optician, who has been In New York at the Hotel Bilt more. has left for Battle Creek. Mich., where he will remain for a rest cure, before returning to his home in Port land. m ' ' . G. H. Bishop, of Stillwater. Or, Is at the Hotel McAlpin. I. A. Roy, of Oregon, Is at the Hotel Ansonla. E. Miller Is" at 1113 Broadway, i Mrs.. E. C. Shevlln, who has been In New York for the holidays, plans to leave shortly for the West. ' Norwegians to Build Auto Plant. CHRISTIANIA. Dec 20. Plana' are under way for the erection of an auto mobile .plant here capable of turning out about 200 cars . year. This is about one-fifth of Norway's annual consumption. Learn To Prevent As Well As Heal Skin Troubles With Cuticura Y. M. C. A. WORKING IN WAR Special Fond for British Work lias Reached Million Pounds. LONDON. Dec. 14. Since the. begin ning of the war the Young Men'. Chris tion Association has expended on an average of 1850 pounds sterling a day for the benefit of soldiers and war workers. Its special war fund has reached 1.000,000 pounds. Mr. Yapp, the general secretary, has just returned to London after spending several weeks in France. "The Red Triangle," said Mr. Yapp, "now is to be seen along the whole line of the British armies at the front jn France, and at each of the big bases there are from 20 to 30 huts. In the foremost positions we have opened buf Vt3. some of them in the ruins of shell-wrecked houses "Women have done noble work for us in France, much of it entirely at their own expense. Throughout France between 300 and 400 of them are help ing the Young Men's Christian Asso ciation. Social distinctions are not rec ognized by them. They are all doing their 'bit.' Is a hut used by mud- How much be'tter to prevent skin suffering by using Cuticura lor every - day toilet purposes, the Soap to cleanse and purify the pores, 'with touches of Oint ment now and then as needed to soothe and heal the first signs of ec zemas, rashes, dandruff and pimples. You will use no other once you try them. SAMPLES FREE Address post-card: "Cnticura, Dept. 27, Boston." Forsale by your drujjist. v visit: ' i