TIIE SUNDAY , OREGONIAN", PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 25, 1917.
mORE AIDES ASKED
TO IKE BANDAGES
H. H. NORTHUP TO CELEBRATE
78TH BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY
Noted Portland Lawyer Has Been Prominent in Affairs of State and as
Lecturer in University Law Department Has Wielded Important Influence.
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Portland War Relief Society
Issues New Appeal to
Women of City.
GREATER DEMAND LIKELY
Decisive Battle In Europe Is to Be
Expected in Spring With Heavy
Increase in Number of Men
Wounded at Front.
Anticipating? the final struggle of
the European war In tha Spring:, ap
peals have been Beat out asking; war
relief organizations throughout tho
country to rush the malting: of hospital
supplies. The appeal has been received
by the Portland War Relief Society,
and Mrs. TV. J. Burns, president of the
society, has asked for more women to
contribute their services at the local
working: place, 416 Spalding- building:.
The eoclety has an ample supply of
material.
The appeal to rush work has been
vent out from Paris by Gertrude
Austin, vice-president of the surgical
dressing's committee. "I want the com
mittees to remember," reads the ap
peal, "that in the Spring- we all hope
the final struggle will take place. The
demand then will be simply tre
mendous, and if we are to be ready
we must beg-in at once to g-et the ma
terial made up and shipped. Otherwise
it may be too late. The French need
our help now more than they have
ever needed It before. Let me beg you
once more to listen to their plea. Send
us lots and lots of made-up material,
and whenever it is feasible send us a
certain amount In bulk. Wo need every
yard you can send."
Thousands of Bandages Sent.
The local organization began work
in 1915 under the direction of Mrs.
Charles Scadding. During that year
82,133 bandages and other pieces of
meical materials were used. In 1916
the organization was changed to the
Portland War Relief Society, with- Mrs.
W. J. Burns as president. During
1316 62.170 pieces were made up and
forwarded. In January, 1916, the or
Conization made 17,258 articles.
The women doing the work meet
very Tuesday and Wednesday morn
ings and all day on Thursday. Ma
terials are furnished the workers, be
ing purchased from local subscriptions.
At each of the sewing sessions from
20 to 40 women report for work. The
sessions are held at 416 Spalding build
ing. One-half of the material made up
groes to the British-American Society
in New York, and the other half to
the Surgical Dressings Committee In
New York.
In the latest report from the Surg
ical Dressings Committee in Paris it
is said 1000 hospitals count on the or
ganization for dressings, many of them
for monthly supplies. The average
dally output has grown to between 20,
00O and 30.000 pieces.
We have 100 volunteer workers."
writes Gertrude Austin, "and about 60
women in our paid ouvroir, as well as
five or six work rooms outside1 doing
machine work free of charge.
. Shortage Always Kelt.
"With all our big organization we
rarely have enough. Although we only
send out what is asked for we are
never able to supply all that is re
quired. The hospitals need our aid now
more than they have ever needed it
before. Material is giving out and is
becoming more and more expensive:
the price of food is very high and yet
the wounded soldiers must bo fed, and
abundantly fed, if they are to get well.
"When the Spring struggle comes and
the hard fighting of the final struggle
begins it is impossible to say how
many hospitals we may have on our
books, or how rapidly the number will
then grow. We are doing everything
in our power here to keep up the sup
ply. If you can double your supplies
now we may have enough to meet the
neds of the next few months, but they
will have to be trebled when the
Spring campaign begins.
"Our organization not only supplies
the hospitals of France, but Belgian
hospitals both in Prance and Belgium,
and Russian hospitals on the French
front; French. Serbian and Roumanian
Ihoepitals In the Bast, and now Eng
land and Italy each need a share of
the output.
"Our paid ouvroir has been one of
the interesting developments of the
work here. It was Inaugurated first
and foremost with a view to helping
poor women who have been seriously
handicapped by the war. We began
with two and we now have over 60. If
our funds allowed we could easily dou
ble the number. lor there is so much
misery on all sides: especially among
tho broken-down refuges. Never a day
goes by but we are "obliged to refuse
work; heartrending cases, most of
them.
BY ADDISON BENNETT.
FOR six and forty years H. II.
Northup has been a prominent at
torney of this city, at least until
his retirement a short time ago, when
the firm of Northup & Gearhart was
dissolved by mutual consent. In his
time Mr. Northup has been associated
with many of the prominent lawyers
practicing at the Portland bar and he
has always been reckoned aa one of the
soundest and most versatile attorneys
In Oregon.
Mr. Northup is now approaching- his
78th birthday, which occurs February
27. He was born at Cheshire, a little
village In Berkshire County, Massachu
setts, and received his early education
in the schools of that town. When the
Civil War broke out he was one of the
first to enlist, his name going- down on
the rolls on April 23. 1861. He served
under General Lyon. In Missouri mostly.
After the war, or Just at lta close, he
entered the Columbia Law School,
Washington. D. C, since called the
George Washington University. He
graduated in 1868 and came to Oregon
via San Francisco In May, 1871. and
has been a resident of Portland ever
since.
Professorship Long Held.
To tell the story of Mr. Northuo'e
activities would be like recapitulating
tne nistory or Portland, for he has been
in one way or another interested in a
greater or less degree in practically all
of the history-making events of the laet
45 years. For 16 years he has been a
professor in the law department of the
University of Oregon, succeeding J. W.
Whaley, who was the successor of L. L
McArthur. From that position he Is
to retire at the close of the present
term. During the time of his services
for the college he has left a deep im
pression on the minds and lives of many
now prominent at the Oregon bar, as
well as upon scores who will be ranked
among our leading legal lights In the
days to come.
When Mr. Northup came here be be
gan his practice in the office with W.
W. Page. He did thle because H. T.
Bingham, a graduate of the same class
with Mr. Northup, had recently gone
Into partnership with Mr. Pacre. Janu
ary 1, 1874, Mr. Northup went into part-
iieiBiiiiJ who tne late Judge w. B. Gil
bert, their office being in. the old De
kum building, that stood where th
Gadsby furniture store now is. How
ever, Mr. Northup had married before
coming to Portland, he and Miss Lydla
B. Harkness, of Washington. D. C,
having been married 'at the Harkness
home in 1869, and she came with, her
husband to Portland.
Many Change Come.
The law firm of Northuo & Ollbert
was dissolved on July 1, 1884, and soon
after a new firm was organized Wha
ley, Northup & Deadv. the mm -
being J. W. Whaley. H. H. Northnn .nH
Paul Deady. A few months later the
late Earl C Bronaugh Joined the firm
under the name of Whaley, Bronaugh,
Northup & Deady. Mr. Deady withdrew
a short time later and a new firm was
organized consisting of L. L. McArthur
luari J. isronaugh, J. W. Whalpv. tt
H. Northup and- Mr. Bronaue-h"., ann
LENT SERVICES ARE FIXED
St. Stephen's Pro-Catliedral Will
Hold Audiences at Many Meetings.
The services at St. Stephen's Pro
Cathedral this Dent will be at the usual
hours on Sundays, and week-days as
follows: Tuesdays, 8 P. M., Bible study
and intercessions: Wednesdays, 7:30 A.
M.. holy communion; Fridays, 4 P. M.,
litany, and a series of brief addresses
on "The Women of Holy Week." On
Fridays at 2 o clock there will be meet
ings of the auxiliary and a food sale,
and at 3 o'clock Mrs. McCollister will
conduct mission study classes.
On Sundays in Dent the dean will
Rive two courses of sermons, at 7:45
P. M-. on "The Men of Holy Week,"
and at 11 A. M-. a course on "Chris
tianity in the Face of Some Modern
Problems." The relation of Christianity
to tne roiiowing win De considered:
'The Asiatic Principle," Feb. 25
"Faith," March 4 ; "Gospel Action,"
March 11; "Miracles." March 18; "Di.
vlnity of Christ," March 25; "Suffer
ing, April 1.
Announcement of Holy Week 'and
Kaster services will be given later.
Confirmation classes are now meeting,
WOMEN TO BEAUTIFY ROAD
Trees to Be Planted Between Che'
halls and Centralia.
CHEHAUS, Wash., Feb. 24. (Spe
claL) The committee of the St. Helens
Club, of this city, Mrs. Dan K. Bush
Mrs. J. W. McCutcheon and Mrs. J. T.
(Newland. having charge of beautifying
the Pacific Highway between Chehalis
and Centralia have received the plans
for the work from a Seattle landscape
artist.
The matter of planting trees along
the highway between Chehalis and'Cen-
tralia will be begun. It is possible that
the County Commissioners will arrange
to fence the graded portions of the
highway and whitewash the barrier.
NOTE BY DIAZ FOUND
Slaying of Mrs. Boist Evident
ly Contemplated.
LOSS OF PURSE EXPLAINED
Money Left on Desk Taken and Re
imbursement Denied, Says Let
ter, Which Also Makes Plain
That Suicide Is Intended.
The last message of John Diaz, the
Mexican who murdered Mrs. Angelina
Boist, proprietress of the Erickson Ho
tel. 24 North Third street, Wednes
day noon, afterward committing sulolde,
was found by City Detective Frank
Snow yesterday.
The written note penned- by Diaz but
OLD-TIME PORTLAJTD RESI
DENT AND MUSICIAN DIES
IN SAJV FRANCISCO.
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Mrs. Mary Knykendall Hodgson.
Mrs. Mary Kuykendall Hodg
pon, wife of Nephi Hodgson,
Portland musician and music
dealer, 1000 East Main street,
died in San Francisco Thursday
at the home of her - daughter,
Mrs. Thomas White. She was SO
years of age and had been a resi
dent of Portland for the past- 25
years.
Mrs. Hodgson went to San
Francisco to spend Christmas and
New Year's with her daughter,
and while there became ill. The
illness continued to become more
serious and finally resulted in her
death. She was born in Van
couver, Wash., and during her
younger years had a reputation
as a musician on the piano, pipe
organ and as a vocalist. She was
first married to Luke Kuyken
dall, and, following his death
about 30 years ago, she married
Professor Hodgson, who survives
her, together with the following
children: Dr. Arthur Kuyken
dall, Luke Kuykendall and Mrs.
Thomas White, of San Fran
cisco, and Fearle Kuykendall, of
. Portland;
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Northup, Who Will Be 7
Next Tuesday.
the firm being Bronaugh, Northup, Mc
Arthur & Bronaugh.
A short time later Mr. Northup was
taken sick and for nearly two years
was unable to do any business. Recov
ering his health, he opened his office
again and continued until 1904, when
he was Joined by his eldest son, Henry
E. Northup, under the firm name of
Northup & Northup, which was con
tinued until the death of the Junior
membr, November 8, 1911, he being 87
years of age. This was the first great
loss of Mr. and Mrs. Northup. The son
was a. fine lawyer, a good citizen, a
loving son and, the parents felt sure,
he was to make a high mark In the bat
tle of life. His demise was a sad, sad
blow to parents and friends.
Three children in all came to bless
the Northup home. Two of them are
still living, William, a dentist, prac
ticing in Portland, and a daughter.
Miss Laura, who resides at home with
her parents.
Place-Hunting: Abhorred.
Mr. Northup has never been a place
hunter, has always avoided the scram
ble for office; but he wao elected to
the Legislature of 1889 and again to
the Legislature of 1893. He served as
County Judge of Multnomah County
during the four years from July 1, 1894,
to June 30, 1898. He also enjoyed one
appointive office, that- of Register in
Bankruptcy. He was appointed to this
office by United States Judge Deady.
He served from May. 1873. to May, 1878,
when the law was changed by Congress
and the office abolished.
After the son's death Mr. Northup
formed a partnership with George W.
Gearhart under the firm name -of
Northup & Gearhart. They continued
in business until 1913, when Mr. North
up discontinued practice, since which
he has done but little save to look after
his property and attend to his law
school lectures and in the latter work
he takes great pride and satisfaction
a brief time before his double crime,
was discovered by the detective in a
wicker satchel, thrust beneath the bu
reau in the room where Diaz fired four
shots into the body of Mrs. Boist and
turned the revolver on himself. It is
written in fluent Spanish and was
translated by an interpreter, reading as
follows:
"Last regards. February 21, 1917.
On this day I got a place staked out.
and before my turn comes to go. I will
make two or three go with me, the
ones who are to blame. I don't care
what will become of me. I stopped in
Erlckson's Hotel, room 68. About 8
A. M., after washing and cleaning, I
went to the offflce to pay my room in
advance. The landlady was busy. I
took out my pocketbook, with $15, and.
after paying for the room rent, I left
the purse on the desk.
"Then I went out. looking for some
thing to pass the time, and went to a
restaurant for breakfast. I ordered
some mutton chops, and when I wanted
to pay I found my purse missing and
left my watch for security for the meal.
The watch is valued at $7. I went back
right away and asked the porter for
my purse and he told me to see the
landlady.
"I waited until later and asked the
landlady a thousand times to give me
my money. She said she would not re
turn anything lost in the house. Then
I made up my mind to kill tho woman
and do away with myself.
"I do not wish anybody to worry
about me. This is all I have to say,
so good-bye. Portland, Oregon, Febru
ary 21. John Diaz."
The letter substantiates the claim of
the police that the murder arose from
a quarrel over money, which Diaz de
clared Mrs. Boist, or Costa Serafino, as
she was known, owed to him. Other
letters found in the wicker satchel
were from Spanish and Mexican friends
and bore no relation to the crime.
Detective Snow visited the restaur
ant where Diaz breakfasted, but was
unable to find arry trace of the watch
which the letter states was pledged for
the meal.
SHIPMENTS GROW LESS
LUMBER PRODUCTION FOR WEEK
SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL.
Cargo Orders Show Decrease While
Local Business Is Unusually Active.
New Export Market Obtained.
Features of the lumber trade of the
Northwest last week were a further
increase in unshipped balance of or
ders, production slightly below normal,
a decrease in cargo orders and unusual
activity in the so-called local business.
Mills identified with the West Coast
Lumbermen's Association now report
an unshipped balance for future trans
continental delivery amounting to
16,260 carloads of lumber. The figures
do not Include shingle shipments or
factory products.
The unshipped balance from the sev
eral departments of the trade, rail,
cargo and local, amounts to 622.234.036
feet, which is said to be an average of
more than 4.000,000 feet per mill.
The association barometer shows
production for the week to have been
79,051.882 feet, that was approximately
lz per cent Deiow normal.
Orders for the week amounted to
76,289,514 feet, which was 3.49 per cent
less than production. The total volume
of orders Included 54,175,000 feet from
Eastern, Middle West and local rail
markets; 76,355,556 feet from home
consuming territory, and cargo orders
amounting to 14,478,958 feet. The ex
port trade for the week furnished
5,598,000 feet of new business.
Shipments totaled 63,678,926 feet, of
which 1643 carloads, or approximately
41,075,000-feet, went to transcontinental
markets. In the cargo trade, domestic
shipments amounted to 11,773,277 feet
and in the export shipments 2,295.872
feet. Local deliveries by team, and auto
amounted to 8,635,277.
Extravagant Performance
With Economical Operation
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O longer need yon forego for reasons "of ccuuomy7 ffrqr
pleasure of owning a big super-powcrfal car of the utmost
class and distinction.
For now you may have power and speed in rare abundance
without the expense it formerly took to operate the super
powerful cars in ordinary driving.
Two separate and distinct power ranges make the Peerless
Eighty Horsepower Eight a car of "dual personality.
It has a total range of performance which hitherto has been
possible only in totally different and opposite types of cars both
highly desirable but not previously to be had in combination.
In Its "loafing' range the Peerless Eight gives yon gmt qtiiet
. . . . y smooth, flexible, distinctive performance which yon
CI (lJXTlf would expect of a car of real class.
Range
But in this "loafing" range it Is operating on half
ration a consuming fuel so sparingly as to put many a
lesser powered six to shame, even many a four.
And when you want or need super-power or emergency speed
it's yours in this same Peerless Eight which serves your ordinary
requirements with such grace, distinction and economy.
CVh ftltt CT 9 ou have only to open the throttle wider to releaso
the double poppets and give her full fuel rations and
JQfXTQ utterly change the whole character of your car.
For in her "sporting' range she la a brute of a car capabla
of a brush with any contender no matter what Its class.
See us at once and let us show you how measurably two
power ranges increase the pleasure of driving yet meet the
requirements of economy.
H. L. KEATS AUTO CO.
feroadway at Bumside St. Phones: Broadway 536$, A 1170
The Peerless Motor Car Company, Cleveland, Ohio
Prices f. o. b. Cleveland Subject to Change Without Notice
On orders accepted by tho factory for
tupmcnt until February 28, 1917.
Touring
Roadster .
Sporting Roadster
Coupe .
Sedan .
Limousine ,
$1890
$1890
$2250
$2700
$2750
$3260
On orders accepted by the factory (far
shipment after February 28, 1917
Touring $1980
Roadster . . . . $1980
Sporting Roadster . . $2250
Coupe .... $2700
Sedan . . . $2840
Ijmonrino $3350
ECONOMIC VIEW TAKEN
A. E. CLARK DISCUSSES PUBLIC
OWNERSHIP PHASES. .
Insurance Federation Hears Address
Advocating Analysis on Sane
' Lines as Private Work.
The va,lue of the use of public capi
tal seldom Is considered In determin
ing; the cost of publicly owned utilities,
declared A. E. Clark, a Portland attor
ney, at a luncheon of the Insurance
Federation of Oregon held at the Ore
gon Hotel yesterday.
"The past few years have witnessed
a strong; trend towards National, state
and municipal ownership and operation
WOMAN WHO HAS BEEN MISS
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FRQ3I SALEM HOME.
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Mrs. Sarah E. Bondci.
B. F. Hoover, who lives near
Gresham, has offered a reward of
$50 for information leading to the
location of his sister, Mrs. Sarah
Bowden. who disappeared from
her home in Salem in March,
1918. Mr. Hoover fears that Mrs.
Bowden has been murdered. Mrs.
Bowden was married to her sec
ond hUBband several years ago.
Elmer Martin, Mrs. Bowden's son,
also disappeared, but recently
communicated with Mr. Hoover.
He was unable to furnish any
information. Mr. Hoover's ad
drees is Gresham, Or., R. F. D.
No. 4.
of many kinds of business. Whatever
differences of opinion exist as to the
wisdom or expediency of this move
ment, it still remains as a fact. Its
baxls is purely economic.
"There Is one important fact concern
ing public ownership that is commonly
overlooked. The value of. the use of
public capital la seldom considered in
determining the cost of the service.
The fact that the contribution of the
individual citizen may be small does
not affect the principle. What is with
drawn from private business through
any form of taxation, for Investment
In a public enterprise, is withdrawn
from profitable use. In ascertaining
the cost to the public of any publicly
conducted business, every cost factor
should be taken into consideration that
is taken into consideration In the con
duct of a private business. This in
cludes a reasonable Interest charge
upon the capital Invested. Unless this
fact is recognized and frankly met no
public enterprise can be conducted on
a sound 'basis."
CAPTAIN J. WILSON DEAD
PIONEER STEAMBOAT MAN EX
PIRES AT AjGE OP SO.
Career as Warrior, River Navigator Sad
Retired Cltlsen Is Roman tie j
Two Sisters Survive.
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Captain James "Wilson, - steamboat
man of the Columbia and Willamette
Rivers, died Thursday at the homo of
his sister, Mrs. Sarah Stone, 841 Union
avenue, aged 80. Funeral services were
held Friday at the Church of tha Im
maculate Heart of Mary.
His death was the culmination of a
romantic career aa a warrior, rlvr
man and retired citizen. For the past
15 years he had chosen the seclusion
of tho quiet little house on Union ave
nue. He was horn in Belfast. Ireland, and
emigrated to Boston at the age of 18.
going later to Tennessee and then to
Virginia.
At the outbreak of the Civil War ha
joined a Virginia regiment In the serv
ice of the South, and for bravery In the
battle of Gettysburg General Lee pro
moted him to the rank of first lieu
tenant. When war was over ho came to Port
land and engaged In the steamboat
business, first as mat and later as
captain for several years.
Later he bought a farm In Clarke
County. Washington, a large part of
which he gave for a public school an
old landmark the ' James Wilson
School, that still bears his name.
Two sisters. Mrs. Sarah Stone and
Mrs. Martha Parshley, survive him.
Stevenson Oddfellows Dance.
STEVENSON, Wash, Feb. Si. (Spe
cial.) The Oddfellows Lodge of Steven
son and vicinity gave itn annual ball in
Ash's Hall Thursday night, at which
there participated about 100 couples.
The music was furnished by an or
chestra made up of Mrs. Gus Melander,
William Bevans, Arthur Ginder and
Archie Holmes, and the supper was
given by the Rebecca ladles. AJex Mc-
Kiegan. Ed Krauee and H. Swisher
were the committee in chnrge this year.
FEEL FINE! DON'T
BE SICK, BILIOUS
OR CONSTIPATED
Enjoy Life! Stop the Head
aches, Colds. Bad Breath,
' Sour Stomach.
10-Cent "Cascarets" Is Best Ca
thartic for Men, Women,
Children.
Cascarets are a treat! They liven
your liver, clean your thirty feet of
bowels and sweeten your stomach. Tou
eat one or two Cascarets like candy
before going to bed and in the morn
ing your head is clear, tongue is clean,
stomach sweet, breath right, and cold
gone and you feel grand.
Get a 10 or 25-cent box at any drug
store and enjoy the nicest, gentlest liv
er and bowel cleansing you ever expe
rienced. Stop sick headaches, bilious
spells, indigestion, furred tongup, of
fensive breath and constipation. Moth
ers should give cross, peevish, fever
ish, bilious children a whole Cascaret
any time. They are harmless and never
I gripe or sicken. Adv.
SAGE TEA TURNS
GRAY
HAIR
DARK
It's
Grandmother's Recipe
Bring Back Color and
Luster to Hair.
to
That beautiful, even shade of dark,
glossy hair can only be had by brewing
a mixture of Sage Tea and Sulphur.
Your hair is your charm. It makes or
mars the face. When it fades, turns
gray or streaked. Just an application or
two of Sage and Sulphur enhances its
appearance a hundredfold.
Don't bother to prepare the mixture;
you can get this famous old recipe im
proved by the addition of other ingredi
ents for 50 cents a large bottle, all
ready for use. It is called Wyeth's
Sage and Sulphur Compound.. This can
always be depended upon,to bring back
the natural color and luster of your
hair.
Everybody uses "Wyeth's" Saga and
Sulphur Compound now beoause it
darkens so naturally and evenly that
nobody can tell it has been applied.
You simply dampen a sponge or soft
brush with it and draw this through
the hair, taking one small strand at a
time; by morning the gray hair has
disappeared, and after another appli
cation it becomes beautifully dark and
appears glossy and lustrous. This
ready-to-use preparation is a delight
ful toilet requisite for those who de
sire dark hair and a youthful appear
ance. It is not intended for the cure,
mitigation or prevention of disease.
Adv.
PUT CREAM IN NOSE
AND STOP CATARRH
V
Tells How To Open Clogjred Nos-i
tills and End Head-Colds.
You feel fine in a few moments. Your
cold in head or catarrh will be gone.
Your clogged noBtrils will open. The
air passages of your head will clear and
you can breathe freely. No jnore dull
ness, headache; no hawking, snuffling,
mucous discharges or dryness; no
struggling for breath at night.
Tell your druggist you want a small
bottle of Ely's Cream Balm. Apply a
little of this fragrant, antiseptic cream
in your nostrils, let it penetrate through,
every air passage of the head; soothe
and heal the swollen, inflamed mucous
membrane, and relief comes Instantly.
It is just what every cold and ca
tarrh sufferer needs. Don't stay stuffed
up and miserable. Adv.