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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (April 22, 1917)
. - ' 1 i - ' i 1 X 3 TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, FOlXTXiAXD, ArillX 22, 1917. 19 TEA DAM WILL BRING AID TO BLIND Leading Society Folk of City to Be Patrons of Bene fit Entertainment. $2,000,000 FUND DESIRED England Expects Great Increase In Xear Future in Xumber of Stricken Soldiers and Sailors. Hit women of Oregon, aroused to the necessity of being prepared to be helpful in these stressful times, are taking an active interest in many lines of work and are busy planning bene fits for worthy funds. Announcement of one of these events that will take place on Wednesday from 4 to 7 o'clock in the Multnomah Hotel has attracted widespread interest. The function will be a tea dansant for the benefit of the American-British, French-Belprian Per manent Blind Relief War Fund for Sol diers and Sailors. Mrs. Charles T. Whit ney and Mrs. Walter F. Burrell are Joint chairmen of the entertainment and they have the patronage of all the leading society folk of the city. The fund's finance committee consists of Frank A. Vanderlip, president of the Kational City Bank, of New York; Otto H. Kahn, Edmund I. Bayliss and George A. Kessler. George A. Kessler has donated his private residence at 24-26 Avenue Raphael, Paris, as the fund's temporary French headquarters. This residence la situated in the Bois de Boulogne. Its large and beautiful garden is es pecially adapted to the needs of the blind. As soon as adequate additional funds are collected a permanent build ing, capable of including schools, work shops and labor exchanges, will be leased. Funds Invested In Bonds. The fund's finance committee has also voted to withdraw the sum of J300.000 of the fund's capital from the National City Bank and invest it in the last h$ per cent French war bonds. The sum of 1210,000 has already been sent abroad by the fund. Of this amount, J160.000 was sent to France, J50.000 was sent to England. Of the J160.000 sent to France, $60, 000 was used for immediate relief, $50, 000 being divided among seven institu tions for blinded soldiers and sailors, and $10,000 being used to start in small business 40 blinded soldiers who had received training in different blind trades at Reuilly hospital. The fund's French committee In cludes Eugene Brieux, president of the French government's committee for the blind; ex-Premier Louis Barthou, Gen eral Florentln, Grand Chancellor of the Legion of Honor; David Mennet, presi dent of the Paris Chamber of Com merce; M. Morel, governor of the Credit Foncier of France; Dr. Valude, head physician o. "Quinze-Vingts hospital, and M. Schneider, proprietor of Le Creusot. More Cases Bxpeeted. The fund's English committee In cludes Sir Arthur Pearson, Bt., presi dent of the National Institute for the Blind, chairman; the Countess of Gos ford, Miss E. W. Austin, secretary of the Incorporated Lending Library for the Blind; Hon. Arthur Stanley. MVO., chairman of the National Institute for the Blind; R. Tindal Robertson, member of the British Red Cross; H. Stainsly, secretary-general of the National In stitute for the Blind. England expects the number of her blinded soldiers and sailors to be great ly Increased in the near future, accord ing to the following letter from Sir Arthur Pearson, received recently at the fund's headquarters in New York City. "There are undoubtedly going to be tremendous casualties during the next few months, and the British army will be bearing the brunt of them," Mr. Pearson writes. "We are making prep arations for a very large number of blinded soldiers, and are already at work building, in the grounds of St. Dunstan s an entirely separate estab lishment capable of accommodating 250 men. These, with the corresponding additions to workshops and classrooms, will cost about X 15,000. France Expresses Thanks. "You will see by the note paper how our annexes have grown and these, of course, all mean more money. The new places at Brighton and Blackheath are Intended for the accommodation of men who. while able to do some work, are not fit for full training. Braille, typewriting and light industries will be taught at them, while the original home at Brighton and the one at Torquay will remain for cases of fellows who require a longer or shorter period of absolute convalescence." Many expressions of deep gratitude have also been received from French government officials. The fund desires, in addition to ex penditures for immediate relief, to es tablish a permanent endowment of at least $2,000,000 to assure the blinded soldiers and sailors of the entente allies of permanent practical paying work af ter they have left the various training schools already existing In England and France. Every dollar contributed to the fund is expended for relief. No de ductions are made for any expenses. All generous residents of this city who desire to give permanent aid to the most helpless class of war victims may send their checks to A. L Mills, First National Bank, the fund's local sub-treasurer. PORTLAND COUPLE WHO CELEBRATED GOLDEN WEDDING AND THEIR GRANDSON AND HIS BRIDE, WHO WERE WED AT THE SAME CEREMONY. ft ' - , - v i k - ' 1 III I - ' :'- ' A ' ' ? o"''" y I i , 1 I ' ' - - ; J, y - i jl " - f " 1 r -"V 1" ' ( " , - 1 v ' ill t ' . . " - III " ill y sit 1 v . 4 $ 1 - 1 S J 1 ;oK On Monday night, April 9, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Bigelow, 705 Girard street, the golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Gausline, parents of Mrs. Bigelow, was observed. In the afternoon many friends called to pay their respects. It was also the 76th birthday of Mrs. Gausline, the 48th of Mr. Bigelow and the 80th of his father, G. L. Bigelow. Mr. Gausline is a Civil War veteran, and while he and his wife are well advanced in years they entered into the spirit of the occasion with the vigor of youth. At 8:30, as the wedding march was being played, the couple entered the room, preceded by Dr. J. T. Abbett, pastor of the University Park Methodist Episcopal Church, and followed by George - D. Bigelow, who acted as best man, and Miss Muriel Van Alstine, as bridesmaid. The bridal party took their place under a floral arch, and the minister addressed them, referring to their DO happy years of wedded life. Then, turning to the "best man" and "bridesmaid," to the great surprise of the 70 guests assembled, he proceeded to perform the beautiful ring ceremony which made them husband and wife. Hearty congratulations of both couples followed. The rooms were appropriately decorated for the joint occasion, the color Scheme being yellow and green. Elaborate refreshments were served. - MEN OF THIRD OREGON SHOW BEARING OF YOUNG SOLDIERS Eagerness to Learn Stands Out, and Intensive Training Is Given Fre quent Chances for Promotion Keep Ambitious Guardsmen Busy Studying Between Drills Hundreds of Recruits Hard at Work. IF DOUBTERS there be, any one who questions the bigness of the Job of soldiering or that soldiering is a big man-sized Job, Just let him note the vast change in Oregon's citizen soldiers who less than a month ago were moving along in the even tenor of their way. Maybe the layman, if questioned, would see only the change of garb, but to the practiced eye most notable changes are daily taking place. Already most marked changes are In the making. At" any point where the Third Oregon is stationed, whether it be on detached service duty or at fieid headquarters, there is an air of the urge to learn the lesson of being a soldier earnest and hard work. It is a big job. The morale of the! full war strength Third Oregon never was bet ter, and the rapidity with which the hundreds of recruits are being welded Into soldier material Is pleasing and speaks volumes for those soldiers who passed through the 1916 intensive bor der training. At the field headquarters, driven off the parade ground by the rain, com pany commanders not wishing to en danger the health of their men, squads SHEPHERD PLAN ON BALLOT City Auditor Holds Irregularities Insufficient to Bar Measure. Although Irregularities and forgeries are said by City Auditor Barbur to have been found in some of the signa tures on initiative petitions filed with the proposed Shepherd Councilmanic charter, the Auditor yesterday decided that the showing is insufficient to keep the measure off the. ballot at the city election June 4. Accordingly he an nounced that the measure will get a ballot place. Promoters of the short charter, which also has been submitted under the initiative, have threatened to take legal steps to oust the Shepherd measure. Wallace Pioneer Buried. The body of E. I. Proebsting, a pio neer resident of Wallace, Idaho, who died Sunday, passed through Portland Thursday, accompanied by Mrs. Proeb sting, en routo to Medford for burial. Mr. Proebsting was prominent in 3-;ik lodge circles. The Medford lodge conducted the funeral services there. Mr. Proebsting was a native of Iowa, but came West a number of years ago. He was widely known through the Coeur d Alene coun try. Besides his widow, he leaves two sons Leslie, of Arizona, and Louis, student at Berkeley. t SEW PRESIDENT ASSOCIATION OF CREDIT MEN. t i ,- ' ' . 1 i " ' $ j1 ' i A i , 4 y v t 4 I f I hfe.v ::, 4 Knii! iiurt t in. hi 11 ikiFiii Niiriiii'Y. iiTrirrntin'i'iiiiiifi iimwfifn wirf Ervln G. Lelhy. Ervln G. Leihy. of the Blu-mauer-Frank Drug Company, has been elected president of the Portland Association of Credit Men. The association at Its an nual meeting last week reported a big year of accomplishments, especially as concerned protective legislation. One of the outstand ing features of the work was the passage of the bad-check law, making it illegal to write a check where there are insufficient funds to cover It and giving the writer 44 hours after notice to make good. The association has almost 250 members. can be found drilling under shelter. Even in the bit of shelter that the back porches afford, sergeants or cor porals can be found hammering away at the manual of arms or teaching tho soldiers the mechanism of the rifle. The thing that stands out is the eagerness all show in their willingness to learn. Another splendid evidence plainly to bo seen Is that these eager young men show they are learning tha big business of becoming a soldier. What they all seem to realize Is this. that they have not as yet gotten the A, B. C of the game. Many of the companies are still shy a full router of sergeants and cor porals. Hardly a day goes by without some private be'ng made a private of the first class, which means additional pay, or that privates of the first class are not made non-commissioned offi cers. Between the morning and af ter- non drill hours comes non-commis sioned officers' school, and there Is "boning" up on all things military. This is partially because many of the company commanders are selecting non-commissioned officers by compe titive examinations. Captain Conrad Stafrin, Company L, of Dallas, will soon hold an examina tion of this kind. He has two ser geants and four corporals to name. This examination Is open to every member of the company and every spare moment the men can get away from drill is given up to the study of military tactics. First Lieutenant Oscar L. Chenowlch. Company L, who has been bothered with throat trouble since last Sunday, is on ine road to recovery. Since The Oregonian published a list of the non-commissioned officers of tha Third Oregon, Company ' O has named Allen Evans and Paul P. Will iamson as sergeants and John Edwards, Charles W. Wilson and Thomas E. Willlkson as corporals. In the Army every company Is "the best." Each company has the best of ficers, best "top" sergeant or the best cook. In the Medical Corps and the supply company honors are divided. Ex-Trooper R. W. Renton, who was transferred from Troop A to the "pill battery" while the troop was at Ca lexico, is cooking for the Medical Corps. He Is sharing the cooking hon ors with Carter Mitchell, who gets up the good eats for the supply company. One would hardly expect an expert steeplejack to know all about pies and cakes, yet that is Just what Cook Ren ton knows. The mess of these two or ganizations give the He to the old say ing, "Too many cooks spoil the broth." Cook Mitchell attends to the cooking of the meats and vegetables, while Cook Renton attends to the pastry end. Good combination. That's why the Medical Corps and the supply company claim they have the "best" mess. Company E, Captain Clarence R. Hotchkiss, has Just named five new corporals and 16 privates of the first class. The corporals are Walter Nel son. William W. Sutton. Erwin X. Crouch. Glenn Paxton and Norlyn P. Hoff. Corporals Hoff and Paxton were both O. A. C. students and both were cadet officers. The privates of the first class named are Theodore A. Squires, O. K. .Wood- mtmhJulMi 1 'ibi Vlfcl- mktN 1 ;i? ft M .m litl ill inn i A m if mi imh' "if, '.-i . ii,H, 'j. ' $1150 r. o.b. Radno Mitchell Junior a 40 h. p. Six 120-inch Wheelbase 146Cn Racine 7-Passenger 43 Horsepower 127-Inch Wheelbase l UN. I II I m iij ill m .y..TT-nJTjlH 'If f '." IHI ' PHI f V V ,n ' V ' 1 ,'f Jl'TTV 'j"""" John Wo Bate's Car No, 19 Two Sizes Many New Attractions. Hundreds of Extra Values The Mitchell we now show in two sizes is the 19th model built by John W. Bate. With all his extras all his 700 improvements We Invito you here to see the new Mitchell John W. Bate's lateat car. It now comes in two sizes, at two prices 120 and 127-inch wheelbase. It embodies the cumulative results of his 14 years on Mitchells. It shows the amazing: extra values which factory efficiency can give. It has all of his extxa3 100 per cent over-stxencth, 31 unique features, 24 per cent added luxury. These cars will surprise you by their completeness, and the value they give for the money. No Similar Cars No other car, In many respects, even resembles the Mitchell. This mammoth factory was de signed and equipped for building this single type. Every machine and method aims to build it economically. All this work has been done under John W. Bate, the famous efficiency expert. It has cut our factory cost in two. It has enabled us to build an extra-grade car for less than any one else in the world. The savings show in extra strength, in extra features, in extra luxury and beauty. We ask you to see the re sult. . 3f Unique Features The latest Mitchell has 31 extras, which nearly all cars omit. Things like a power tiro pump, dashboard engine primer, reversible headlights, new-type control. Come see them. No car then will seem complete without them. It has many added luxuries and beauties. We have this year added 24 per cent to the cost of finish, uphol stery and trimming. That is all paid for by savings in our new body plant. See these new-stylo bodies all Mitchell-designed. See how we finish and equip them. There are no others like them. 100 Over-Strength In theso new Mitchells, every' vital . part is twice as 6trong as need be. Our margin of safety once 50 per cent has been doubled lately, to givo you a lifetime car. TWO SIZES MlteheU-s" 7i!? wheelbase and a highly-developed 48-horsepower motor. Price S1460, f. o. b. Racine Mitchell Junior 5-pfn- ger Six oa similar lines, with 120-Inch wheel base nnd a 40-horsepower motor -Inch smaller bore. Prica tllSO, f. o. A. Radnm Also six style of enclosed and convertible bodies. Also new Club Roadster Over 440 parts are built of toughened steel. All important parts are over size. Parts which get a major strain are built of Chrome-Vanadium. Gears are tested for 50,000pounds per tooth, Tho springs Bate cantilever have never yet been broken. Not a single one. Yet they make the Mitchell ride like an aeroplane. These Bate-builtMitchells numbers of them have run over200,000 miles. About 40 years of ordinary service. Costs Us $4,000,000 The Mitchell extras, on this year's output, will cost us $4,000,000. They would bo impossible in cars at theso prices without our factory efficiency. They are things which others do not offer. Things they cannot offer at our prices until they use Bate meth ods. See what they mean to you. Also Mitchell Junior III en content with a 5-passenger car will this year find Mitchell Junior.' A roomy car 120-inch wheelbase. A powerful car 40 horsepower. And the price is $1150, f. o. b. Racine. So you can now get the size yea want, and the price you want, in Mitchells. Come and see both sizes. MITCHELL MOTORS COMPANY, laft, Racine, Wis., U. S. A, itchell- Lewis Staver Co. DSSbuTl East Morrison and First, Portland, Oregon IHH M fT- man, Robert King. Ward W. Conlee. John J. Ooetz. Leland Gould. Thomas C. Pounstine, Wallace G. Potter, How ard vv. itoss. Claud BtcKson, George A. Goode, Krnest Graham. Harold I. Ranson, Kenneth R. Ross and Clarence P. Knox. ... At the military dance held at the barracks gymnasium Wednesday night, at which there were about 250 couples present and the 12-plece orchestra se lected by Leader B. A. Downey, It was the first time the new orchestra had played together at a dance, and they made a most decided hit. The military dance will be repeated April 28. ... The grood housewife and the bachelor maids are not the only ones squirming out loud against the hijth cost of. liv ing. Uncle Sam is feelingr the pinch. In 1918 It cost him 27 cents a day to feed a soldier. When the robbersi got busy. Uncle Sam raised the ante to 28 cents. It rested there for a while. The food bandits pot busy early in 1917 and the next Jump was to 30 cents. The next food pot opened Uncle Sam's ante was 32 V4 cents, and now he Is paying; 33 cents & man per day. ... Captain Eugene C. Llbby, Company C, has been laid up for a couple of days with a severe attack of tonsllltls. He was unable to drill his company Thursday and Friday.- Company C has named a new corporal Oliver A. Chen oweth. ... "Found a rifle." This Is the laconic legend that adorns the door of the field headquarters. ... Company A. the crack McMInnvllle outfit, has a new mess sergeant In A. Van Atta, and a new supply sergeant In Henry E. Kirk. The new corporals are Norwood Capperson, Orland L. Boor man. Harold W. Comfort. Klton Over. Carl L Shultson, Krnest Thurber, and cooks, Herman Wood and Roy Sparks. Just made privates of the first class are William Champion, Richard Gray, F. W. Groves, Henry Hennigan, Harold H. Hlbbs, Robert W. Jayne, Herman Laughlln. E. Koppen, Raymond M. Payne, Glenn W. Richards, William N. Robins, Elmer Stoutenbury, John B. Taylor. Harold A. Taylor, Arthur P. Webber, Paul E. Whirry and L. r. Wood. TROOPS IN GOOD HEALTH MAJOR. MAHCELLUS INSPECTS ALL THIRD OREGON UNITS. Camps and Quarters Are Found Com fortableSanitation and Water Supply Get Attention. Major Marius B. Marcellus, In charge of the Medical Corps of the Third Ore gon, has Just returned from. a five-day inspection trip of the various Third Oregon units In the field. Major Mar cellus reports that he found the health of the men to be nplendid, and that they were comfortably quartered. In his entire Inspection trip, which was for the dual purpose of seeing that all the soldiers were properly vaccin ated and had been given their second treatment of typhoid prophylatic, he found but one case of Illness that looked at all suspicious. While on the tour Major Marcellus gave special at tention to the sanitary conditions of the camps and the water supply. As a result of his trip and as a pre cautionary measure, samples of the water used at each camp will be bot tled and sent to the state bacteriologist for eraminatlon. Iater on samples of the water that is liable to be used by troops will be obtained and tested. By a loan to the government of $16. 000.000 at 8 per cent, secured on taxes, the Bank of England started opera tions In 1694. HARRY HERZOG WINS HONOR Portland Student Snccessful In Ar chitectural Competition. In a competition recently held among senior students" in the architectural department of the University of Penn sylvania Harry A. Herzog. son of Will iam Henog, of this city, won "first mention'" for his design of a court house and Jail for women. The appro priate character of his design, its well studied proportions and the skill shown in the water color drawing were com mented upon by the Jury of architects in awarding the covettd honor to Mr. Herzog. Since entering the architectural de partment of the University of Penn sylvania Mr. Herzog has made good progress In his professional studies and has also found time to enter Into the non-academic life of the students, as when last year he acted as decorator for tha annual dramatic performance given by the architects. Before entering the University of Pennsylvania to complete his technical training Mr. Herzog was engaged for three years in the architectural office of John V. Benner. 7S.07; C. O. Isakson. 80.43; E. I. Kelly. 75.10; D. H. Rowe. 89.82: W. B. Lacy, 78.24; J. O. Kingsley, 89.42; J. L. Dow ner, 61.61; J. F. Facer, 73.89; G. G. Mair, 78.52. Prisoners in Germany Catch Rats for Food. Letter Helps to Stir Up Desire to See Enlistments. COTTAGE GROVE. Or.. April 21. Mrs. R. McCargar, of this city, has received a letter from her sister In iJbn don. which relates many Interesting things about the war. Among other things the letter says that prices for foodstnffs in London tre not as high as in the United States and that there is plenty of everything except sugar. Newspapers are quoted to the effect that English prisoners are so poorly fed in Germany that they are catching rats and eating them and that children are found starving in the recaptured territory in France. "How can any young man read of these things and then hesitate to en list?" Mrs. McCargar said. "It Is hard for mothers to give up their children, but this is no time to let sentiment In terfere with patriotism." Her son. Wen dell, Joined Sixth Company last week. Her son Elwyn Is now at Vancouver, having Joined the aviation corps after passing a perfect examination, and an other son- is anxious to leave his farm work and Join the colors. 16 MEN PASS EXAMINATION Civil Service Board Announces Rat ing9 for Structural Inspector. Sixteen men got passing grades In a recent Civil Service examination for structural inspector In the .Public Works Department, according to rat ings made public yesterday by . the Municipal Civil Service Board. Those who passed and their ratings are: V. M. Page, 77.25; A. M. Plebuck. 79.65; A. Rolling, 76.68; A. P. Tedro. 80. B4; R. E. Barrett. 77.34: J. S. Gilkey, 4.33; A. H. Taber. 77.04; . 1L. Tuomy. Portland Parties at Hot Lake. HOT LAKE, Or, April 21. (Special.) More persons are registered at the Hot Lake sanatorium than at any one time previously for several years. The following from 'Portland have reg istered in the past few days: Frank Hogmer, C. R. Nicholson. H. C. Oliver. 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