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THE SUNDAY OJIEGONIAN, PORTLAND, MAY G, 1917. 13 AUTOGRAPH COPY OF "THE MAN - WITHOUT A COUNTRY" IS PRIZED Winthrop Hammond Recalls Pleasant Days Spent at Pinehurst With Dr. Edward Everett Hale, Eminent Unitarian Minister. AT THE golfing resort of Pine hurst, N. C, when that play ground for the Winter-weary waa first opened in 1S97, Edward Everett Hale, late and loved dean of letters, penned the accompanying presentation on the flyleaf of his story, "The Man Without a Country." which is repro duced elsewhere In this Issue of The Oregonian. And. then, with the sparkle of friend ship In the deep, keen eyes, he save the little volume to Winthrop Hammond, his fellow-guest at the Holly Inn. who Is now vice-president of the firm of Buffum & Pendleton, of this city. He who runs may not read, at least In the first glance, the somewhat cryp tic fist of Doctor Hale, but Mr. Ham mond says that the dating, which appears to read "November," In ab breviation, should really have been "February," and was so Intended by the penman. And thus -lie interprets the autographed flyleaf: "Dear Mr. Hammond: Tou can hard ly make real the excitement of the time for which this story was written. I am glad to think that you find it worth reading. Truly yours, Edward E. Hale. Feb. 20, 1897." Acquaintance Lone Continued. Mr. Hammond's acquaintance with Edward Everett Hale began when the kindly divine came from Boston to preach in the little Unitarian church at Woburn, 'of which the senior Ham mond had been treasurer for many years. In later life, at Worcester, Mass., Mr. Hammond was a parishioner of the Unitarian Church of that clty which had been Dr. Hale's charge. Suffice It that a warm friendship existed between the families of Hammond and Hale. "We were at Pinehurst together, when this book was glvn to me." re called Mr. Hammond. "With the doc tor were Mrs. Hale and his daughter, Helen. I have an accurate mental pic ture of him as he then was. Quite tall, and slightly bent, he walked with a barely perceptible lameness. His heavy full beard was tinge with gray, as was the mass of his thick, uncouth hair. His eyes were of life and fire, the eyes of a superior intelligence, and his voice was unusually strong and deep. He was then, I think, about 70 years of age. "I recall how he sat, one Sunday morning, in the lobby of the Holly Inn at Pinehurst because he was unable to stand and delivered a sermon on the Lord's Prayer. Paragraph and phrase he analyzed, and never before had I known the depths of meaning thatare in that prayer." In" Pinehurst of the golf links there were no stores. But an important little trolley line trundled away to a town called Southern Pines, where the guests of Holly Inn repaired to make their purchases. One morning, as Mr. Ham mond was about to make the trip, Dr. Hale asked him to bring back a bottle of ink. "I did so," laughed Mr. Hammond, "and placed it In his hand' as he met me. He turned it over and over, and regarded the label. 'Carter's ink. Car- xX" '-ill Ik K 'I j 1 1 III Vri 1 -1 He v ? i A r ,fk 1 cS 1 The Fly Leaf In the Autograph Copy I'reuFntrd to AVinthrop Hammond, of Portland, by the late Edward Everett Hale. Below H'lnthrop Hammond, Close Personal Friend of the Author. ter's Ink,' he repeated musingly. 'That reminds me of the man who once came to see me in the Lend-a-Hand rooms.' " 'Of course, he didn't know me from Adam, but he informed me that he bad called to recommend Carter's ink. My time was very limited. I told him that It was entirely unnecessary for him to recommend Carter's ink, that I had frequently paid 10 cents for a bottle and sold it for $1000!'" "Just Imagine," pleaded Mr. Ham mond, mirthfully, "the dear old man contriving to get rid of that solicitor, who must have thought him a fit sub ject for the Danvers' Insane Asylum." Story founded on Fact. In an explanatory appendage to the copy of "The Man Without a Country," presented to Mr. Hammond by Dr. Hale, is the author's relation of the origin of the story and the purpose it was penned to serve. "This story was written. In the Sun mer of 1863," the notes read, "as a contribution, however humble, toward the formation of a just and true Na tional sentiment, or sentiment of love to the Nation. ... It is wholly a fiction, 'founded on fact." "The facts on which it is founded are these: That Aaron Burr sailed down the Mississippi River In 1805, again in 1806. and was tried for treason in 1807. The rest, with one exception, to be no ticed, is all fictitious." The small brown-bound book, scarce ly thicker than a cooky, with its cover design of a wistful young man on ship board gazing ever toward his lost land, is the, one priceless treasure of Mr. Hammond's library. RECEIVERSHIP IS ASKED PARTNER ALLEGES HE IS BEING FORCED FROM FIRM. Complaint Charges Defendant Threat ened to Throw Plaintiff Out of Office on Sight. Lawrence Heyes, in a complaint filed In the Circuit Court yesterday, charges that J. J. Cotter, who was taken into partnership with Lawrence and C. Heyes in a wholesale fish business In 1913, has contrived to gain control of the business and threatens to throw Lawrence Heyes out of the office of the Alaska Fish Company, should Mr, Heyes appear there. The plaintiff asks that the concern, which controls the Cascade Fish Mar ket and City Fish & Poultry Market on Yamhill street between Third and Fourth, be thrown Into the hands of a receiver and the partnership dissolved. Mr. Heyes desires $2601' as his share of the partnership, a one-third interest. The fish company, located at the foot of Washington street, originally was known as the Panama Fish Company hen Mr. Cotter went Into the partner ship, with a one-third interest. When C. Heyes withdrew, the business was divided between Mr. Lawrence Heyes and Mr. Cotter. Mr. Cotter put 1800 inta the concern at first and $1400 later when retail branches were added. Recently R. O. Adams, stepson of Mr. Cotter, was given a one-third interest for $500 and made office manager. Mr. ' Heyes alleges that this was done to control business and make affairs so unpleasant that he would be compelled to withdraw. On April 30. 1917,' his partners threatened to throw him out of the office, alleges the plaintiff. He values the business at $7803. Boys' Patriotic Corps Organized". The Boys' Patriotic Corps was organ ized In the Meier & Frank auditorium yesterday under the direction of Mrs. W. H. Colby. About 30 boys registered. The Bovs' Patriotic Service Cnrr im for boys between the ages of 8 and 12 years. The obiect is t ert-t th m touch with the means by which they can neip in serving their country. An other meeting will hn hoiri in tha anHi torium next Saturday, when the work win oe organized definitely. COPPER THEFT IS CHARGED Arthur Howell Arrested for Taking Wire From "Oaks."- Arthur Howell was arrested at the Oaks Park yesterday by P. J. Maher. special agent of the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company, charged with the larceny of about 1000 pounds of copper wire from various amusement apparatus at the park. The wire is vaiuea at aoout 25 cents a pound. Howell is said to have been operat ing at the Oaks Park for several months. While Mr. Maher was inves tigating the disappearance of wire at the park, yesterday Howell walked Into the park and was placed under arrest. He was turned over to City Detective Andy Vaughn. Howell is said to be an old offender and, according to officers, has done several sentenoea for larceny. He, admitted yesterday having taken wire from the Oaks Park. He said that he carried it away in sacks. War Veterans Go to Camp. TOLEDO, Or.. May 6. (Special.) Bert Jenkins, formerly-cashier of the Western State Bank at Newport, and L. C. Smith, a storekeeper at Newport, will leave in a few days for San Fran cisco, where they will take a three months' training in the officers' reserve corps. Mr. Jenkins is a. veteran of the Boer War, having served as a private In a Canadian regiment. Mr. Smith is I a Spanish-American War veteran. The beloved French Republic made this immortal production; the greatest classic the war of wars has produced. Centuries hence, the children of our chil dren's children will be getting their clearest idea of the sacri fices being made now for them, from this sublime, inspired Cin ema record of the bravery of men, of the . nobility of the mothers of men. It's more than a motion picture a living page from the Book of Humanity. J'" ... W t. Jr y, it W . ' f S ' f r'if - V ' s.-. : i A' ' S ' 1 - ; j ; ' i-x . -. - , , - 1 Mess6 From the Mothers of France to the Mothers of America I The Greatest Cinema Production of Modern Times. dil dill BUI JllMdil Ul II The New York Tribune said: "THE GREAT, THROBBING, BLEEDING HEART OF FRANCE WAS LAID BARE AT THE RIALTO THEATER YESTERDAY IN MME. SARAH BERNHARDT'S WONDER FUL PICTURE, 'MOTHERS OF FRANCE.' . Every man for got that he was in the theater. The applause became so thunderous that the music was drowned and people stood up and waved their programmes. IT IS HARD TO TELL JUST WHY THIS WAR PICTURE HAD SUCH A GREAT APPEAL TO THE HEART AND TO PATRIOTISM, BUT THE FACT REMAINS THAT THERE WAS ON THE SCREEN YESTER DAY THAT WHICH BROUGHT MEN TO THEIR FEET AND WAS BOUND TO GrVE THE MOST CAL LOUS OBSERVER PAUSE." STARTING THIS MORNING AT 10:30 O'CLOCK In the stellar role of the remarkable play which she was selected to make by the government of the French Republic Mothers France To see this inspiring super-production in New York thousands gladly paid $2 a seat in Portland we present it at regular prices, 5c and 15c, at the theater which for seven years consistently has given Portland the best. ID) P 3 For first choice of the best seats come as early, please, as possible Dally 10:30 to 11 P. M- New ikoni at IOiSO A. M 12 noon, 1 iSO, 3iSO, ilO. B::iO, :50, KilO, OUtO 1. M. i la,. 3 Lin r I " PROVINCE TO BE FED State Pledged to Contribute $2800 Monthly. WORKERS ARE APPOINTED Men 'Are Named in Various Cities to Handle Relief Campaign E. A. Clark,' of Portland, la Temporary Chairman. Oregon has been requested to take over the feeding of a district in Bel Slum known as the province of Bra bant, which contains about 2800 de pendent children. The rations these children are given cost about 3 cents a day, or $1 a month. This means that Oregon must raise $2800 a month. The Oregon Belgian Children's Food Relief Committee has pledged ltseff fo supply this amount for a period of six months and has appointed commit teemen In various sections of the state and. it is imperative that everyone of tnese men do his utmost in getting local publicity and local appeals for ceip.. The Belgian relief work has been re organized and has been made a state wide proposition. This was necessary in face of the fact that the New York Commission for Relief in Belgium asked the people of this state to take care of the 2800 children In Brabant Heretofore the work has been carried on by a committee appointed by the Progressive Business M?n's Club.l But with the Increased work an all-Oregon organization was essential. Other states and cities have agreed to look after sections of Belgium. H. A. Clark Ntmti Committee. E. A. Clark, temporary chairman, has named the following to work on the state-wide committee: E. V. Carter. Ashland: C. F. Bishop Salem; R. A. Booth. Eugene; William Pollman, Baker; R. N. Stanfield, Stan- field; C. S. Hudson. Bend; H. Hirsh berg. Independence: Leslie Butler, Hood River: E. R. Reals, Tillamook; L. J. Simpson. Norjh Bend: E. R. Reams. Klamath Falls; Edward C. Judd. Astoria: and the following from Portland: Harry L. Corbett. S. L. Eddy. C. C. Chapman. W. J. Burns, Emery Olmstead. J. E. Werlein, Mrs. Netta Parke. Charles C. Cochran, Mark Wood ruff. Marshall N. liana, XV. J. Hofmann, J. E. Wheeler, Samuel C. Bratton Oliver K. Jeffery. E. A. Clark and others, most of whom have accepted The permanent organization of this committee will be carried out at ' mMtlni to be held at 8 o'clock toraor row night. The place of the gathering will be named by Temporary Chairman Cyark tomorrow. A permanent chair man and other oficers will be appointed as soon as it is possible to do so. - Food la RearhlnK Bela-inm. All contributions should be sent to S. L. Eddy, treasurer, care of Ladd & Tilto'n Bank, Portland. Or. There- has been much said of late of the food being purchased for the Belgian sufferers never reaching its destination because of the submarine menace. Temporary Chairman Clark flashed a telegram yesterday which sets this view to rest. It has been received by Treasurer S. L.Eddy from the New York Commission for Relief In Belgium. It says that provisions are purchased In rreat quantities by prominent members of exchanges. whose expert knowledge insures better prices than otherwise could be od-talned. Ships are chartered under similar ad vantages. All ships sail under sate conduct from the Swiss Minister act ing for the German government which has marked a course north of England to Rotterdam and given guarantees of safetv. The loss of ships carrying this foodstuffs Is less , than 3 per cent or total tonnage. SON SUES OVER ESTATE Arnold V. Moore Alleges That Fraudulent Deed "Was Filed. To recover property he alleges was obtained by trickery and is being held unlawfully. Arnold V. Moore, son and administrator of the estate of the late Walter H. Moore, filed suit In the Cir cuit Court yesterday against his uncle. H. A. Moore, his step-mother. Laura H. Moore: his step-aunt. America Moore, and the Moore investment Company. The suit filed yesterday is an at tempt to obtain the alleged estate. It asserts that H. A. Moore, who was associated in the past with his brother. Walter H. Moore, caused in June, 1914. the recording of ah- alleged fraudulent deed in Gilliam County, a deed purport ing to be signed by W. H. Moore and Laura Moore, signing away interest in 3000 acres of land, the income from which has amounted to 115,000 in the last few years. COLLEGIANS' PLANS MADE Kx-Students of University of Ore gon to Celebrate Friday. Under the direction of local commit tees of alumni In every section of the state, the friends and former students of the University of Oregon are ar ranging for a celebration next Friday of the first state-wide University day, as recently set aside by special proc lamation 'issued by Governor Withy combe. The chairman in charge of the arrangements for Multnomah County Is Mrs. E. P. Geary. John Veatch is head of the Portland committee. In each community In Oregon the alumni expect to get together all per sons who have ever studied at the uni versity or taken work through corre spondence. Mrs. Kstelle Raker Is Dead. Estelle Raker, who was . born In Williamsberg. Pa., February 18, 1871 died at the family residence, 1484 East Sherman street, this city, . Friday having lived In Oregon 1! years. She is survived by her husband, William S. Raker; three daughters. Mary Raker, Mrs. Phil Wyvel. of this city; Mrs. Claude Rose, of Olympia, Wash., and a son. Samuel W. Raker, this city. The body Is at the residence establishment of J. P. Finley & Son, Montgomery at Fifth. WILL CASE IS ON TRIAL Mrs. Nannie Mathews Seeks Share of $35,000 Dale Kstatet The appeal of Mrs. Nannie Mathews, of Pendleton, from the decision of Judge Cleeton upholding the validity of the will of Mrs. Anna E. Dale, her mother, has opened In the court of Cir cuit Judge Gatens and probably will be concluded the first part of this Week. The estate, which is valued at S35,- 000. was bequeathed to Mrs. Mattie Tobias, of Seattle, and her daughter. Helen Tobias. Airs. Tobias was a granddaughter of the decedent and th daughter of Mrs. Mathews, the conr testant. Mnj. Mathews maintains that her daughter illegally influenced. Mrs. Dale when the will was made. AUDITORIUM GOES AHEAD Arrangement Between Contractor, Bondsmen and Creditors Itcached. Work was resumed yesterday at full speed on tho public Auditorium. Nearly every line of work unfinished In the structure was started up and wil be carried on without further delay in order to have the building completed and ready for occupancy July 1. Resumption of wor' follu -d the consummation of an agreement where by the contractor, Hans Pederson, will be aided by his bondsmen and creditors in straightening out his financial dif ficulties, which have delayed him con siderably because of Inability to get materials. Polk Favors Road Bonds. AIRLIE. Or., May 5. (Special.) The good roads meeting here last night, at which the advantages of the $6,000.0(10 bond issue were explained by Stale Highway Commissioner Adams, of Eu gene, proved that the farming distrU-ts in South Polk County are heartily in favor of the bond issue. The rate of growth of automobiles here has been rapid and the expressions showed that Interest in good highways has kept pace. Kelso Girls Organize Campfire. KELSO, Wash., May 5. (Special.) lnder the leadership of Mrs. C. H. Olson organization of the Cowlitz Campfire Girls waa completed this week. Miss Eva Horbach is president. Miss Bertha Pavolt secretary and Miss Sybil Eraser treasurer. lift Corns Of i "With Fingers. TryltS A few drops of Freezone loosens any corn or callus so it lifts right off. Seems magic 1. Doesn't hurt a bit I Instantly takes pain and soreness from any corn. Try Freezone just once I If Sounds tinbeliwable, but try freer one and see. Millions of men and women who "were tortured with corns and calluses describe freezone in one word "Magic." You will say magic too! Yes, you will; A noted Cincinnati authority dis covered a new ether compound and railed it freezone and it now can be had in little bottles for a few" cents from any drug store. You simply apply a few drops oi freezone upon a tender corn or pain ful callus and instantly the soreness disappears, then shortly you will find the corn or callus so loose that you can just lift it off with the fingers. o pain, not a bit of soreness, either when applying freezone or afterwards, and it doesn't even irri tate the skin. Hard corns, soft 'corns or corns be tween the-toes, also toughened calluses just shrivel up and lift off so easily. It is wonderful! Works like a charm. Few drops stop corn-pain Takes soreness from any com Women should keep freezone on their dressers and never let a corn ache twice. If a corn starts hurting just apply a drop. The pain stops instantly, corn loosens and falls off. Tiny hottlel of Frcrxone packs round wood comtb arm told by all druooi' for a fw txnlt. Look for In nam Edirard Wttley Co., Ctnefnnort, O. JSC