THE SUNDAY OJIEGONIAN, PORTLAND, MAY G, 1917.
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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-
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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.
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I The Greatest Cinema Production of Modern Times.
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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.
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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.
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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'
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