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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND. MAY 13, 1917.
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EARLY ODDFELLOWS
TO ATTEND REUNION
Pioneer Members of Order Will
Gather at Grand Lodge
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FIRST OREGON LODGE, 1852
Membership Has Grown From 14 In
Chemeketa Xo. 1, to 2 0,000 In
220 Lodges In All Larger
Cities and Towns of State.
Post. G. A. R., County Courthouse. 8:30
P. M. : Willamette Tribe Improved Order
of Red Men. lodge room. OP. M. ; Anchor
Council KnlKhts and Ladles of Security,
lodge hs'.l. 129 Fourth street, 9 P. M.
May 37 Progressive Business Men's Club,
Multnomah Hotel, noon. Gold Room; Sales
men's Club, Multnomah Hotel. 6 P. M.
May 18 Insurance Federation of Oregon.
Oregon Hotel grill, noon; Chapter C, resi
dence Mrs. J. Beaumont, 343 Glenn ave
nue. 2:45 P. M. ; Oregon Society of Engi
neers. 8 P. M. (place not yet designated).
May 22 East Side Business Men's Club,
114 Grand avenue, noon; Federated "Wom
an's Club. Imperial Grill, noon.
May 23 Golden Rod Assembly, - United
Artisans, Dawley Hall. East Thirty-fourth
and Yamhill streets, 9 P. M.
JbUGENE, Or., May 12. (Special.)
Oregon pioneers will hold a reunion
when the grand lodge of the Indepen
dent Order of Oddfellows meets in Eu
gene, May 21 to 24. Five members of
the Spencer Butte Lodge, No. 9, of
Kugene, who have been identified with
the organization in this city for more
than half a century, will welcome the
pioneers from the other lodges. They
will act as a reception committee, and.
with other members who have passed
the half century mark of Oddfellow
jship in Oregon, will hold a reunion.
Terhaps no fraternal organization in
the state was more closely identified
with the social life of the people of
the Oregon territory in the early days
than was the Independent Order of
Oddfellows. In fact, the history of
Oddfellowship as linked with the name
of the state goes back to 1846. when
a party of immigrants from Massa
chusetts, including five members of
the order in good standing, obtained
a dispensation for Oregon City Lodge,
No. 1, but the little party ot immi
grants never reached the state.
Ship Driven Off Coarse.
The vessel in which they set sail,
after being adrift for 237 days, driven
about the contrary winds, landed
at the island of Oahu, one of the
Sandwich Islands group In the Pacific
Ocean. The members of the party
found themselves among strangers on
a small island many thousand miles
away from home and friends, and Ore
gon, the land of their hopes, not
reached. The islands at that time had
been visited by Christian missionaries
and the immigrants found favor with
the king and court and established
themselves In business.
The five lodgemen in the party under
the authority intended for Oregon
City Lodge No. 1 found a home for
the first shrine of the order west of
the Rocky Mountains at Honolulu and
called their lodge Excelsior Lodge, No.
1. to "which the charter intended ror
Oregon's first lodge eventually passed.
Oregon Lodge Lost
The. grand lodge of the United States
for a time lost all trace of these pio
neers who were to bring the principles
ot friendship, love and truth Into the
new country. Reports of the grand
secretary state: "1849 No report has
teen received. 1850 No Teport of In
formation from this territory. 1851
No lodge is believed to exist In this
territory."
The first lodge was instituted In the
atate December 6. 1S52. at Salem, under
H. warrant for Chemeketa lodge. No.
3. The records show that there were
14. and possibly other members, pres
ent at the meeting. Today there are
20,000 members of the order In the
atate and lodges in 220 cities and towns
of the state.
Other pioneer lodges in Oregon were
instituted as follows: Samaritan. No.
2. at Portland April 8, 1853; Oregon,
No. 3. Oregon City. December 31, 1853;
Albany, No. 4, Albany, July 26, 1854;
Columbia. No. 5. The Dalles, November
1. 1856: Friendship Lodge. No. 6. Dallas,
January lo, 1858; Barnum Lodge, No.
7. Corvallis, January 29, 1858; Phlle
tarian Lodge, No. 8, Roseburg, March
t, 1859; Spencer Butte Lodge, No. 9.
Kugene, July 21, 1860; Jacksonville
Lodge, No. 10, Jacksonville, August
28, 1860.
firasd Lodge In' 1856.
The first meeting of the grand lodge
in the state was held at Oregon City,
May 23. 1856. Four lodges were rep
resented. The session of the grand
lodge to be held in Kugene will be
the 62d session, and it is estimated
that between 1500 and 2000 delegates
representing the four branches of the
order will be in attendance.
T. G. Hendricks, pioneer banker of
Kugene, is the chairman of the commit
tee on reception of Oddfellows of early
days. Each of the five members of
this committee have been members of
Kpencer Butte Lodge in Eugene for
more than half a century. The dates
on which they joined the lodge are as
follows: T. G. Hendricks, March SI,
3864; D. R. Lakin. January 10. 1865:
J. D. Matlock, October 3. 1865; J. H.
McClung and J. S. Luckey, November
20. 1866. All are residents of Eugene
with the exception of Mr. McClung,
who is now making his home In Port
land. Levi Douglas, of Harrisburg, is prob
ably the oldest continuous member of
the order in the state. He was initiated.
into Lodge No. 9 at Treka. Cal.. April,
3 857. He is a Justice of the Peace
in his home town and has been elected
as a delegate to the grand lodge from
the Harrisburg lodge, which, he as
sisted in organizing in 1864.
SEASIDE PLANTS ARE BUSY
Additions Made to Logging Facili
ties at Several Camps.
SEASIDE. May 12. (Special.) The
largest operations ever known in . the
lumber and logging industry here are
now being carried on. Olson Bros, have
purchased a new engine for their log
ging road and it . Is now in service.
The Seaside - logging company has
begun operations in a tract ofl and
three. miles south of Seaside and has
purchased an automobile truck to
transport the logs to the Prouty mill
and box factory. .
The Moores-Johnson logging com
pany h. a completed the building of a
BEDFORD IS READY
Tri-State Roads Association
.Meets May 16-17.
PROGRAMME IS PREPARED
Great Patriotic Parade Is Being
Planned by Red Cross, and Big
Southern Oregon Demon
stration Is Expected.
MEDFORD, Or.. May 12. (Special.)
The annual convention of the Trl
State Good Roads Association, which
meets in Medford May 16 and 17, will
be featured by the largest patriotic
parade ever seen in Southern Oregon,
If present plans of the local Red Cross
TWO PROMINENT FIGURES IN COMING
ODDFELLOWS.
GRAND LODGE OF
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logging road to the Cartwright prop- committee are carried out. The parade
erty and will send the logs to Skipanon
by auto-truck.
The Seaside Driving & Rafting Com
pany has been organized for the pur
pose of bringing log rafts down the
Necanicum River. The Prouty mills
are running to capacity.
ALBANY WILL TEST FLAX
Linen Plant in
Is Supplied.
Prospect
If Flax
ALBANY, Or., May 12. (Special.)
Efforts will be made this season to
establish flaxraising in this section of
the state. A. Mt Hammer, appointed
recently by the Albany Commercial
Club as chairman of a committee to
consider the feasibility of flaxraising
in this vicinity, has secured a quanUty
of flaxseed from the state which he
will distribute In 40-pound lots to
farmers who will promise to plant it.
Several years ago some flax-growing
experiments were made in this vicin
ity and they were successful, but no
effort was made to grow it extensively
then because of lack of market. It is
said a linen plant can be secured for
Albany now If sufficient flax to sup
ply It is produced here.
ROAD SURVEY STARTS SOON
Wasco Engineer Plans Work "on Line
From Antelope to Slianlko.
THE DALLES. Or.. " May' 12. (Spe
cial.) County Highway Engineer El
liott, under whose direction the money
from the $260,000 road bond issue is
to be spent, has announced that the
preliminary survey for an improved
grade of the highway between Ante
lope and Shaniko will be made and
work started about Thursday.
F.ngineer Elliott has made rapid
progress upon The Dalles-Petersberg
road. All concrete culverts and
bridges are nearing completion and
grading will be commenced soon. The
engineer has purchased an Overland
steam shovel, which is now in opera
tion near The Dalles.
PARK SEASON WILL OPEN
Island in Snake River to Be Scene
of Entertainment.
"WEISER. Idaho, May 12. (Special.)
Oregon Trail Park. the five-acre
island amusement spot of this section,
will be opened officially for the 1917
season Wednesday. May 16. The open
ing event will be a ball, attending
which will be delegations from Hunt
ington, Payette. Vale, Ontario, Nampa,
Caldwell and all of the surrounding
towns.
Oregon Trail Park, lying in Snake
River, between Oregon and Idaho banks.
is one of the noted resort places along
the famous trail. Thousands of dollars
have been spent upon Improvements
there this Spring.
ROAD RALLY ENTHUSIASTIC
Canyon City Audience Unit for Ta
rious Bond Issues.
CANTON CITT, Or.. May 12. (Spe
cial.) A good roads rally was held at
John Day Thursday and a record-
breaking crowd was in attendance.
Judging from the enthusiasm shown
Grant County citizens are unanimously
In favor of good roads, and there is
no doubt but that all the road measures
to be voted upon at the special elec
tion in June will carry in this section
with big majorities.
State Highway Commissioner Thomp
son and Senator Hurley were the
speakers. At noon a free dinner pre
pared by the women of John Day and
Canyon City was served.
The schools Were granted a holiday
and the business houses were closed.
Henry Jenning & Sons
Portland's Greatest Furniture Store WASHINGTON AJ FIFTH
The Home of
Good Furniture
Liberal Credit
Terms
Nine Floors of New Furniture
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Unequaled Display of Desirable Furniture
We invite inspection of our new arrivals, which are now on display, on every
floor: Our stock of mahogany gift furniture is especially attractive; it in
cludes many novelties, such as Spinet Desks, Breakfast Tables, Tea Carts, Fern
Stands, Table Lamps, Floor Lamps, Pedestal Bird Cages, Flower Bowls, Desk Lamps,
Bedroom Lamps, Sewing Tables, Reception Chairs, Piano Lamps, Pedestals, Reception
Rockers, Piano Lamps, Pedestals, Reception Rockers,
Candlesticks and many other beautiful articles for the
use and adornment of the home. Our regular prices
will be found as low as any on articles of equal worth,
with the advantage of choice from a stock that is abso
lutely fresh and new. An inspection of our stock is an
education in what is new and up' to date in furniture.
Courteous service, with no obligation to purchase.
SPECIAL 35c and 40c Fig
ured Cretonnes in a number of
new patterns; special this week
at only
SPECIAL All odd pairs of
Lace Curtains will be sold this
week at HALF PRICE
Davenport Special
Regular $54 Overstuffed Davenport; spring
seat and back, upholstered in figured tap
estry; three - cushion seat; ACT
reduced to : . . . 1 JJ
scheduled for the 16th will be re
viewed by Governor Withycombe, the
State Highway Commissioners of -Oregon,
Washington and California, and
prominent road experts from all parts
of the Pacific Coast.
It is expected that every military
and civic organization in Jackson
County will be represented in the dem
onstration. The G. A. R. men will
lead the procession, followed, by the
members of the Seventh Company,
Coast Artillery Corps, and Company
of Wood burn. The Home Guards,
100 strong, will follow, then will come
the Spanish War Veterans, Boy Scouts,
Elks, Moose, Commercial Club. Masons,
Knights of Pythias, . University Club,
Colony Club, Greater Medford Club
and a number of other organizations.
It is estimated that 1000 men and
women will participate and 600 auto
mobiles are expected to be In line.
The Tri-State Good Roads Associa
tion has completed the following pro
gramme for the annual convention
May 16 and 17:
May 16 Opening address. President
John A. Westerlund; address of wel
come. Mayor C. E. Gates; address of
welcome on behalf of state. Governor
Withycombe; address, "Why Vote for
the Road Bond Bill," Governor Withy
combe; "Washington's Interest in
Good Roads," by Governor Lister, of
Washington, or his representative; ap
pointment of committees on resolu
ttons; appointment or committees on
ways and means for 15 days of state
road bill campaign; appointment of the
committee on nomination of officers
address, "Good Roads of Oregon." by
State Highway Commissioner; "8tate
Highway Development In Washington
by State Highway Engineer . George
F. Cotterill: address. "Outlook for
Good Roads in Oregon," State Highway
Engineer Herbert Nunn; report of Sec
retary George E. Boos.
May 17 Address by Charles Hall,
president of Coos County Good Roads
Club; five-minute discussions by dele
gates and members; address by John
L. Beall, Portland; address, "Let's Get
Out of the Mud," Porter J. Neff, Med
ford; report of resolutions committee:
excursion over Siskiyou Highway;
election of officers and reception fori
women at Hotel Holland.
$222 Brussels Rugs $17
A splendid assortment of 9x12 Seamless
Brussels Rugs in new and desirable pat
terns will be offered for this week only
at $17.65.
ARRIVED New Royal
Kashan and Imperial
Ispahan Rugs in all
wanted sizes: 9x12, 8-3x10-6, 6-9x9, 4-6x7-6, 36-inch
and 27-inch. These rugs are wovdn from the finest
imported yarns, and the patterns are wonderfully
beautiful. We will be pleased to show these rugs to
you; the patterns are entirely new.
Duplex
Alcazar
A range as easy to handle as
to turn on or off the water
faucet. Not a part to lift out
or replace. Nothing; to get out
of order. A complete gas
range a complete coal or
wood range. Call in and let us
demonstrate this wonderful
range for you. It is the most
practical, simplest and best
range on the market. Made
of the best materials and beau
tifully finished. Shown in our
basement salesroom.
SPECIAL A 6-hoIe steel range, with 18-inch
Wellsville blue steel; coal pouch feed and
oven. Made of heavy,
duplex grates; warm
ing closet; nickel trimmed. A perfect cooker and baker. 0 1 Efk
Special this week DO 1 .OU
New Gas Ranges
We carry a complete stock of Stewart, Garland and Alcazar Gas Ranges
in all sizes. Let us install a fine gas range for Summer.
SPECIAL A M-burner steel Gas Range with 18-inch oven, regularly
priced at $24. "Special this week, fully connected, at low lj 1 C QC
price of only MO.OO
For the Garden
Cultivate your back yard or vacant lot. Now is the time to plant a
garden. We can supply you with garden tools hoes, rakes, spades, etc.
A full stock of garden hose and lawn mowers.
MiiiiiiiiMHiHHitiiMiiiiiiHiiMimMtnnnitHttinii;
UNION CONDEMNS I.W .W.
INDUSTRIALISTS UN - AMERICAN,
SAYS LABOR COIKCIL.
Mount Angel Bin (ring: choir iipent their
annual outlnfr trip at tho Milk ranch,
18 miles from college. Eight seniors,
accompanied by Rev. Bonaveture Hues
Be r, made tho trip.
GRAIN TERMINAL IS THEME
Series of Meetings to Be Addressed
Latter Part of May.
A series of meetings for tha discus
sion of the proposed bulk grain ele
vator, docks and freight terminals for
tho Port of Portland will be held with
various local clubs and organizations,
it is announced. Among the speakers
will be G. B. Hegardt, L. B. Smith.
Hobert'H. Strong and w. T. B. Dodson
The meetings are scheduled as fol
lows: '
May 34 Members' council, Portland Cham
ber of Commerce, main dining-room, noon;
.Alberta, Commercial Club. Seventeenth and
Alberta streets, 8:30 P. M.
May 15 Kotary Club, Benson Hotel, Crys
tal Room, noon; Political Study League,
Room A. Public Library, 2:30 P. M.
May 16 Taurelhurst Club, at clubhouse,
lAurelhurst Park, 8 P. M. ; George Wright
LEBANON PUPILS GIVE PLAY
"May Day" Festivities Attended by
Large Gathering.
LEBANON, Or., May 12. (Special.)
Frequent showers did not deter the
Lebanon High School from holding
their May day festivities on the campus
in the open yesterday with a large at
tendance. Each class gave a play or stunt with
the senior class coming on first with
a two-act scene entitled the "Artist
and His Dream."
The Juniors gave "War Time "With
Uncle Sam," portraying the enlisting,
the boys marching away and then the
women at home doing all the labor.
The sophomores had America and
ber Island possessions as their theme.
The freshmen made the biggest hit
by portraying a country circus with
the side show accompaniments.
Aberdeen Organisation Uphold IMan
of American Federation for
Orderly Negotiation.
ABERDEEN, "Wash.., May 12. (Spe
cial.) Condemning vhe Industrial
Workers of the World as an "anti
union, un-American" organization and
an enemy to workers and organized
labor, the Aberdeen Central Labor
Council at a rousing meeting here last
night adopted strong resolutions
against the I. W. W.. advocating a de
cisive stand against it and urging
workers and union men to shun It at all
times. ,
The resolutions were drafted by a
committee appointed last week, assisted
by Charles Perry Taylor, secretary of
the State Federation of Labor.
Mr. Taylor said today that the Amer
ican Federation is solidly opposed to
the method of the memoers or me . v.
W, in stirring up strife between the
laboring men and the employer. Their
activity, he said, has been rather more
pronounced lately than usual and con
sists In stirring up strife among small
bodies of men, and urging mem iw bo
- .uhAn, nntlm nnil In creneral
spreading dissatisfaction among the
worklngmen.
Whenever the American Federation
m t h snv grievance to take UP
against any employer, said Mr. Taylor,
it has Its regular aumorueu
tee for that purpose, ana me memoers
of this committee are supposed to go
about their work in a deliberate and
fair way. There is no . agitation and
every proceeding is conducted in an
orderly business way.
LABOR MORE PLENTIFOL
FRUITGROWERS TO BE BETTER
SUPPLIED, IS BELIEF.
PORTLAND MAN, PROMINENT JUNIOR, CHOSEN PRESIDENT OF
STUDENT BODY.
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MILL WAGE TO GO UP
Bend Lumber Company to Raise Pay
Beginning June 1.
NORTH BEND, Or., May 12. (Spe
cial.) George Stephenson, manager of
the North Bend Mill & Lumber Com
pany, has announced that the concern
was considering establishing a mini
mum ale of J3 per day, beginning
June 1.
Increased prices of lumber in the
various markets warrant this move,
Mr. Stephenson said, and the market is
not yet at its height, he believes. His
opinions are based upon the sudden
overwhelming demand from California
yards and commission men for large
stocks, and fear of lumber carriers on
the Coast being requisitioned by the
Government.
Quarters Provided Red Cross.
LA GRANDE. Or.. May 12. (Special.)
The La. . Grande National Bank has
donated the use of a room for Red
Cross headquarters and workers are
constantly on hand. The Masonic Lodge
has donated its rooms for sewing
classes conducted by the Red Cross in
stitution.
LAMBING SEASON OVER
MANY FLOCKS Itf WASCO COt.NTY
MAKK BIG INCREASE.
Careful Attention Given to Ewes Brings
Satisfactory Hrsults Shearing
to Be Started Soon.
THE DALLES. Or., May 12. (Spe
cial.) Wasco County sheepmen have
Just completed lambing and from re
ports the increase has gone far beyond
the expectations of the sheepmen. The
increase will average about 80 per cent
of breed ewes.
J. E. Htnton, one of the largest sheep
raisers in the county, has reported his
flock to have increased 100 per cent;
II. C. Rooper's flock also has made the
same record Increase. J. W. Fisher, D.
T. McRea, Ronald McDonald, Thomas
Hamilton, Patrick Riley and others of
large sheep Interests have equal suc
cesses to report. -
The lack of green feed and the cold
late Spring was expected to affect the
lambing percentage greatly but with
proper nd careful attention the result
is a record lamb crop.
Shearing will be started soon and
special attention will be given by the
growers to the proper grading of the
wool. This " as not beer attended to
In the past and is due alone to the lec
tures delivered by the Government wool
experts who toured Oregon this Spring.
It is the Intention of the wool growers
to hire experts instead of green hands
to do the grading, as only the best re
sults can be obtained by this course.
Early Day Mill Man Dies at 90.
CHEHALIS, Wash., May 12. (Spe
cial.) A. Preseott, pioneer, who died
at Salem, Or.. Monday, aged 90 years,
was one of tho pioneer sawmill men in
Southwest Washington. In tho eirly
'SOs he built tho first sawmill in Win-
lock, operating the plant with water
power by building a dam across Olequa
Creek. He later engaged In the mill
business with Jack Veness. their con
cern being known as the l'rescott
Yencss Lumber Company. A general
physical decline, incident to old at?c.
who I hf rawiw of Mr. PreRfOtt'R death.
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UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene. May 12. In one of the most quiet
student body elections in years, James S. Sheehy, of Portland and a prom
inent Junior, was chosen president. Sheehy has been a member of Coach
Bezdek's baseball team for three years and has taken an active part in
student body affairs. He is a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, of
Sigma Delta Chi, honorary National Journalism fraternity; Friars Senior So
ciety, and was president of the sophomore class of 1918.
Sheehy will be supported In his direction of the student body next year
by Miss Emma Wootton, of Astoria, who was elected secretary of the student
body, and Harry Crain. of Handon, who was eleeted mt the Emerald,
the tri-weekly college paper. "
Hood River Farmers) Rendy to Plant
Freely If Aasnred Speculators
Will Not Control Food.
HOOD RIVER. Or.. May 12. (Spe
cial.) "Fruitgrowers of this section are
going to have less trouble this year
than in normal times In securing neces
sary labor." is the message to local
growers from J. W. Brewer, of The
Dalles. In charge ot ine iooa organize
tlon programme In Hood River, Gill
lam. Sherman and Morrow, counties.
The local defense council has been
organized by the election of T. D.
Calkins, a Frankton truck gardener, as
president, and R. E. Scott as secretary.
Community committeemen have been
named.
D. L. Plerson. of Oak Grove, told the
defense -council the farmers of his
neighborhood will plant large acreages
of staple products if they are assured
the food speculators will not get con
trol of the product.
County School Superintendent Gibson
reported that In a 40-mile ride through
Hood River Valley he had seen more
women and children engaged in the
fields than in former years. Ho told
also of the plan of a local canning
company for advancing seed beans to
boys, with contract to purchase at 4
cents a pound, all the product grown.
Mount Angel Boys on Romp.
MOUNT ANGEL COLLEGE. St. Bene
dict. Or.. May 12. (Special.) The
It is the patriotic duty of every citizen of Portland to
subscribe in accordance with his or her means to
The Liberty Loan of 1917
United States Government
32 Bonds
The following Portland Banks offer their services without
charge to any individual or corporation wishing to subscribe
to the $2,000,000,000 United States 3 Bonds now being
offered by the United States Government.
First National Bank
United States National Bank
Lumbermens National Bank
.Northwestern National Bank
Ladd & Tilton Bank
Bank of California, N. A.
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Hibernia Savings Bank
Security Savings and Trust Company