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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (May 20, 1917)
1 THE SUNDAY' OREGOXIAN. . POIlTLAyD, 3IAY 20, 1017. DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR PORTLAND'S SHARE INi BED CROSS DRIVE" SET FOR JUNE 18-25 $100,000,000 FUND FOR AMERICAN RED CROSS. The Joy of Big Power Without the Burden of Big Expense Nation-Wide Effort to Be Made to Raise Huge Fund ' for Relief Work. - ID) ii ower WO PORTLAND CHAPTER ACTIVE Mrs. Helen Ladd Corbett Director of Local Activities Every Social Event or Week Expected Add to Relief Fund. to Vord was received by the Portland Red Cross Chapter yesterday that the whole Nation 100.000,000 strong -would dedicate Itself to the Red Cross cause during the entire week of June 18-25. This word came from National Red Cross headquarters, with the added information that President Wil son would issue a proclamation to that effect within the next few days. The Portland Chapter hiftl already an ticlpated that such a universal call would soon be issued, and has even selected the identical dates for the whirlwind climax of the great financial drive which President Wilson will ask the entire Nation to observe, with this addition, however. The Portland Chap ter has decided to Inaugurate the week with a special Red Cross Sunday, to be observed Sunday, June 17. when every church and religious organization will be urged to devote Its services to this great cause. Portland's Part Yet TJakaowm. It Is expected that the amount to be raised in Portland will be decided within the next week by the war coun dl of the National Red Cross at Wash lngton. Portland has asked that word be sent at the earliest possible moment. Among the Important steps already taken by the Portland Chapter arc the following: The selection of a board of finance consisting of the following 15 well-known citizens: S. Benson, H. L. Tittock. Elliott R. Corbett. M. H Houser, C. S. Jackson. J. E. Wheeler, W. M. Ladd, J. D. Farrell, A. L. Mills, T. B. Wilcox. J. C. Ainsworth, W. B. Ayer, J. B. O'Shea, Ben Selling and Miss Henrietta Failing. The selection of Mrs. Helen Ladd Cor bett as director of social activities and the appointment of the following com mittee to have active charge of -the "big drive" Robert H. Strong, John C. English, Charles F. Berg and W. P. Strandborg. This committee has named Strandborgas director-general. 20O0 Assistants Needed. At a meeting of the campaign com mittee yesterday it was estimated that It would be necessary to call for at least 2000 volunteer workers to put on the drive on - the magnitude con templated by the local chapter. These volunteers will be called for as soon as needed. One of the' greatest and most !m Kortant features of the Red Cross drive will be the mobilization of all the city's social forces, big and little, for the raising of Red Cross funds. This work will be in direct personal charge of Mrs. Helen Ladd Corbett, who has vol unteered to devote all her time, from row until the close of the great "drive, to the Red Cross movement. Mrs. Cor bett has accepted the position of di rector of social activities, and, together with an enthusiastic . corps of slstants, is already at -work organizing the many social circles all over the city Into energetic units for the garnering of Red Cross funds. ' All Claim Asked to Help. Bridge clubs, dancing clubs, tennl clubs, golf , clubs, riding, canoeing, swimming organizations and every other club or society of whatsoever Boclal nature will be called upon by Mrs. Corbett to help with the drive. Each will be asked to direct all its ef forts and divert all its energies during the month of June to the single end of raising contributions toward Portland's share of the great National fund that will be garnered during Red Cross week for the sick and the suffering soldiers. All social events that can be made of assistance in swelling the Red Cross week fund should be reported to Mrs. Corbett,- Main 4204, at the earliest pos sible time, so that these may be listed and all aid possible given. Plans" are already on foot for many functions, not only in private homes, but in the many splendid clubhouses of the city and in the churches,' dancing pavilions and theaters, with tentative suggestions for such al fresco affairs as lawn parties, golf and tennis meets and excursions by boat and by motor. . i " ) .'',i.V-. :: ; " . .: -V. : s . : . . .- . . ' - - '. "", r l i ' hi yt ' 5 .-A . xii ; A ? , -. , i : -. - - -- BRIDGEISUNHARmED Travel to Vancouver Has Not Been Stopped. PIERS PERFECTLY SOLID now that danger has passed. A heavy timber.and cables have been so placed as to give it staunch support. When the fountain was being drawn up today, ropes were placed across Washington street and all traffic was diverted by way of First to Main streets. Report soon spread that the roadway had been undermined and the bridge closed. It had been closed on Washington street, but kept open on First, and the streetcars did not miss trip. A military order has been issued to prohibit the taking of pictures of the damaged fill, and persons caught tak ing pictures may have their machines confiscated,1 so the guards are In structed. - CHECK FORGER IS CAUGHT Youth of 23 Thought to Be Burglar of Bortziueyer Home. Charged with forgjng the names of O. C. BortZmeyer, secretary of the 1916 TCose Festival, and William D. Clark. 1093 Franklin street, to 11 small checks, Arthur Waters. 22, was arrested at Fourth and Washington streets yester day Dy jjetectives Swennes, . Leonard La Salle and Molony. The police say no has confessed the forgeries, which amount to 70. The handwriting of Waters tallies with that on the forged cnecKs. The 'Bortzmeyer residence at 1163 Multnomah street was entered on the night of March 31.- Among the articles stolen was a rubber signature stamp belonging to ..Mr. Bortzmeyer. The checks which young Waters Is said to have admitted passing bore the rub ber stamp signature of Mr. Bortzmeyer. Drinking Fountain Is Saved Dam " age Done to Fill Is Repaired . by the Prompt Work of Oregon Soldiers. VANCOUVER. Wash., May 19. The Columbia River interstate bridge is in no danger, it is safe to travel over, it has not been closed, it will not - be closed, and the washing away of the fill around the abutment at the foot of Washington street has been stopped. Various reports have gained circula tion since the fill began to wash away, and many are of the opinion that a pier is being washed away. The piers are on piling driven 40 feet or more into the bed of the river, and are concrete from there up and are perfectly solid. Last night, when the steamer Bailey Gatzert passed through the draw span, she threw a heavy wave, causing the thin crust of concrete over, the fill on the east side of the bridge, and which had been badly cracked for several days, to collapse. Oirson Soldiers Do Good Work. Nearly 100 soldiers from 'the Third Oregon were working on the lower side of the fill when this occurred. They were at once transferred to the upper side and covered the fill with hundreds of sacks of sand, which will hold until a blanket of riprap rock is thrown over and around the whole fill. After the high water the fill will be replaced and made so strong that high water will not again interfere with it. When the fill began to disappear yes terday. Colonel John L. May. of the Third Oregon, was appealed to for help. He responded by sending down three shifts of men. 75 to the shift, who worked like Trojans sacking sand and placing the sacks to protect the fill It was after 1 o'clock this morning be fore the work was completed and the soldiers could go to quarters. Drinking Fountain la Saved. 'The beautiful drinking fountain of granite, marble and bronze, given to the public by the Daughters of the American Revolution at a cost of $1000 which was undermined and toppled into the sand yesterday, was fished out to day by means of a windlass and block and tackle. The fountain was unbroken, except the pipes and connecting metal. It will be replaced on the same site after It la made safe. .-. The big pillar on the approach to the bridge has not fallen, and -it seems Oregon Woman Veteran of Eastern Star. "Grandma" Chlpman, of Corvallla, May Be Order's Oldest Member in Point of Service. -i LA GRANDE; Or.. May 19. (Special.) New distinction has come to Oregon. Mrs. C. (Grandma) Chlpman. of' Cor- vallis, has been pronounced the woman who has served longest in the Eastern Star of Oregon, and, so far as can be leacned, enjoys the same distinction for the whole world. - Dora B. Schilke, of La Grande, has recently returned from an official vlsi-tatlon-tour of the state' chapters, and while at Corvallla became interested In Mrs. Chlpman's records. Mrs. Chlpman, at 85, still is active in the association's affairs, -and de lights in giving reminiscences of her life as an active member of the Order of the Eastern Star. She was initiated Into the order at Strawberry Point, la.. in 1862, by Robert Morris, the founder. In 1863 she became worthy matron of Egerle Chapter at Strawberry Point, making her a past matron for 54 years. She afterwards served the same chap ter as Adah, Electa and Warder. , In 1893 she moved to Corvallls and affiliated with St. Mary's Chapter No. 9. and was appointed chaplain for seven consecutive years. - Mrs. Chlpman Is looking forward with great pleasure to visiting the 1917 session fit the Grand Chapter of Oregon, which meets' at the Masonic Temple in Portland June 12, 13 and 14. MR. BEACH ASKED TO RUN Twenty Tears' Experience Thought Valuable to School Board. J. V. Beach, chairman of the School Board, whose term of office expires June 16, is being urged by friends to become a candidate to succeed himself. Last night he was not willing to give his full consent to run. but admitted he is giving the matter consideration. In March of this year Mr. Beach had served the Portland School Disrtict for 20 consecutive years. His great inter est in the work is well known and his value to the district, by reason of his long experience as a Director, are urged as reasons why he should again be come a candidate. YJowIltz Jurji-tfbocket Set. KELSO,Wash.; May 19. (Special.) 'The docket for the next regiilar Jury term of the. Cowlitz Superior Court was et by Judge Darch this week. The court term will extend over a period of eight days, starting June 5, and nine cases have been set for trial. Of these, two are state prosecutions and seven are civil actions for damages. The Jury also was called this week. Clyde Haw kins, accused of breaking into a store at Castle Rock, pleaded guilty to bur lary in the., second degree and was sentenced to from six months to IS years in the Monroe reformatory. The case of State vs. Charles de White for assault was dismissed. Power Line Near Kelso on Way, KELSO, Wash., May 19. (Special.) The North Coast Power Company has H. crew of men hard at work building a power line from the pumping station In Diking District No. 1 over the top of Mount Solo to Captain Matchette's slace. The line will be used to supply current for the operation of a pumping plant on the Matchetto farm. Construc tion of the line is being hastened as swiftly as possible so that It will be ready to scarry electricity before the June freshet passes the 2v-foot stage. MANAGER CORDRAY ANNOUNCES OAKS WILL BE OPENED MAY 28 : 1 . McElroy's Band, Miss Eloise Anita Hall, Prima Donna, and Progressive Business Men's Quartet Among' Special Features. Ml ANAGER CORDRAY "announces ! that the Oaks will be opened for he season Sunday, May 271 Through special effort he has secured a number of exceptional features, wide enough in range to appeal to all classes which patronize the popular amusement resort. Chief among the sut-prises sprung by Manager Cordray was the announce ment that McElroy's band, Including W. E. McElroy, director, and a number of splendid soloists, will play for the entire season. This band is held by many to be the most popular organiza tion of its kind In the Pacific North west, and the ' popularity of the Mc Elroy programme Indicates the high standard of his players. Mr. McElroy will feature patriotic music and will Introduce a number of novel pro grammes, featuring his. concert so loists. An equally popular attraction will be Miss Eloise Anita Hall.- the young prima donna who won the hearts of those who heard her as one. cf the principal soloists In "Mignon." present ed by the Portland Grand Opera Asso ciation last January. The Progressive Business ' Men's quartet, which is rapidly becoming one of Portland's leading male quartets, will sing periodically throughout the season. The first appearance of this quartet will be on opening day. May 27. L I ISM. ttM.OJi.lJt6i.MitllJl. Make the Eighty Horsepower Peerless Eight Inexpensive to Operate All the world now knows the Peerless for a car of the most remarkable contrast and variety of performance. The fascination of its performance has dwarfed the import ance of that other great virtue of two power ranges-economy. Weerless cMiab t Ttrarmf - I $3099 Roadster ... . $2090 Sporting Roadster . $2350 Coupe . . . $2750 Sedan ... $2890 Limousine . . . . $3590 Prices f.o.b Cleveland Subject to change without nottot In the "Sporting" Rang But when you want a world of power or a tremendous burst of speed when you want emergency performance which only the super powerful cars of the ultra class can give you, your Peerless Eight will respond to your com plete satisfaction. You have only to open the throttle wider to call upon her "sporting" range and utterly change her whole character. The response is immediats capable thrilling. Let us, show you in tHc Peerless Eight the joy of big power without the burden of big expense H. L. Keats Auto Co. . - Broadway at Burnside St. The Peerless Motor Car Company, Cleveland, Ohio In the "Loafing" Range Many a lesser powered six even many a four must concede economy laurels to the Peerless Eight for its sparing use of fuel. ' . . Yet you have all the soft, smooth, lively performance which you would expect in an eight of the utmost class and distinction. The Peerless, in its " loafing" range, gives you everything you would ask of your car in everyday, ordinary driving. LITERACY TEST GOES VOLUNTEER SYSTEM TO COXTIJfl'E WHEN DRAFT IS IX FORCE. A( Limit. Is Raised From 35 Yrars Avlstlon Section f Has Beea FUled. to 40 president: Miss Helen M. Trew. seer tary-treasurer; Mrs. J. j. Rose, trustee. Anionic those prepent were Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Zollinger. Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Jones. Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. Asher. Dr. and Mrs. Sherman WrlRht. Mrs. liodge. Miss Faults, Dr. and Mrs. Flebln. Rev. A. A. Heist. Dr. and Mrs. C. I. BoDlne, Miss Trew and Dr. and Mrs. N. M. Benyas. Photo by Davis. XV. K. McElroy, Who Will Direct Band at Oiki Fork.' . Voluntary erillstments for the mili tary forces Is not to stop with the enactment of the Army bill and the inauguration of conscription. This Is made plain in a memorandum issued yesterday by E. J. Huebscher, Captain of the United States Army, i In charge of recruiting; In Portland, In . which he advises postmasters in this district that new condition of enlistment in the regular volunteer Army are now In effect. The age limit for volunteers ha been raised from 35 to 40. years, and educational qualifications are easier somewhat by reason of the fact. that recruits will be accepted wno can neither read nor write the English language, although they must be able to speak it. Formerly a literacy test was essential. Captain Huebscher emphasizes the fact that enlistments are for the pe riod of the war only and that the pay has been doubled. Private soldiers now receive pay formerly given to ser geants. Twenty-rlve men enusiea jriticruiij. The aviation section of the service Is filled up and no more men for this work will be enlisted here unless they have very unusual qualifications as mechanics or experience as fliers. L. B. Pinkston. Captain in charge or the U. 8. Marine recruiting offices in the Portland district, ended this month yesterday with 133 men to his credit. Preparations are under way for a big drive by the marines during the week of June 101. which is National Marine Corps week. The slogan will be "4000 by Saturday .night." J. P. Hart. Ensign in charge of the naval recruiting office, says that dur ing April more than 1000 . men were recruited here. - . ALMA MAJER IS HONORED Portland's Northwestern University .Club Holds Annual Meeting. The Northwestern University Club met at the-home of Dr. J. Earl Else, 935 E. Flanders, on "Northwestern Nlarht." on which aU Northwestern Unl verslty Clubs in the United States hold their annual meeting. The following offioers were elected for the ensuing year: Dr. J. .an iaiso, president: Dr. Jessie M. MoOavln, vice- GIRLS PRODUCE COMEDY "The Superior Sex" Is Given by Y. Ij. S. at 'Columbus Club. The Superior Sex," a clever comedy, was presented successfully by the T. La. S. girls at the Columbus Club auditor ium Friday night. Miss Nellie Mae Williams, in . the leading role, played the part of a bride-elect, while William Scott as best man and Mildred Miller as maid of honor ably assisted In the production. Tessle Martin. Marlon Buckley, Edna Dowllng. Regina Eber)e and Theresa Eberle - played parts as bridesmaids. Miss Frances Buckley, as Hannah, an English- maid, created many laughs by her Impersonation. Mrs. M- J. Bell opened the programme with a patrlotlo song. Miss Oertrude Kunti sang, accompanied at the piano by Ethel Mahoney. Julia Burke played the violin accompaniment. Miss Marion Buckley Interpreted Mendelssohn's "Spring Song in a solo dance. , 40 TEACHERS REGISTER University of Oregon Summer School to Be Held Here. Teachers began to register yesterday at 451 Courthouse for the University of Oregon Summer School, to be held at the Central Ldbrary June is o Au gust 3. with the week of the National Education Association convention for a vacation. About 40 teachers registered and others may enter their names at the same place on the remaining registra tion dates, which are May 26, June , 15, 16 and 18. The forthcoming Sum mer school is the first extended activity In the Portland center. Not long ago 380 teachers of Port land and vicinity expressed the desire that the University of Oregon conduct a Summer school here. that city, according to an announce ment made today by A. C. Dixon, of the Booth-Kelly Lumber Company, chairman of a special committee of the association on rates. The hearing has been set for May 30. Washington Loan Men Elect. SPOKANE. May 19. F. S. McWil- Uams. of Spokane, was elected presi dent of the Washington State League of Savings and Loan Associations at the session of the annual convention here today. Other officers elected were: A. F. Linden. Seattle, and W. P. Hopping, Tacoma, vice-presidents; Phil A. Dlt- ter. North . Yakima, treasurer: John Cooper. Spokane, secretary. Olympia waa selected as the next meeting place. Aberdeen Firemen May Quit. ABERDEEN, Wash., May 18. (Spe cial.) Aberdeen firemen are threaten ing a walkout on June 1 unless their pay is Increased 810 a month by that date. Other employes of the city also are demanding- more pay. The finance committee, which is investigating ways to grant the advance, has reported that the street department can hereafter pay S3 as a minimum wage for street work and is looking Into the financial conditions of other departments in the hope that ways can be found to give all city laborers a 10 per cet advance. Unidentified Man Drowned. T. a White. Coroner at St- Helens, yesterday notified the police depart ment that the body of an unidentified man had been recovered from the Co lumbia River at that point. The body evidently had been in the water for some time. The only means of identi fication was a brass check found in the clothing inscribed "McC Co. 1T8S." CARD OF THAXKS. We wish to thank the friends of Leo W. Anderson, of 629 East Ash. for their kindness at his death and for the beau- l?fUl fMRSrLEO. W. ANDERSON AND Adv. MRS. LYLR HENDRICKS. Severe Headache, and Constipation- Cold -Three Bottles of Peruna and , Mahalin Made Me Well RATE RISE IS OPPOSED West Coast 1umbermen AVI 11 Send Delegation to Washington. EUGENE, Or.. May 19. The West Coast Lumbermen'r Association will send a delegation to Washington,. D. C, to oppose the horizontal advance in freight rates at a hearing to be held In Mr. John B. Capers, No. 400 Live Oak St.. Fort Worth. Texas, writes: "I am sending you you the thanks of not omly myself, bat my father, mother mma Brothers. n that they have been benefited by your medicine themselves, but they are thaahfnl en my behalf. In the Summer of 1900 I was taken with a severe headache and cold, which after being neglected for a short while turned to what the physician called severe case of constipation and bowel trouble. After spending the nice nam of sixty dollars and receiving mm relief from the doctor's treatment. I at last decided to take a trial at your Peruna and Manalln. which a neighbor had recommended as being a good medicine for that complaint. After using abost three bottle of rack I wss a well per son, again. Then In 1905 the same per formance look place, only the dorter bill only reached thirty dollars Ihst time, and your medicine cost amounted to elaht dollars. And a repetition of the sane ease took place Kiln some two months ago, and sfter trying the doetor to the tune of fifteen dollars I went back to your medicine again and am again on my way to a-ood health aad peace of mind. I forgot to make mention of the amount of the drug bill, and owing to the fact that I have for- 1ST ;.-?"v Neighbor Recommended Your Medicine When Other Remedies Failed gotten the exact amount I wUl state that It took very near all tnt my father made at the different times I was in such states of health to pay the doctor and drug bills. As for the state ment of my condition at the above men tioned times, I will say that physics of all kinds and clssses were used, and we had to csll on the fountain syringe for help up to the time I started natnar yowr Perunn nnd Mnnalln, for I could slmost drink castor oil like I would water and it did no good. As for salts, they, too, m-ere of no use. The dnetora wtr nnssled themselves. Those who ofcjeet to ll,nld medtetne enn now proenre Pernnn Tafcleta.
