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THE SUNDAY. OREGONIAN. PORTLAXD. MAY 20, 1917. ODDFELLOWS MEET IN EUGENE MONDAY PROMLXENT OFFICIALS IN ODDFELLOWS' CONVENTION THIS WEEK ALL LIVING COSTS UP The Name Btamped on a shoe stands for the highest in quality, style, fit, ,wear and comfort We fit the feet we do not make the feet ' fit the shoe. Seattle Least Expensive of Washington Cities. Attendance of 1500 Delegates '' Expected for Four , c Day Session.. WAGE ADVANCE IS SLOWER 8 ; : , , COLUMBIA ; The Theater Beantifnl 6th St. Off Washington ' ' jt " 1 nrrr m w mini mm mu mi. : : 1 I Aerl ill lll lH vrl'f " Z II il l ill v ''- l f I I 14 ,,ii.iifMJIU JjJ1" r'r, J' . III FOURTH EUGENE MEETING Grand Lodge Session of 1919 Is .' iluch-Sougtat Prize, for It f ." X- Marks Centennial of Or- , ' ' dcr in America. El'GENB, Or., May IS. (Special.) "With a record of 81 years ot friend ship, love and triuh the three links that band more than 2,000,000 members In the various countries of the world ' together the Oregon Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Oddfellows will hold Its annual meeting in Eugene, beginning. Monday morning and closing with a. night session Thursday. Com- - mittees estimate an attendance of 1500 ' . delegates, representing 220 lodges with 20,000 , members, .' and 198 Rebekah - ' lodges with a membership of more than . 17,500. ' . The Grand Lodge of Oregon was or ganized May 23, 1856, at Oregon City. IS. M. Barnum, of the Chemeketa lodge, of Salem, was elected grand master. The Salem lodge was instituted De cember 6, 1852. and was the 'first in the state. - The only other lodges par .' ticipating in the first grand lodge meeting were Samaritan No. 2, of Port land; Oregon No. 3, of Oregon City, and Albany No. 4, of Albany. The ag . pre gate membership of all lodges in the state at that time was 114. The Spencer Butte lodge, which will 'entertain' the grand lodge this year, was organized July 21, 1860, and first entertained the grand lodge May 16, J864. Fonrth Session In Flnsrene. The meeting of the grand lodge in Eugene, beginning Monday, win be the fourth meeting in this city during the last 25 years, a record probably un equaled by any city In the state outside of Portland. ' The grand lodge session In 1919 will be the prize session in the history of 'the order in Oregon, and will assume the proportions of a great celebration of the 100th anniversary of Oddfellow ship, which had Its beginning in Bal timore. ' On. April 26, 1869, the EOth anniversary- of the order was celebrated at Salem, representatives from the vari " ous lodges In Oregon, Washington and Idaho, all under the Oregon Jurisdic tion, participating. j Patriotism is to be made an outstand- 1 ' lng feature of the grand lodge ses V sion. Henry L. Westbrook, grand mas . ter of thfe order, has called for display - - of the American flag in every lodge room and directed the expulsion of any member who is shown to . be disloyal to the. flag or Government it repre " . sents. - Grand Master " "Westbrook attended :' his "first grand lodge meeting In Eu . gene seven years ago; he also served ' on his first committee at that time and received the Rebekah degree in . ' the Oddfellows" hall in this city.. As grand master, he will 'call the grand lodge to order Monday, and on that day he will also celebrate his 41st birthday. In the Interest of the order he has : traveled 20.000 miles in Oregon. Reception Will Be Held. ; Eugene is, making great prepara tions for the reception of the visitors. At a reception for lodge members only, . "Wednesday night. Mayor C. O. Peter son will deliver an address of wel come. Responses from the four branches of the order will be made by Henry S. Westbrook, grand master; Mrs. Nellie Wattenberg, president Re bekah assembly; Earl S. Williams, grand patriarch of the grand encamp- ment, and H. M. Beckwith, president of the Council of Patriarchs Militant. The reception -which is to be held In the Armory will be followed by dancing.- The encampment will mark the 43d annual meeting of the Grand Encamp ment and the 81st state assembly of Rebekahs. The 'Patriarchs Militant were organized within - . the last 10 years. The elective officers of the four branches of the order are as follows: Grand lodge Henry 8. TVestbrook. grand hi aster, Portland; Gor;a "W. Trefern. deputy grand master, Ashland: W. F. Walker, - (rrand warden, Springfield; . E. H. . Bharon. grand secretary, Portland; O. A. Doane, grand treasurer. The Dalles; William Gallo y, grand representative, Salem; John F. Hall, Brarftt - representative. Marshfleld. Encampment Officers Listed. Grand Encampment Earl A. Williams, -' grand patriarch, Milton: Sol 8. Walker, . grand high priest, Oregon City: A. H. Knight, grand senior warden, Canby; P. A. . Kantz. grand Junior warden. Baker; B. E Bharon,. grand scribe, Portland; W. W Francis, .grand treasurer. Albany; Robert J Andrews.- grand representative. Portland; , George W. - Wright, grand representative. Albany. ' Council jf Patriarchs Militant H. M. - Beckwith, brigadier-general and president, , Portland; 8.- B. Wat kins, major and secre tary. Sherwood; W. B. Wadsworth. lieutenant-colonel nd treasurer, Portland. Rebekah Assembly Mrs. Nellie Watten . burg, president, Klamath Falls; Mrs. Mary , Lankester. vice-president. Astoria; Mrs. Ora Casper, secretary, Dallas: Mrs. Jeannls O. Burke, warden, Grants Pass; Miss Eda, Ja . cobs, treasurer, Portland. HARRISBURG GRADUATES 10 Baccalaureate Sermon . Will Be Preached on May 2 6. HARRISBURG, Or., May 19. (Spe cial.) The Harrisburg High Sohool will graduate the largest class In Its his torny June 1- Ther are 10 in the class. The baccalaureate sermon will be preached by Rev. G. A. Taggart In the Methodist Church, Sunday, May 26 The graduates are: Miss Florence Babbit, Fred Haroke. Nora Hawke. Marvin McCIain, Helen McCulloch, Hoy Shisler, Ruby Tomlln, Ree Morrison, Eunice Pierce -and Gladys Jackson. Staj ton Has ltei Cross Branch. STAYTON, Or.; May 19. (Special.) A Red Cross auxiliary to .the Marion County central organization was or ganized here this week by Dr. H. E. EDDlev. Postmaster TTtitiroatAt.. t. E. Fisher. Mrs. Chappelle, all Salem peopie wno nave been visiting the out lying points adjacent to the capital city in the interest of this movement. The Stayton membership numbers 60 The officers are: -Mrs. J. p. Wilbur chairman; Mrs. J. M. Ringo. vice-chairman: J. M. Rino. trc nnr.r . n ic G. H. Kornelk, secretary. It Is planned s a. room in ins Duslness seotlon me city in wnicn to work. ' . . . - Constable to Bo Dogcatcher, Too. GRESHAM, Or., May 19. (Special.) vn juiy a uonstaDie M. M. Squire will kave another title and office added to the one which he already has. He will be official dogcatcher and license col lector for his bailiwick. The law he will enforce is one at the statutes passed by the last Legislature, 5ra n dSecre l&ry.s 1 Secy m IS AVAILABLE Area on Federal Projects'. Of fered for War Time. WATER RATE IS NOMINAL Concession Covers Several Thousand Acres in TJmatilla and Klamath Districts Which Can Be Had tor Three Years.- The Government, In an endeavor to get as much land - as possible under cultivation within the Klamath and Umatilla Irrigation projects, has come Lumaiu wun an orrer to landowners within these projects to supply water at actual cost under a three-year lease. This offer applies only to those land owners who have not already contracted tor water rights within the Irrigation projects. - , Notice of this offer has Just been received In a telegram to Edward S. Taylor, district counsel for the United States Reclamation Service. "This lib eral concession," Mr. Taylor said, "will affect several thousand acres of land in Oregon if the landowners will take advantage of it. ... "The only requirement exacted by the Government la that the land be put under cultivation at once In order that the Nation-wide food problem may ba partially solved. Under the Irrigation act the Government will not furnish water, for more than 160 acres which is owned by the same person," but un der the new ruling Just Issued by the Secretary of the Interior the rental of water for "war-timer purposes is extended far above the 160-aore limit and is applicable to all large land owners. The Government will demand a rental equal only to the" actual cost of putting the water on the land, which inoludes both operation and mainte nance. , "Another concession which has been made by the Secretary of the Interior as a war measure is the leasing of withdrawn public lands within these Federal irrigation projects to persons who will use the land for agricultural purposes or . for grazing purposes. These leases likewise will ba made for a period not to exceed three years. "The heads of the various projects throughout the West have been di rected by the Secretary of the Interior to prepare for the leasing of all avail able lands within these Irrigation projects. Thes are lands lytnsj within the projects which have heretofore been withdrawn from entry, but which are. capable of cultivation." ' - Aocording to Mr. Taylor, this will mean the putting of a considerable amount of land under cultivation if the large owners of property wunin these projects will now come forward and offer to do their "bit" for the Gov ernment in an agricultural way. FOOD CONTROL URGED MEN IX SXAXE'S HIGHEST PLACES SIGIf MEMORIAL TO CONGRESS. Soggestlosi Blade by Salem SIgjaa-J - torles That Churches and Other Organisations) Co-operate. - BALEM. Or.. May It. (Special In justices of the Supreme Court, high state officials, leading business and professional men and others, subscribed to resolutions declaring . strongly against food. . speculators and urging that Congress take speedy - action against the menacing situation which, it is declared, "is rapidly contributing to thfe aid of the enemies of the Na tion." " ' Included with these resolutions is an appeal that ' churches. school, fraternal, labor and civic bodies, as well as groups of citizens large and small take similar action. The resolutions and their signers are as follows: The following preamble and resolution ex presses the sentiments of the undersigned and is hereby offered with the suggestion that this or some similar expression be made at once by oar churches, schools, fra ternal, labor- and civic bodies, as well as groups ot citlsens. large or smal.1, and for warded to our Representatives and Sena tors irv Congress: Whereas. The prices of the staple neces saries of life have advanced to figures ex ceeding the cost of production to an extent far beyond the limits of conscience and any possible conception of human right er reason, and are still advancing; wnereas, xnis condition Is proof of the utter lack of humane consideration on the part of those responsible and Indicates a frantlo desire and effort to levy merciless war assessments In advance upon the public, whereby th bausflglarlaa may later rnt III i' . . -OI II it .,5 J?&ZreZta?i Prcs.afCouncfot their own obi 1 Rations without sacrifice if not actual profit: Whereas, Such business is unpatrlotle to the equivalent of treason or insurrection; It proves its perpetrators to be limited only by the heartless principle of taking "all the traffic will bear" or all an unprotected people can be forced to pay; "Whereas, Congress has undisputed author ity over every resource of the Nation lh the present crisis, which authority Is being exercised in the taking of the bodies of our best voung men for military service, and the action is met with ready support In a spirit of glorious sacrifice by the peo ple. -But the flagrant abases by the food speculators, pursued from palpable motives of. greedy disregard of the great emergency that is upon us, goes unchecked and un challenged except by Ineffective and dila tory discussion. Therefore, be it Resolved, That (Insert name of organiza tion or group) does hereby most earnestly urge upon our National Congress the great need of Immediate and effective action to to relieve this most menacing situation which Is rapidly contributing w the aid of tbo enemies of the Nation and already amounts to one of the gravest obstacles to the success of onr country in the great cri sis that now confronts It. (Signed) Frank J. Miller, chairman Pub lic Service Commission; Charles L. McNary, attorney at law. formerly Supreme Justice; O. P. Hoff, State . Labor Commissioner; Ar thur W. Lawrence, State Printer; Charles V. Galloway, State Tax Commissioner; E. P. Carleton. assistant Superintendent of Pub lic Instruction; Cornelia Marvin, librarian State Library; E. T. Busselle. ' certified con sulting engineer, Salem; L.. T. Harris. Jus tice Supreme Court; Ben W. Oloott, Secre tary of State; 8. A Koier. deputy Secretary of State; Henry L. Benson. Justice Supreme Court; Thomas B. Kay. State Treasurer; E. 0. Patterson. Salenvt Will T. Kirk, news paperman, Salem; R. A. Harris. Salem; W. M. Plimpton. Secretary of State Printing Board; George M. Brown, Attorney-General; 1. H. Van Winkle, assistant Attorney-General; J. A. Benjamin, Salem: J. c. More land. Clerk Supreme Court; GeoVge Xeuner, Jr., District Attorney. Douglas County; Ar thur 8. Benson. Salem: G. O. Brown, clerk State Land Board; William Busbvy, Judge Marlon County: W. I. Staley, Capital Busi ness College, Salem: XV. T. Jenks, Jobber. Sa lem: William- McGllchrlst. Salem; Oscar B. Gingrich, secretary Y. M. C. A. Balem; Harvey Wells. Insurance Commissioner: M. 8. Pittman. extension department State Nor mal School, Monmouth. FOOD SURVEY HURRIED FLOODS IN GILLIAM COUNTY DE LAY REPORTS. Practically Every Paras la Sherman Listed WlUtisi Week by Patri otic Parmera. THE DALLES, Or., 'May 19. Spe cial) The food survey campaign being conducted in Hood River. Sherman, Gilliam and Morrow counties hr th extension department of the Oregon osncuiiu nonage, unaer the direc tion of the United States Department Of Agriculture, is nrmrmailn. n.ui. with J. W. Brewer as district agent and a. u. miner as assistant. Owing to the exceedingly heavy rains and serious rn 1 1 rr A - -.u..,b laniujf place on the Heppner branch, and heavy muo auu in Lruiiam tjounty, returns from those districts are coming In slowly. Hood River County has been sending In reports rapidly, but since the val ley Is exceedingly thickly settled it takes the committee longer to reach everyone in the districts. Sherman County has filed a complete report from practically every farmer in that commonwealth. The district agent and his assistant met witn nearly 100 farmers at Moro on Wednesday of last week, at which time a permanent organization was perfected with Judge John Fulton as president and Arnold Buhman as sec retary. In Just six days complete re turns were received from , Sherman County. - Out of the total acreage of cultivated land in Sherman County (271,843 acres), the farmers reported on 232.690 acres. L 1 ' KLAMATH PLANS PAGEANT Ceremony Is to Mark Breaking Ground for Line to Dairy. " KLAMATH FALLS, Or.. May 19. nans tor a monster celebration at the breaking of ground for the Klamath Falls Municipal Railway from this city to Dairy here on June 6 are under way. A dignified pageant in keeping with the project and the critical National situation Is proposed. Various plans were discuBRed at the Commerciarciub rooms Monday night, and the follow ing committees have been designated by the Business Men's Association: Finances. W. Paul Johnson. J. W. Sie mens and E. -B. Reames; music. Robert A.. Mitchell, J. B, Bodge and Professor M. R. Taylor; grandstand. Merle S. West, J. Fred Goeller, Oscar E. Wllley and Harry Ackley; advertising and publicity, Fred L. Houston, Fred E. Fleet and Will H. Mason; committee to interest fraternal orders, Wesley O. Smith; transportation, J. A. Gordon, Roy L. Moore and George Biehn; invi tation. Captain J. W. Siemens. E. R. Reames, Charles W. Eberlein. W. Paul Johnson. Mayor C. B. Crlsler and Coun ty Judge Marlon Hanks. Southeastern Washington Lightest Touched by Increased Cost of Living. Averaging; $BS4.09 for Food for Family of Five". OLYMPIA. Wash.. May 19. (Special.) Southwestern Washington retains prominence as the section of this state touched the lightest by the high cost or living o far as food and fuel fig ures, according to the annual compila tions of the State Labor Department, Just Issued for 1917. Estimates for this cost survey are reached through agents of the department who price and classi fy the articles included in all parts of the state. The pricing Is dona in April annually and estimates made for the year on a basis of coat to a family of five. The feature of this year's results Is the tremendous leap In prices since April. 1916. This governs in the coun try districts as well as In cities. In Southeastern Washington there was no Increase in 1916 over the family cost of 1424.80 for 1915. while in April. 1917. this cost had advanced to 1534.09. a Jump of 1109.29 per family for the year. And this is considerably below the minimum of any other section of the state. Seattle Least Expensive City. Labor department compilations show this year's cost per family In Seattle to be 1562.70, which makes Seattle the cheapest large city to live In of the state. Tacoma is aecond lowest with a cost of $571.42 and Spokane highest with a family cost of $578.9 L Seattle's Increase over 1916 is 1101.48; Tacoma, 1138.87; Spokane, 1115.86. While the cost of food and fuel per person for the past three years has averaged 23 cents, it reached the level of 31 cents this year. The history of increasing prices for necessities in the state is detailed as follows in the labor department's deductions: Seattle 1914, 1418.46; WIS, I44S.TS; 1916. $302.70; 1917. $362. TO. Tacoma 1914. J3L5T; 1915. (434.22; 1916, S137.55; 1317. 1571.42. Spokane 1914. 1424.09; 1918, $444.92; 1916, 4(i3.tt; 1917. 1578.81. Southwestern Washlnrton 1914. 1406.93: ISIS. X424.80; 1816. $424.60; 1917. $634. OH. Northwestern Washing-ton 1014, 6416.82; 1015. 1418.19; 1916, S4&3.&S; 1917. $560.46. Kaetern Washlnrton 1914. 1428.94; 1915. S442.06; 1916. 453.6il917, 6569.26. . Food Oaly In List. The labor department" computations do not Include cost of clothing, rent or other living expenses. Flour allow ance Is figured at six ounces per day per person for the year and potatoes at seven ounces dally. An accompany ing taable Is submitted by the depart ment showing the cost Of groceries, meat and fish, and fuel. . Numerous families were Interview tn collecting the Informations as to living expense and the results are given as being as near accurate as opportunity for research afforded. Commusslone C. H. Tounger concludes that wages have not advanced In proportion to the Increased cost of living apd states that those who can least afford to bear the burden are suffering the most by war prices. - i ALBANY WILL HONOR DEAD Extensive Patriotic Programme Ar ranged for Decoration Day. ALBANY, Or., Blay 19. "-(Special.) Extensive plans are being made for the observance of Oecorallon day in Al bany this year. Because of the war the patriotic spirit is more apparent than usual, - and it Is expected the tribute to the day will be the greatest this city has ever paid. Local business houses will be asked to close most of the day. A big military parade will take place In the morning, with the Grand Army of the Republic, Spanish War Veterans, local company of the Oregon National Guard, various other local organiza tions and school children in line. The Grand Army will hold its usual serv ices at Riverside Cemetery, and in the afternoon there will be a big patriotic programme in Central Park. Beach Near Marshfield Is Real Liquqr Mine. - Supplies From Basts Clnra,.Wrcked Ik 1914, Continue te Be Pound ta San da. T TARSHFIELD. Or.. Mar It. (Sre clal.) Nicholas and John Basten- dorff probably have the only liquor mine in Oregon, but they are not work lng it overtime for fear the author! ties might consider they were produc ing more than necessary. If they have friends -calling and the buffet Is dry like the rest of the state, they go out on the beach, scratch about a few minutes and dig up a bottle of real whisky, a bottle of beer or perhaps a Dottie or mgn trade Scotch. ' The mine is the result of the wreck of the North Pacific Steamship Company vessel Santa Clara, on November 2, 1914, two months before Oregon went cry. In those days it wasn't a crime to ship liquor to Coos Bay and It happened the Santa Clara had a xery large shipment of nttmulants on board. In the scram ble for the valuables on board the craft. the so-called pirates threw overooara several hundred bottles of beer and liquor, besides what was removed in GOOD TEETH MEAN GOOD HEALTH. HAVE YOU BOTH? DR. B. E. W RIGHT It is "worse than false economy to neglect the teeth. It is encour aging serious sickness- I will place your 'teeth in per fect condition at the least possible cost consistent with the greatest skill. Do it now delay may prove the truth of the first statement. Painless Extraction of Teeth 20 Years' Active Practice Dr. B. E. Wright ' Northwest Corner ef Sixth and Waahlaurton Northwest Uullills(. Phone -Main 3118, A 11S. Office Hours 8 A. M. to P, M. Consultation Free. Complete Spring Stock Now Here ROSENTHAL'S Portland's Best Shoe Store 129 Tenth Street 4 We Give S. & H. Green Trading Stamps tact In cases. Single - bottles which went over the side sank and were burled In the sand, while the full cases chasrged hands several times, as they were stolen one- after another. The bottles which sank, however, dis appeared only to come back, again to quencn thirsts after a lapse of two years and a half, bottle-aged and hav ing all the richness of the liquor sold In those days. Compared to tne boot leggers brands common here In 1917. the beach stock from the Bastendorff mine is, aocording to connoisseurs, su perb, statistics, none too aut.-orltative, indicate there Is yet In the Bastendorff mine semewhere between 300 and BOO bottles of good liquor, and the beach, always a popular camping resort. Is ex pected to be a regular Atlantic City this Summer. Mining is said to be at Its best In daytime, at. low tide, when the surf has uncovered the values and left them protruding above the sands or rolling them to the shoreline. There Is, of course, a chance the au thorlties will pre-empt the claim and arrest all trespassers. Sewing Machines Big Bargains for One Week Only 75 slightly used : Drop Head Singer, White, New Home, Domestic and other makes ; some as low as $5.00. Full Cabinets as low as $10.00. Our personal guarantee with every ma chine. Out-of-town or ders given prompt attention. Crated and delivered F. O. B. Portland free of charge. Sewing Machine Exchange 231 Yamhill St. Bet. 2d and 3d Closing Out Sale of Storage Pianos Lighte, rosewood. ..... .SIS Dunham, rosewood S25 Story & Clark, ebonized.SoO AntiseU S3 5 Decker Bros S45 Hardman, mahogany. ...S65 Cable & Sons 60 Haines & Co., mahogany, . wax finish. . . S50 Kimball, mahogany, carved panels -S78 Chickering, rosewood. . SI 00 Arion, burl walnut. . . .125 Mathushek, very elabor- - ate case.,, S135 Pease, 'wax finish, ' dull mahogany ........ -S150 Aeolian player piano, plays 88-note rolls.. S175 Autopiano S200 Worth more than this to play by hand. These and many others to be closed out at once at Stor age & Forwarding Dept., 151 Fourth St-, City. STOP PICKETING HELP SHIPBUILDING VOTE X 110 YES Paid aATerttsemsnt. A. C. Callaa. (03 . . 9rihruD EL. PorllancL Orasaa. Fthcl Barryiiorc fH&s-'- . t . jit' , V . " ' 1- r 1 - ? . . r i v V - 1 M - I bt V mnn Tie OF HER Ethel Bsrrrmsre. AsM Wesa Belaa; a Celebratesl Alluss, la a Member ( tka Greatest Theatrical FimUf la AsHrln. HasalT Reea-Part ricrartsatlea at Elwsrl Chelsea's Color ful Dnas, Errft," the Beaatlfnl Glvsr Olrl a Rasmaatle terr ( Tkass Nomadle People, the Olpsrm. The lest la Xal4 la the Boathlaaa Near a Soatkora Goer at a Tarwsu The Comedy: "A laiden's Trust" with' Alice Davenport arid Ford Sterling. Two reels of Mack Sennett's Keystone fun laughter-filled and double-distilled.. Columbia, Sixth Phone Your Want Ads to THE 0REG0NIAN Slain 7070, A 6095 Four Days Starting Today CALL OPLE St., Off Washington
