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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 5, 1917)
10 THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. PORTLAND, AUGUST 5, 1017. RIPE GRAIN IS 111 DANGER FROM FIRE Railroads, Dealers, Farmers and State Marshal Unite in Appeal to Public. CARE AND CAUTION URGED Travelers Warned Against Tliro-wlng Burning Cigars, Cigarettes or Lighted Matches From Car Windows or Platforms. Xow that the grain of the great Korthwest is ripe and ready to har vest, the railroads as well m grain dealers and public authorities have Joined in an urgrcnt public appeal to prevent the crops, which are so ewsen tion to military success, from being consumed by fires. J. P. O'Brien, operating vice-president of the O.-W. R. & N. Company, has aked the farmers to co-operate with the carriers to minimize the fire loss alon;? the railroads. Harvey Wells, State Kire Marshal, also has issued an expressive bulletin urcine care and caution in the same direction. "The season is approaching when greater dangers from fire are pres ent," said Mr. O'Brien yesterday. Grain Klelda Are Hazard. "In addition to other risks, the ripen ing fields of grain which border the lines of the railroads are a source of special hazard. The precautions taKcn by the railroads and the owners of the crops have proved valuable, but con stant and continued vigilance is neces sary to protect us from fires." In pursuance of this preventive cam paign, Mr. O'Brien has caused to be posted in all the coaches, observation cars and - smoking" compartments of Bleeping cars warnings reading as fol lows: DANGER. I'irpst are a menace to life and property. Tr;vplrs are asked to co-operate in pre- entiiiB lo.s. Do not throw burning clsarettes. clparw and lighted matches from the car windows or platforms. For the; last several weeks the O.-W. It. & X. Company also has carried watchmen on the rear platform of every train operating through the grain belt. His duty is to keep a. careful lookout, and if smoke or blaze appear the train is stopped and the fire extinguished. Kail road Co-operate. "Our right of way is kept clear of Inflammable material as nearly as pos sible." explained Mr. O'Brien. "Further, we work in co-operation with the own er of the land. It is essential that a safeguard for grain fields he provided. The cutting of a. swath, the plowing of a furrow and the burning of the stubble are things that should be looked after. Here is where the farmer can assist. In order to garner li Is crop he. must cut a. way for the harvesting machine, and to protect the remainder he should run a furrow. Reapers and horses to draw plows are not a part of the railroad's equipment, " bo we ex pect assistance from the man whose property we are trying to maintain free from danger. "The-menace is everywhere present. The harvested crop is stored in ware houses along the line; loaded cars await moving: stations are congested with various assortments of freight, much of whiclr is inflammable, yet the railroads are reducing fire losses each year by constant watchfulness of their employes. 1'lres Disastrous to All. "While comparatively few fires along the right of way are caused by locomo tive sparks, we always are willing to help in fighting the flames. But we must have entire co-operation from the farmers in fire-prevention work. Our interests in this particular are iden tical. If a. field of grain is burned the farmer loses, the railroad loses and the public loses. Similar sentiments are expressed in the current bulletin issued by the State ire Marshals office. "This war is not going to be -won By grains of powder," says the bulletin "but by grains of wheat. This is not a war of surprise, but a, war of sup plies. The millions of bushels of grain grown this year in Oregon are still thousands of miles from France. It is to be shipped before the enemy is whipped. "Your grain may be insured, but you cannot eat the money; neither can the coys in France. An army must be fed oerore it can go ahead. "You who cannot travel -with, the army must help the army to travel It is up to you." HALF CENTURY COMPLETED Relief Work of I. O. O. F. in Port land Is Far-Reaching. The general relief committee. I. O. O. K.. of this city, completed the 100th semiannual term of its existence on last Sunday, July 29, thus rounding out a full half century of fraternal care and relief to the sick and dis tressed members of the order sojourn lng within our city, but hailing from any city, country or clime, where the order is represented. This relief committee Is composed of three representatives from each of the 16 Oddfellow lodges of Portland and two from each of the two encampments of the order. In the city. Officers elected for the 101st semi annual term are: K. F. Mertz. of Villa lodge No. 124, president; Charles Chris tiansen of Hassalo lodge No. 15, vice- president; George H. Hamilton, of Woodlawn lodge No. 171, secretary; A. K. Hastings, of Harmony lodge No. 106, treasurer. FORMER "PORTLAND MAN IN CHARGE OF CANTONMENT CONSTRUCTION AT BATTLE CREEK. MICH. Reed College Teaching Force to Be Augmented. DR. SOMMER RECOVERING Injured Physician Expected Home Within Few Days. Dr. H. A. Sommer. who was severely injured Wednesday while on a vacation trip through Washington, in company with FranKlln T. Griffith, president of the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company, .j rexvering and is expected to return within a few days. Mr. Griffith returned yesterday. They were visiting friends on Lummie Island in Puget Sound, about 30 miles from Belllngham, when Dr. Sommer elected to ride a fractious horse. At the top of a hill the horse bolted and raced downward, stumbling and throwing th rider. - Dr. Sommer received a broken clavicle and several ribs were wrenched loose. . Sew Educator at Grants Pass. GRANTS PASS, Or., Aug. 4. (Spe clal.) John G. Imel, for nine years city superintendent of schools at Astoria, reached this city today to take up his i - J " j ' - j I ... ' i 'isJ Ic--;.- r,-f ,i . f I I " - VI? ' g ' ' " 4 , ? - - jy - - - 5w,t. I I A J t V f " ' . 'si If "" . ' t K :-.: . -Mrs.- ' A v.v.l r ;: r- '. -' :A .. f i MAJOR KARI.K B. MOKDK.V, li.MTED STATES ENGINEERS. Where the cantonments for. the new Army are rising. In almost magic haste, at Battle Creek. Mich., Major Earle B. Morden. of the United States Engineers, formerly of this city, is in complete charge of the important work of construction. Major Morten is the son of B. F. . Morden. or 1294 East Twelfth street, a member of The Oregonian composing-room staff. The stoxy of his rise to importance In the engineering world, which led to the Government's request, for his services, is one of studious application and energy unaided -by any college career. A graduate from the high school of Nebraska City, Neb., Mr. Mor den tame to Portland several years ago and procured employment in the offices of the Oregon Water Power 4 Railway- Cqmpany, later being engaged by the OregonWashington Railway and Navi gation Company. He became a student of engineering through the medium of a correspondence course and was graduated with high honors. In Oregon the young engineer won his spurs by completing several important railway engineering projects. He was division engineer of construction during the building of the electric line from Salem to Oregon City and served in like capacity during the construction of the Tillamook line. His marked ability won for him an offer from the Great Northern Railway Company and he was called to the company headquarters at St. Paul, Minn., where he supervised construction work on the huge headquarters building of the Great Northern three years ago. Since that time he has held the position of superintendent of construction. Several weeks ago his services wero requested by tne United States as chief of cantonment construction at the Battle Creek camp, and a commission as Major in the Engineers was offered him. Mr. Morden went to Washington, I-. C, passed his examination and re ceived the commission. It Is understood that, at the conclusion of the war, he will return to the employ of the Great Northern. The pith of this account of rapid rise through merit is that Major Morden only recently passed his 34th. birthday. 51 STRUCK NEW from Tulane University, where he held a teaching fellowship. From 1910-1914 he taught German in the New Orleans high schools. He has spent three years . in graduate study at the University of California and has taught at the Uni versity of California since 1914. FOUR ARE MEN, ONE WOMAN CURB ON THEFTS IS A! MAYOR TO ASK ORDINANCE COV ERING AUTO STRIPPING. Paul Douglas, Dr. Bertha Stuart, Vernon B. Ithodenlzer, C. H. Gray and Alfred H. Schmidt Selected. The Reed College news letter, re leased today, contains notice of some important additions to the faculty. With the opening of the Fall term the teaching force will be augmented by one woman and four men professors. Paul Douglas has been elected in structor In sociology. During the past year he has conducted courses at the University of Illinois in public finance. in economic reform and in socialism. He has received degrees from Bowdoin College, and from Columbia University. He has also pursued graduate studies at Harvard University. He held a fel lowship at Columbia on the Everett Foundation and represented the uni versity in intercollegiate debating. Mr. Douglas has been a lecturer and man ager for the Chautauqua, and has con tributed articles- on history to the In ternational Encyclopedia. He Is the author of "American Apprenticeship and Industrial Education." Dr. Bertha Stuart to Return. Dr. Bertha Stuart, who is doing re search work, in orthopedic surgery in San Francisco will return to Reed Col lege in the Fall as Professor of Phy sical Education and Director of the Gymnasium for Women. Dr. Stuart took her degrees of bachelor of arts and doctor of medicine at the Uni versity of Michigan. For two years she was Director of the Gymnasium and Medical Examiner for Women at the University of Michigan. Later she taught in the Normal School of Phys ical 'Education at Chautauqua, New York, and for six years was head of the department of physical education for women at the University of Ore gon. She will have the assistance dur ing the coming year of Miss Frieda Goldsmith. Miss Goldsmith is a gradu ate of the University of Oregon, and has "studied since her graduation at Wellesley College, and at the Univers ity of. California. She has been for the past three years assistant in Physical Education at the University of Oregon. Vernon B. Rhodenizer has been elect ed instructor in English. Mr. Rhoden izer graduated from the University of Manitoba, and, after several years of business experience in the schools of Winnipeg, he spent three years in grad uate studies at Harvard University. C. H. Gray on Faculty. C. H. Gray has been elected in structor in English. Mr. Gray was graduated from the University of Wash ington in 1913. He taught for one year in a high school in the State of Washington. For the past three years he has been a Rhodes scholar at Lin coln College. Oxford, with English lan guage and literature as his major sub ject. This Summer he is working on the staff of the Government Auditor at the cantonment In American Lake. Alfred H. Schmidt- has been elected instructor in German. .Mr. Schmidt re Filing of Report With Police Before Dismantling; Cara la Desired to Detect Stealing. In an effort to curb the theft of automobiles. Mayor Baker will ask the Gity Council Wednesday to pass an ordinance prohibiting any person, firm or corporation from wrecking, disman tling or stripping an automobile with out having first filed a report with the Chief of Police describing the machine. The measure will enable the police to detect persons and organizations said to be stealing machines and stripping and selling the parts. Cases have been found where ma chines, after being stolen, have been stripped and the parts sold. The meas ure presented will require the filing with the police or a report giving the names of the manufacturer, the type or model of the car, the serial numbers of the machine and engine, the state 11 cense number, the name of the owne and the name of the person from whom it was purchased. When the ordinance is put In force tne police will make a systematic sur vey of the field. They will have a rec ord of every machine permitted to be dismantled; also comparisons can be made with numbers furnished of stolen machines. CITY TREASURY IN DANGER Responsibility for Defective Walks to Be Settled. The city treasury, which has been in weak condition for a couple of years past, stands a chance now of getting ocial iktxgixst Offerings and Exhibit of New Furniture NCAVHERE else in the entire Northwest is there assembled under one roof so magnificent and worthy an array of furniture and house furnishings as is shown here. . This week (Buyers' Week) we extend a cordial invitation to all out-of-town buyers as well as to the town folk, to visit our store and inspect this great exhibit which has been assembled from the best factories, East and West. Our several window ex hibits will carry some idea of the quality and variety of our stock. Fine Extension Tables on Special Sale We show scores of tables in the very latest designs. Many are on sale this week at special reductions. $27 William and Mary Dining Table of solid quartered oak 45-inch top, 6-foot extension. Special $35 William and Mary Dining Table of solid quartered oak; 48-inch top, 6-foot extension. Special $45 William and Mary Dining Table of solid quartered oak; 54-inch top, 8-foot extension. Special $16-50 Pedestal Extension Table in solid oak; 42-inch top, 6-foot extension. Golden wax, or light or dark fumed finish $21.25 S26.85 834:75 S13.85 L JSv j $5 Down $1 Weekly As Illustrated Special $25 These strong Hammocks are supported by steel L-sliaped angle frames. They have helical steel spring seats, with cushions upholstered in heavy canvas. The fine fringed canopy top is adjustable to any angle. New Fall Arrivals in . Fine Axminster Rugs Introducing our Rug stock, we have selected a limited number of patterns for a rousing special sale this week. This store makes Portland's rug prices. We invite inspection of our large stock. Seamless Axrjiinster Rugs, 9x12 size. Special $23.75 Saxony Axminster Rugs, 9x12 size. Special $28.85 Superior Axminster Rugs, 9x12 size. Special $20.85 We are the exclusive Portland distributors for the celebrated Royal Ka-Shan Rugs. Now is the time to select for your home, for we are showing the new Fall patterns. All rugs shown on the second floor. The Duplex Alcazar Burns Wood Burns Coal Burns Gas The Duplex Alcazar was built to meet the demand of the modern Twentieth-Century home for a range that combined all -the quali ties of comfort, convenience and economy all the year round. In ths Duplex Alcazar, gas and coal or wood may be used at the same time or separately, as desired. It is two ranges in one the ranga for your home. See the new models with the pat ent kindler and copper water coil the very acme of convenience. We also show the Duplex Alcazar for country homes, burning wood or coal and kerosene. Sold on easy terms a small pay ment down and weekly payments. Your old range taken as part payment. Liberal Credit HENRY JENNING & SONS Easy Terms THE- NORTHWEST'S GREATEST FURNITURE HOUSE. WASHINGTON STREET AT FIFTH another jolt In the solar plexus. Suit has been started by victoria l. JoiDy to determine whether tho city Is now responsible for damages due to acci dents of defective streets and side walks. Should the courts hold that the city is responsible. It is said hundreds of lawsuits would follow. In the Colby case a test was made originally of the liability of the members of the Coun cil Individually and personally. The Supreme Court went against Mrs. Colby in this contention. She now is trying to place the responsibility on the city. She asks for $25,000 damages for per- onal injuries sustained In falling on a defective cement walk. ond best display at the show In Novem ber. The prizes are offered for com mercial juices only, in glass for the retail trade. A magnificent display of fruit juices will certainly be called out by the liberal prizes and the honor which wi-ll go with the winning; of prizes in such difficult competition. Not alone will the commercial side of the fruit juice industry be empha sized. . Two prizes, aggregating $2K, will be given to women for the best displays of juices prepared at home for family consumption. The varieties are not limited and new methods of pre paring drinks will have preference where economy and hcalthf ulness ara well considered. Rats' teeth ave long and sharp. This enables them to gnaw hard substances such as bone and ivory for the gelatinu tuat is in them. Rat skins are largely usfd for glove making. ENGINEERS NEED 40 MEN Mechanics, Carpenters and Woods men Will Be Acecpted. Officials of Company B, engineers. announced yesterday that the organiza tion is still some 40 men short of war strength and pointed out that they need not only engineers but also me chanics, carpenters, woodsmen and other skilled men who are not in a strict sense engineers. In view of the fact that men of draft age are privileged to enlist before being called into service it Is ex pected that the ranks of Company B, which maintains headquarters at the Armory, will be filled shortly. PRIZE OFFERED FOR JUICES Commercial Display Expected Land Products Sliow. at In an effort to encourage manufac turers of fruit juices to greater ae tivity in developing high-grade bev erages as an Oregon industry, the Man ufacturers' and Land Products Show has offered a cash prize of tlOO for the best display and $50 for the sec- Head Ached Constantly iesss Catarrh Smell and Taste Frequent Nose Bleed, Gould Get No Relief. Mr. J. fe. Reese, Habnab, Ml, writes "Two years ago I became a sufferer with catarrh, which continued to grow worse and made me miserable. I could scarcely smell at all. and my taste had almost left me. My head ached con stantly, and at times had high fever and bleeding at the nose. I was a per feet wreck. "I tried several doctors, but derived no relief. I read in one of your little booklets, called 'Ills of Life,' of Peruna being a remedy for catarrh, and pro cured a bottle at once. After the use of one bottle I felt some better, so I tried the second and the third, and now I am a well man. All praise is due Peruna." Those ttbo object to liquid medicines can mow procure Peruna fa tablet form. PERUNA JL - A Standard Family Remedy I am Never Satisfied Until You Are! That is just another way of saying I want your PERMANENT friendship and goodwill. Year in and year out I am striving to give you better and better service and do it for less money. TODAY I am better equipped, better prepared in all dental branches, to satisfy your wants. TODAY I can do bet ter work than ever bef orer and for less money than anywhere else in the city. TODAY I can do it absolutely without pain, and give you a written insurance that my work will stand up, and be made out of the best material money can buy. Come and have your teeth examined Free. Open VWW llffj V ,V J Advertise- (mMW TEETH rA is Good 7raCvO-fffl X Work DR. B. G. ALSPLTJM), MGR. Mr Practice la Limited High-ClaM Dentistry Only. The Time to Have Your Teeth Fixed Is NOW! No matter who you are or where you live, I can satisfy you and save you money. I publish a price list and live up to it. All our patients and their friends say, "What beautiful dental work! And so very reasonable!" It costs a little more to give my patients the best but it pays me to do so.- Satis fied patients are the greatest asset a professional man can have. IT PAYS ME TO DO MORE, DO IT BETTER AND DO IT FOR LESS, because the success of this office depends on a LARGE NUM BER OF REGULAR PATRONS. 15-YEAR WRITTEN GUARANTEE REMEMBER. WE ARE HERE TO STAY IF YOU HAVE TWO OR MORE TEETH IN EITHER JAW We can get you a new set of teeth as natural as the original ones without the use of a large ordinary plate or bridge. This is what we are doing daily with our IMPROVED METHOD. When you come to our office you are consulting expert Dental Specialists. We are doing strictly first-class dental work. All work guaranteed and kept in repair Free of Charge. We use only the very best materials, and when your work is done you are given dollar for dollar; you are happy, younger looking and best of all, you are perfectly satisfied. ASK YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT US WHALEBONE (Gold Dust) Plates . . $15 Flesh-Colored Plates . . . . . . $10 Good Plates, All Red Rubber. .$5.00 22k Gold Crowns. .$5.00 and $3.50 Porcelain Crowns. $5.00 and $3.50 22k Gold Bridge. .$5.00 and $3.50 Gold Fillings From.... $1.00 ELECTRO -PAINLESS DENTISTS Corner of Sixth and Washington Sts., Portland, Or, In the Two-Story Building. work as city superintendent here. ceived the degrees of A. B. and A. M.
