The Sunday Oregonian., August 05, 1917, Section One, Page 13, Image 13

THE STTXDAT OKEGOMAX, PORTLAND, AUGUST 5, 1917.
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STUDENTS COMPILE
OREGON RESOURCES
Booklets Describing Industries
Ajb on Exhibit in Ore
gon Building.
G0VEP.rJC3 IS ENTRANCED
Wealth of Information Contained,
and Is Available to Any Person.
Literature Is Illustrated and
Decorated by Writers.
BT MARIAN MILLBR.
"Know Oregon first."
"Well might this be the motto of the
boys and girls of Lincoln and Jefferson
High Schools who have written and il
lustrated the many interesting booklets
that are on display in the Oregon ex
hibit in the Chamber of Commerce
whre Ed Judd is in charge.
Visitors to the Oregon building
should pause a few moments at the
table where these booklets are to be
found. They will, if they read ever so
lfttle. learn that Oregon has many and
marvelous resources and that the boys
and girls who prepared the essays have
gained a wealth of information in
studying the various subjects. Gover
nor Withycombe stopped one day to
look at the exhibit and forgot to go to
lunch, so deeply interested did he be
come. All the books are neatly prepared,
written, bound by hand, decorated ac
cording to the taste and artistic ability
of the children and are illustrated By
pictures provided by Mr. Judd.
i. Colombia Fishing: Described.
Robert Malcolm Stowell has a well
made and decorated book on "Fishing
on the Columbia."
Theodore Eliot, of Jefferson High, in
his preface, quotes what Daniel Web
ster had to say of Oregon and shows
wherein Daniel made a big mistake in
Judgment.
Bessie Allinson wrote well of Oregon
nd Truth Terry has a neat book on
"Oregon, Uncle Sam's Standby."
Thelma Eddy dedicated her book to
her grandfather, and Emily Bergen
wrote and illustrated her book in a
most attractive fashion. -
Lois Horn used the picture of Mult
nomah Falls in colors as the cover for
her book on the Columbia River High
way. Ruth Agnes Cook, aged 14. is a Jen
nings Lodge girl who has made up a
delightful little volume on "The Wil
lamette Valley."
Walnut Growing la Subject.
"The Oregon Walnut" is the subject
well handled by La Velle G. Long.
Mildred Cluster has a fine little book
on Roseburg. Edith Dickinson took
the chief industries of Oregon for her
topic and has done well.
Harriet Veazie puts the touch of the
poet into her prose essay on "The Hills
West of Portland." and Gordon B.
Taylor writes in practical fashion of
Oregon's Wool Industry.
"Agriculture in the Willamette Val
ley" by Annie Alvuschles; "Oregon's
Contribution to the Carrying of the
World's Commerce," by Pearl Baron;
"Tillamook County," by E. Wiley
Griggs; "Oregon's National Forest," by
George Ainsworth Mays and "Oregon,"
by Edwin L. Anderson are well gotten
together.
Clinton N. Howard in his booklet,
"Council Crest," dedicates his volume to
Miss Emma Griebel. his teacher, and
acknowledges Mr. Judd's help in a
tribute.
Some original sketches, quite clever,
are introduced by Harold Detje in his
"Tillamook."
Opalbell Woods, of Lincoln, has writ
ten on "Fruits," and Mabel Smith on
"Oregon War Supplies."
LIFE AT FRONT DETAILED
PORTLAND BOY WRITES OF EXCIT
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THE Hazelwoood Coffee
Shop is the newest dining
place in Portland, where
every modern appliance
known has been installed to
give efficient and instant serv
ice. Every step in preparing and
serving food is visible to the public
CJ You are invited to in-.
sped this modern kitchen.
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Airplane Flight Made Over German
Lines In France and Death Es
caped Several Times
An interesting- letter, written by a
youn-g man now serving at the front,
"somewhere in France," has been re
ceived in Portland. He goes Into con.
siderable detail, explaining- many of the
fine points of the war same as seen by
him.
Owing; to the fact that he has had
unusual opportunity to see the various
angles of the war, even to flying over
the lines, his story furnishes many in
tensely interesting: details of the situ
ation that actually exists.
The letter is as follows:
' , June 27, 1917.
Dear Father:
Wtm't we have some old reunion if I ever
pet back again ?
1 havs enough to tell you that is in
teresting, but I don't know what you
would like to know, and what you would
like to know I probably couldn't write
Ideally, you people back home know more
erf the war. as regards the general move
ment of troops and what Is happening on
aril the fronts than I do. But what I have
got a pretty good idea of now la how the
war is conducted and what 17 ditferent
kinds of hell It is.
1 have had an opportunity of seeing war
ciducted that probably no one outside of a
-ar correspondent has. I have been over
Vie lines in ah airplane: I have been wit
the artillery; I have been in the trenches
snd seen the army back of the lines In mo
tion, which, after oHl. is the real army that
makes war possible. By the army behind
the front I mean that army of -a-nrir
Uiat transports food, ammunition, wire, tlm-
ner, guns ana everything an army uses.
That army that builds bridges, reoalra the
vtxids. screen exposed highways, tills the
ptured fields, and in fact does all the
necessary work of keeping a -vast army in
T have seen the hospitals, carried wounded,
rstfttea to prisoners, dined with officers md
in fact seen most of the army in action and
out. -
- One of the most Interesting branches Is
th-o artillery the boys that work in three
dimensions. I had an excellent chance to
observe all varieties at work near one of
our 'posts de secours." Everything was
tn ere irora tne mg nav;u guns to the won
derful little "soixante quinze" of 75 cm, the
pet of the French artillery.
ome of the big mortars can only be
ftreri 10 or Hi times before thev hav to
be rebored. Some of the field pieces can
fire 20 shots a minute and keep It up.
Sometimes when you stand near a battery
srfid watch a bombardment that lants for
three hours, when three or four batteries
pour out 0,000 shells, you wonder that
anyone can be left alive where they are
directed. But nothing lives that has the
protective sense so highly developed as the
human animal. He digs himself In and
finds shelter from the vicious rain of steel.
If jevery shell that had been shot in this
war killed only one man there would'nt be
an able-bodied man left alivo to light in
Jcurope.
It is wonderful what artillery can de. It
i used both to support the Infantry In
making an attack and counteracting the
the effect of the enemy's batteries. This is
-very clear.
For example: If the enemy has 000
shells an hour going Into a line of your
trenches you can, by reason of superior
mtmber of pieces, pour2000 shells into hht
and -000 more into bis artillery pusi. you
not only pound his defense ' to pieces but
you insure the safety of your own troops in
a charge by silencing his fire.
The old remark of Napoleon that God
fights on the side of the heaviest artillery
is just .as true today as it ever was. but
a few additions are necessary to make it
a whole truth. Tt might be added that God
fights on the side of the best -directed ar
tillery. Here Is where the German is at a
distinct disadvantage. His gunners are
probably Just as good men as the French
or English, his guns equal in quality if not
In numbers, but because he has no control of
the air he suffers and the effectiveness of
artillery fire is greatly reduced.
Reconnotterlng planes and observation
balloons play an ever-increaslngly important
part. These plants are equipped with
wireless and the balloons with telephones.
By the use of these they keep their bat
teries informed as to the position of enemy
batteries, communication trenches, move
ments of troops And other objectives which
the gunners themselves never see.
It was because of this very lack of aerial
eyes on the part of the Germans that our
"posts de secours" was one of the most
dangerous in the district. The Germans had
to be feeling out the French batteries and
as they were situated nearby shells fell
constantly ail over the whole vicinity. The
French knew to a hair the location or most
of the German batteries and wasted no
shells In routing them out.
The fire of the 75s can be directed so ac
curately that a wall of fire can be kept up
within 10 yards of an advancing French
force, thus protecting them and clearing
out the enemy trenches before they reach
them.
Our section Is on "repose" now. we
worked as I have never worked before for
three weeks, under fire all the time. We
had three cars hit and one car so badly de
molished that a new body will have to be
built. Besides these, many of the boys
had narrow escapes, although only one was
wounded. One got a hole through the top
of his helmet.
One that takes the cake happened to a
chap from Nebraska University. He had a
77 strike so clcse that it covered him with
dirt and didn't explode. Section 28 had a
an killed and one wounded as a reception
of their first night on duty. I tell you this
now, that I am on ' repose for two weeks,
so you needn't be worried. On the other
hand, it la well . to know that there is a
certain amount of danger and to be pre
pared in case anything happens to me.
I worked one stretch of 60 hours without
any more than a couple of hours sleep.
We went through lour attacKs in tnrce
weeks.
Good luck and lots of love.
Your loving son.
DEATH COPIES AT DINNER
AV. K. Vincent, Lumber Broker of
Seattle, Victim of lleart Disease.
SEATTLE, Wash., Aug-. 4. (Special.)
W. K. Vincent, a wholesale lumber
and shingrle broker, died in the city
ambulance on the way to the City
Hospital a. few minutes after collaps
ing at dinner in Boldfs restaurant, at
1404 Third avenue, Friday evening.
Mr. "Vincent was dining with his
son, Lyle. when his arms dropped to
his side and he rolled out of his chair
to the floor. Dr. Buckner, of the City
Hospital, .was summoned and after a
hasty examination ordered Vincent
placed in the ambulance. When the
ambulance arrived at the hospital Mr.
Vincent was dead. Death is believed
to have been due to heart trouble.
Mr. Vincent had offices in the White
building. He had been engaged in the
wholesale lumber brokerage business
ever since coming to Seattle with his
family from Steuben vllle, O., 10 years
ago. '
CIRCUS DUE AUGUST 27
RINCLKG BROS. ANNOUNCE NEW
FEATURES THIS SEASON.
Cinderella to Be Enacted, With Cast of
1SSO Acton and 7SO Iloraea
on Great Staae.
If the "young hopeful" displays a
most uncommon interest In running
errands and takes an almost abnormal
delight in assisting in duties that come
under the category of "chores" for the
next three weeks, there is a reason.
Twenty-five men were busy in town
yesterday distributing these reasons in
the shape of pictoral announcements of
Kingling Bros.' circus. The biggest
circus in the world Is scheduled to pay
its regular visit on Monday, August 27.
The showgrounds at Twenty-fifth and
Raleigh streets will be used.
Five trains will bring the collection
of sawdust wonders from. Tacoma to
this city, where two performances will
be given, and the usual street parade
in the morning will start the festivi
ties of the day with a rush, for the
famous showmen have enlisted a num
ber of new surprises and novelties in
the procession this season.
The big feature is a gigantic spec
tacle, built especially for the kiddies,
although there is much of interest for
grownups in the pageant and panto
mime. Cinderella is the happy topic
that is told in a wordless etory on the
largest portable stage in existence, and
the cast of characters includes 1250
actors and 750 horses. Six massive
scenes tell the story of the girl who
wore the glass slipper, and in the ball
room scene, wherein the slipper episode
is enacted with a wealth of fidelity as
to detail and truthfulness, a ballet of
300 dancing girls is introduced.
The circus programme itself con
tains the names of 4S0 kings and queens
of the arena. The equestrians are led
by Miss May Wirth, heralded as the
only woman somersaulting rider before
the public, and the riders include Ian
MacPherson and his troupe of Scotch
riders and pipers, the MeCree Daven
port troupe of society equestrians, the
Lloyds, Cossack riders and Sallle and
Silas Green, comedy rural exponents of
circus equestrianism.
The Ringling zoo has 108 cages this
year, together with a giraffe family, 41
elephants. 36 camels, a hippo and a
rhinoceros. A zoo nursery, including
baby lions, tigers, leopards, jaguars
and pumas Is another novelty especial
ly carried for the children.
METHODIST PREACHER AND PROMINENT EPWORTH LEAGUE
WORKER WILL WED.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Marcy have issued Invitations for the marriage of their
daughter. Miss Minnie Marcy, to Rev. Alfred Bates, of Warrenton, Or. The
wedding will b in the Methodist Episcopal Church Wednesday evening. Au-'
gust 29. at 8 o'clock. Both Mr. Bates and Miss Marcy are protuiaent In
church, work and have many friends in this city. , t -
Closing-Out Sale of Summer Goods
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This week will be a record-breaker at this store if people are anxious to save money. Shanahan has given orders to close out,
REGARDLESS OF COST, Silks, Domestics and other goods suitable for Summer and early Fall uses. "Carry nothing over,
even if you almost have to give the goods away," were his orders, and if you will call you will see to your own advantage
how weil his instructions have been carried out. Shanahan never considers profit when he starts a clean-up of any or all
lines. 'We quote a few of the many wonderful inducements: -
Closing Out All Summer Wash Goods
at Radical Reductions
40c Extra Fine French
Voiles
Closing Out at 25 c Yd.
40-inch. A choice selection of those
daintv riastel shades and in those
modish patterns in Persian, wide
sport stripes, nair-nne ana riDton
Ktrlnes and novelty check and plaid
figures. An infinite variety both of
colors and designs. Supply your
wants here at this sensational low
price.
25c Dimities and Flaxons
Go at 12Vzc Yard
An infinite variety of beautiful de
signs In the soft. pretty colors
dainty rosebuds for the wee tots and
the more conventional patterns for
the grownups. These are way be
low real value and ARE WORTHY
OK VOI R XUOIUUTFIL COSiSIB.
KRATIO.
29c Modett Voiles
At 19c Yard
36-inch. An opportune offering of
beautiful Modett Voiles shown in a
large range of neat and desirable
patterns ( non-shrinkable). Here is
your golden opportunity to secure
that new waist or dress at & tre
mendous saving.
36-Inch Dress Percales
At Only 12V2c Yard
An elegant selection of choice pat
terns in light, medium and dark
colors. Excellent quality, most de
sirable for dresses, aprons, shirt
waists, men's shirts, boys' waists,
etc. Well worth your time to come
and secure your wants at this ex
ceptionally low price.
35c Japanese Crepes
At Only 25c Yard
In an infinite variety of beautiful
coloring. These are fine yarn-dyed
fabrics which insures a permanent
color. We show them in stripes, fig
ures and plain colors. ' You are in
vited to look them over.
19c Sport Suitings
Go at 12Vzc Yard
500 yards of Sport Suiting in three
beautiful colors Old Rose. New
Blue and the ever-favorite Black
Alternately Striped with' White.
These, goods will make lovely suits,
skirts, etc., for mountain wear, sea
shore, auto trips, and all outdoor occasions.
Sheets, Sheetings and House Supplies at
Tremendous Savings
$1.00 Bleached Sheets !
At 79c Each
72x90 Welded-Seam Bleached Sheets,
made of heavy round-thread sheet
ing; excellent quality. We have 100
dozen of these and can get no more
at this low price. These are a de
cided bargain at this low figure.
18c Huck Towels
At 12c Each
17x34 Bleached Heavy Huck Towels,
excellent quality, shown in either
white or red borders. An offering
that should appeal to the frugal
buyer; actually worth 18c
Monday and Tuesday Only
10c Huck Towels
t At Only 6c Each
15x31-inch Bleached Hemmed Huck
Towels, good weight, soft finish, ex
cellent quality. Splendid size for
hotels or housekeeping iUid are ac
tually worth 10c today. " Our price
Monday and Tuesday, while 200
dozen last, 6c. Limit six to a customer.
Monday and Tuesday Only
. 30c Turkish Bath Towels
At Only 16c Each
19x40 Bleached Hemmed Turkish
Bath Towels, extra heavy, very ab
sorbent, close sponge weave. Excel
lent quality and is actually worth
30c today. Specially priced for Mon
day and Tuesday only. JLimit six to
a customer.
40c, 81-Inch Sheeting
Special at 29c Yard
1-inch Bleached and Unbleached
Sheeting, comes In full bolts, is SI
inches wide; excellent quality, good
weight, soft finish. Supply your
needs now at this sensational low
figure.
35c Marquisette Scrims
At Only 19c Yard
36-inch Mercerized Marquisette
Scrims, excellent quality, plain or
hemstitched borders. We show them
in white and ecru. These are way
below real value and are worthy of
your thoughtful consideration. Val
ues to 30c
75c Opaque Window;
. Shades
At Only 45c Each
These Window Shades are made of
good quality opaque and shown in
olive green. Supply your needs now
at this exceptional low price.
15c Barnsley Crash
Toweling
At Only 10c Yard
17-lnch Half-Bleac hed Barnsley
Crash Toweling with blue border,
excellent quality. Thoughtful
housewives should not fail to secure
their needs at this exceptional low
price.
August Sale of Silks and Dress Goods
Thousands of yard's of Desir
able Drl Materials in the
aeaaon'a atylish colors - de
alsjna and weave are now be
Inff aold at some unusual price
reductions. Here are a fetv of
tomorrow specials!
Sale of Black Silks
$2 36-Inch Dress Taf
feta Silks
At $1.49 Yard
Dressmakers and those who
do their own sewing will do
well to attend this sale, for
such splendid suits are rarely
offered at so low a price.
Beautiful deep, lustrous finish
and just the right material for
Summer skirts, waists and
petticoats. Unequaled for their
" durability, both for service
and color. Our regular 2 val
ues, for Monday and Tuesday
only.
36-Inch Dress Satins
At $139 Yard
36-inch Dress Satins in at
tractive new shades for
dresses and waists. We show
them in navy, plum, battleship
gray. Jade, Copenhagen, putty,
Nile, Labrador blue, c r e a m,
lavender and Havana brown,
and make you an exceedingly
attractive offer for Monday
and Tuesday only.
40c Silk Mixed Kiota
Silks
At 29c Yard
24-lnch Silk Mixed Klota Silks,
shown in white, cream, peach,
Nile, navy, Copenhagen, Bur
gundy, tan, emerald, pink and
flesh, also stripes: extremely
satisfactory for strength and
wearing quality with lustrous
finish; our regular 40c value.
$1.50 Silk Poplin
At 98c -Yard
36-inch. No need for us to tell
you of the desirable qualities
of this justly celebrated fabric.
They are well known to you
all. We show them in a full
range of street and evening
shades that you may secure at
this exceptionally low price
for Monday and Tuesday.
$1.50 Black Silk Mes
saline At $139 Yard
36-lnch. Here Is an economy
offering that will appeal to
the frugal buyer because of
the permanent coloringB and
their wear-resisting qualities.
Extra' special for Monday and
Tuesday only.
$1.35 Black Chiffon T
Taffeta Silks
At 98c Yard
Rare chance to secure desired
Dress Silks just when you
need and want them at an ex
traordinary low price. These
are of good weight and fine
quality. Shown in the beauti
ful raven black and are way
below real value. Priced spe
cially for Monday and Tues
day only.
$1 New Saranac and
Marvelleux Silks
Go at 59c Yard
36-inch. These beautiful silk
mixed fabrics are shown in
the plain self-tone colors, suit
able for street or evening
wear, bright and lustrous.
Thrifty buyers should not fall
to secure their needs.
Store Opens
9 A. M. to
6 P. M.
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Saturday
9 A. M. to
9 P. M.
We Deliver to All Parts of the City New Location Dekum Building Third at Washington Street
THE STORE THAT SAVES YOU MONEY "THE BIG CASH STORE"
Entrances : -264 -266 Washington St. 123 Third St.
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HEAVY DAMAGES SOUGHTlS
BOOTH - KELLY COMPANY SIBS
RAILROAD FOR $102,000.
Sale of TO.OOO Acres ot Oregon & Cali
fornia Land Grant Timber Is
Basis of Salt.
Damages aggregating $192,000 are de
manded from the Oregon & California
Railroad Company in a Circuit Court
action started yesterday by the Booth
Kelly Lumber Company, for an alleged
breach of contract in the sale of tim
ber lands contained in the Oregon &
California land grant.
It is set forth that in 1901 the rail
road entered into a contract with the
lumber company whereby the latter
would purchase about 70,000 acres of
timber land in Linn and Lane counties
at an agreed price of $10 per acre. It
was specified, the complaint states, that
the Booth-Kelly Company would secure
a clear title.
In 1908. It i3 shown, the Government
brought suit against the Oregon &
California Railroad Company for the
forfeiture of certain lands under the
Oregon & California land grant of
1866, on the grounds that the railroad
company had violated the settlers'
clause by selling the land at more than
$2.50 an acre and for selling? It to
others than actual settlers.
The Booth-Kelly Company paid to the
Government $2.50 an acre for a clear
title, and now seeks to recover that
amount.
YOUNG COUPLE TO TRAVEL
Mr. and Mrs. Luis Abelll Will Start
for Bolivia.
Starting on a Journey that -will take
them through the greater part of the
western world, Mr. and Mrs. Luis Abelll,
whose wedding was a social event of
a year ago, will leave Portland August
13, with Bolivia as their destination.
Mr. Abelli Is the son of Cavalier D.
Abelll, who practically controls the tin
output of South America.
Mrs. Abelll is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. George M. Hyland. Mr. Abelli
. hi. .rnv.T-nm.nf at ttiA Kan
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Francisco Kxposition and Mr. Hyland
the state of Oregon, and. it was there
the young people met.
FUEL PROBE CONTINUES
Slajor Will Call Conference of Mill
Operators This Week.
Continuing his probe Into fuel condi
tions in Portland, Mayor Baker will
call a conference of operators of mills
early this week. He instructed Ivan
Humaaon, pecia.l city, investigator, to
the conference at as early a date
ssiVtle.
conference with 'fuel dealers and
o in reports or tne investigation or
dealers, the Increases in prices of slab-
wood apparently have been traced to
the mills. Mayor Baker intends now
to get into that end of the situation
and see if there is a just reason for
the increases and also if an agreement
can be reached whereby the mills will
agree not to boost prices any higher.
The Mayor hopes he may be able to
get the mills to drop their prices some
what. He claims to have a good Una
of attack.
Read The Oregonian classified ads.
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Governor- Ietroit Springs Driver's Spotlight Bumper A special truck frame
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If you Jtnow motor trucks you will quickly realize that a truck with aucfT ah equipment must be
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It is the leader in its class just the same as the Commerce ?-Ton Truck is far in advance for short
haul work and light service duty.
There's only one way to see and fully appreciate Commerce quality to realize that it Is a reaf fungible.
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