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13 THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 2 OIE WHEN AUTO DIVES FROM SPAN TWO VIEWS OF CHILDREN'S PARTICIPATION IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON FAIR. IpnxmmnraimiiiiMinM n C. E. Huston, of Vancouver, I and A. J. Johnson, Port land, Are Victims. Vr if'1 H 'J?1rrmS ianr." 3. '' - BODIES CRUSHED ON TRACK lWm - r- wpnfl pan n MM WILLS r gzafeWf' A - - Tragedy Occurring Near Hood. River Is Discovered by E. Campbell, ot O.-W. It. & X. Company, Be neath Viaduct Crossing Cut. HOOD RIVER. Or.', Sept. 1. (Spe cial.) An overturned automobile, be neath which were the crushed .bodies ow two aged men, wax the fcruesome find early today ot K. Campbell, signal maintainer for the O.-W. R. & N. Com pany. The car with its two victims was lying in the center of the O.-W. R. & N. Company's track running through a cut. at Ruthton Point. It had. plunged from the viaduct spanning the cut 25 feet to the track below. Investigation showed that the dead men. were Charles L. Huston, of Van couver, Wash., and A. J. Johnson, of Portland. The bodies of the victims were fear fully mangled. The head of Mr. John son had been caught between the uteel rail and the back of one of the .car seats. The face and head of Mr. Hus ton was badly crushed, his right arm was mangled and deep bruises were found over his body. Death to both was .Instantaneous. Accident Occurs Early. The accident must . have occurred shortly after 7 A. M. today, following the passing of a westbound passenger train due at Ruthton at 7:40 o'clock. The signalman found the bodies at 7:15 A. M. The wreck was hidden by a cliff, around which the railway track makes a curve, and Mr. Campbell was within a. few feet of the debris before he observed it. He called for help from members of a Pacific States Tele phone Company crew, who were Just arriving to repair lines damaged by the recent fire that destroyed the tow of Ruthton. The body of Mr. Huston was not dis covered until the car had been lifted, it being concealed under the tonneau. The "victims were brought to this city by Coroner Bartmess. Those who viewed the scene of the Accident think that the engine of the automobile "died" on the steep, curved approach to the bridge. Tracks in the and indicate that the driver then backed off to take the grade In a spurt. Striking the bridge planking, sceveral inches higher than the earth road, on a. bias, the- front axle of the car was badly bent, thus putting the steering gear out c commission. Marks show that the automobile dragged for a dis tance on the railing, breaking through at the very center in the highest place. The tonneau of the machine had been filled with camping equipment and baggage, which was strewn around the wrecked car. Cards Serve to Identify. The men were identified by cards and letters found on their persons. "With his wife, Mr. Johnson, a Portland man, had journed with Mr. Huston to "Walla Walla to visit their daughter, Mrs. J. W. Boslee. On the return trip Mrs. Johnson stopped off at Freewater for a visit with relatives. A Walla Walla paper dated August 29. found in the baggage of one of the dead men, told of a reunion of Mr. Huston at Walla Walla with his com rade, R. P. Reynolds. The two men had not seen each other since they had been mustered out of the Army, 52 years before. They were both stu dents at a' normal school at Bloom Ington. 111., enlisting-in the same com pany at the outbreak of the Civil "War. Both had narrowly missed death dur ing the Civil War, when they were vic tims of a wreck in a Mississippi swamp, -where a freight train, running over an Army mule, was derailed, killing eight comrades. Papers found on the body of Mr. Johnson show that he was a member of the Oddfellows' lodge at Prescott. iWTash., having at one time been nobis grand of the lodge. The local Grand Army Post haa of fered to take charge of the body of Mr. Huston and instructions are await ed from members of the family. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Sept 1. (Spe cial.) Charles L. Huston, of this city, who with A. J. Johnson, of Prescott. "Wash., was instantly killed when his automobile plunged from a bridge on the Columbia Highway at Ruthton, near Hood River this morning, had been a resident of Vancouver for 19 years, coming here from South Dakota in 1898. He whs past commander of the Grand Army post In this city, a re tired civil engineer and millwright. Mr. Huston was born at Syracuse, N. Y., going to Illinois in 1861. He en listed in the Thirty-third Illinois In fantry and served throughout the Civil War. Later he went to South Dakota and was a member of the South Dakota legislature in 1882. In 1865 he was married to Marietta Brown. His wife died in this city January 3, 1913.. One daughter. Mrs. George L. DuBois. 614 West Ninth fctreet. this city, and two sons. L. 'A. Huston, of Berkeley. Cal., and H. L. Huston, of Kvanaton, 111., survive him. The body was brought to Vancouver tonight. JUNK DEALERS TO ARGUE Early Closing Ordinance to Bo Urged Before City Council. Junk dealers and pawnshop proprie tors will appear before the City Coun cil Wednesday to tell why all such stores and shops should be required by city ordinance to close -at 7:45 o'clock each night, except Saturday or a night before a holiday. The measure will be Introduced by Mayor Baker by. request. The dealers say the most of them want to close early, so employes can be with their families during the even ing. They say that some of the dealers have retused to close and therefore all have to remain open. 83 6 Cases Tried in Month. A total of 836 cases were tried in the District C.ourt last month and a total o' $6863 was received m fines, fees and bail, according to the monthly report of W. J. Richmond, clerk. The report shows a total of 207 criminal and mis demeanor trials, a greater portion of which were for speeding and bootleg ging. Fines amounted to J1528 for the month. Lunches for, Soldiers Wanted. Mothers, friends and all big-hearted people are requested to bring donations to the Armory before September 5 to prepare 2000 box lunches for the boys of the Third Oregon. Everything that a boy likes will be accepted. Donations will be called for if desired. Those will ing to aid should call WooAtwn 2216 or E. 757. u 850 y&j ft r.? - s ( Late Cigar Merchant Widely Known Here. PORTLAND CAREER ACTIVE Blunt Frankness and Generous AiC to Worthy Strugglers Won Gunst Manager Host of Friends in Every Walk of Iilfe. "There may not be a big array of brilliant episodes outstanding in the life of a man. and lie may yet live such a full and effective life that everyone in the community will feel the sense of loss when 'he dies." said P. Lowengart yesterday, speaking of the death in California. Wednesday, of Gus Simon, former Portland manager of Esberg, Gunst & Co., and until several years ago, when he retired, manager of M. A. Gunst & Co., in Portland. The expression of Mr. Lowengart is typical of the expressions of the friends of Gus Simon, and they were legion, for he was a man who had a rare personality and friends sprang up about him like blossoms in a sunny at mosphere. The story of his career in Portland can be summed up in its major points, for throughout the 35 years of his life in Porland he was associated with the one firm. His business career was extraordinarily effective and it was marked with many intimate features. Aside from his business career he had the distinction ot being president of the old Commercial Club and president of the Concordia Club. Although not deeply interested in golf, he was an active member of the Tualatin Club. He was a member of "Congregation Beth Israel. Mr. Simon was born in Hanover, Ger many. He first came to Portland as manager of the Esberg-Bachman firm, and later .was instrumental in bring ing about the consolidation of this firm and that of M. A. Gunst, remain ing manager of the Portland branch until several years" ago.' He was a stockholder in M. A. Gunst & Co. and the General Cigar Company, of New York. Friends, in discussing his death, say that perhaps no man in Portland had a. wider or more cosmopolitan circle of friends. His friends came from all walks of life. He was the confidant of many young and 'old men in busi ness ventures and gave not only ad vice but material aid to numberless men who are now reckoned with , the city's successful citizens. His intimate appreciation of human foibles endeared him to scores, and his plain-spoken manner, once understood, became an attribute which held him to his old friends and made staunch companions of his new acquaintances. - Mr. Simon .was a keen business man, much- given to studying . detail. He first came to Portland to manage the Gas Simon. WldelT-Known Portland Cltlaen and Merchant. Who Died in San Francisco Wednesday. 4 GUSSllNlin a -. - ; h ki ' i 'I ' : hi t h -i-ToUfhuiir.. f . i '-' Jf Si 7 branch of Esberg-Bachman & Co.. to bacconists, of Ban Francisco, when they established their store on Front street, between Ankeny and Burnslde. X manager ot 'the' branch, ' Mr. ' Simon soon saw the business advantage of buying the wholesale tobacco business of Philip Wasserman, one of the pio neers of Portland, and through his recommendations the purchase , was made. Some years later, after Esberg, Bach man & Co. and a rival firm. M. A. Gunst, temporarily deserted the Portland field, Mr. Simon and Mr. Gunst were instru mental In establishing a joint business here under the name of Esberg, Gunst & Co., with Mr. Simon as manager. This firm eventually became M. A. Gunst & Co. Since last January the family has been living much of the time in Cali fornia. The family Summer home was at San Mateo, Cal. Mr. Simon became seriously ill a week ago last Thursday whi'e in San Mateo, and was hurried to Adler's sani tarium in San Francisco, where he died last Wednesday night. The funeral was held Friday morning at San Fran cisco, the body being cremated. Besides his widow, Mrs. Belle Simon, a daughter, Helen, survives. Julius Louisson, Portland manager of M. A. Gunst & Co., is a brother-in-law and Mrs. M. Esberg, of San Francisco, is an aunt. Mr. Louisson hurried to San Francisco when Mr. Simon's critical ill ness became known and arrived a. few hours after his- death. Mrs. Simon and her daughter probably will not return to Portland for a few weeks. FIELD HOSPITAL LEAVES oregov rxiT pro. 1 op i.a grande STARTS OX WAY TO FRANCE. Organization Is First to Go From This State and Will be Part of 4?d National Guard Division. " Oregon Field Hospital Unit No. 1, of La Grande, five officers and 81 men. which , has been at Camp Withycombe for two weeks, entrained in Portland yesterday for an Eastern coast port from which it will sail for France with the 42d National Guard division in the near future. This organization will be the first one from Oregon to see foreign service. The Third Oregon infantry and other Oregon National Guard troops will be in ihe 41st division, which will be in a later expeditionary force. Oregon Field Hospital Unit No. 1 Is commanded by Major J. P. Graham, of La Grande. Other officers are Lieuten ants J. D. Plamondon, Carl S. Moore, C. E Frost and Eldon B. Waffle., Of ficers and men alike are enthusiastic over the honor given them in being the only Oregon troops assigned to the first National Guard expeditionary force. Through the good offices of Adjutant-General George A. White and Will lam McMurray, general passenger agent of the O.-W. R. & N., arrangements were made for running the troop train as a second section of the regular over land train from Pendleton, east, so as to enable the soldiers to stop for 30 minutes . at La Grande for . a final good-bye to friends and relatives. ARMY OFFICER SUICIDE MAJOR H. A. ROBERT SHOOTS HIM SELF AT VANCOUVER. Mental Depression Due to 111 Health Given an Cause Promotion From Captaincy Won Recently. VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. 1. (Spe cial.) Major Henry A. Robert, com manding officer of the Fourth Regi ment, Engineers, committed suicide this morning in his quarters at the cantonment at Vancouver Barracks. Mental depression due to ill health is given by the Army Board which in vestigated this morning as the cause for his act. He shot himself through the head with his Army revolver. The body was found shortly after 6 o'clock and a sentry on duty near his quarters reported later that he had heard a muffled shot about 6:30 this morning. Major Robert only recently had been promoted from the.iank of Captain. He came to Vancouver Barracks, from Fort Riley, Kan., only a week ago. He was senior officer of the regiment now at this post. He was 25 years old. His father-in-lant, a Mr. Walther. prominent automobile man of The Oalles. Or., came for the body this afternoon. Mrs. Robert was .visiting her parents at The Dalles. Man Held on Non-Support Charge. Edward - Ralty was arrested by the Constable's office yesterday under a District Court complaint charging non support. He will have a hearing this week. Frank Howell, arrested Friday on a. similar charge, was. re leased yes terday on his promise to make suitable provision for the support of bi three minor children. v. FAIR STILL GROWING Southwest Washington Exhibit Equals Any Similar Event. EDUCATION BIG FEATURE Grain and Grasses Declared by Ex pert to Bo Unequaled, AVliilo Wonderful Improvement in - - Livestock Is Noted. -' BT ADDISON BENNETT. For nine ears the Southwest Wash ington Fair has been, held annually on the splendid grounds in Lewis County, the location being midway between the two Largest cities In the county, Che halis and Centralia. and directly on the Pacific Highway; it is also, on the railroad that connects Portland and Seattle, over which the trains of the O.-W. R. & N., Great Northern and Northern Pacific railways run. Eight een passenger trains a day pass there. So it will be seen that the location is ideal. The secretary of the fair association is G. R. Walker, and he has made a fine record. Under his management and that of the commissioners, J. T. Biven, of Handle: R. R. Somerville, of Centralia, and E. S. Orr. of Chehalis, the fair has grown to be one of the best annual events of the kind In Washington. The great features of the show are the display of grains and grasses and the stock and school exhibits. There is not such another collection of the former elsewhere in the Northwest. I heard a man remark during the recent fair that he had collected and ar ranged many displays of the sort and had seen the best ever shown in the country, but in his opinion the South western Washington Fair exhibits beat any other collection In the United States. Livestock la Fine. As to livestock. Lewis County need not take a back seat among the coun ties of the West of the country, for that matter. And what Is. more, per haps, no other county In the Northwest Is growing more rapidly and more con servatively than Lewis Is in the pro duction of first-class livestock, par ticularly dairy cows. There are In that county some of the best dairy cows in the country of the three lead ing breeds, Holsteins. Jerseys and Guernseys, with a good sprinkling of all other breeds. Aside from the dairy breeds, there are more and more fat-stock breeders every year, men who carry the busi ness on under high pressure of feed, going heavily into silage. These men think that the beef supply of the coun try will come from such operations in the near future, the. same as it does In all countries of a dense population. The open range in this country is al most a thing of the past and within a few years cowboys will be as scarce as buffalo. . But the greatest feature of. the fair, according to my notion, is the educa tional exhibits. Professor ' A. C. Can terbury, Superintendent of the Lewis County Schools, managed that branch'. Never did I. see such a display, not even at our state fairs. Two years ago 1500 square feet of floor space housed all of the exhibits of the schools: this year they were jammed and crowded into a space, or, rather, several spaces, embracing more than 10.000 square feet and not nearly enough. The com missioners have tentatively agreed- to put up an educational building before the next fair. Let me tell you that there was on exhibit some as fine pieces of fur niture as you can find in any store in the Northwest, tons and tons of jellies, jams, preserves, pickles and canned goods as were ever put up by adults but this work was done by youngsters, all belew their majority, mostly from ii Ml i i j i i .v i I I I J Catarrh of Throat - Miss Amalle Ruzlcka, 1449 South 16th St.. Omaha. Nebraska, writes: "I have suffered with catarrh of the throat. I caught cold and It settled in my throat, and I -coughed badly and was very weak. I could not sleep tiA nnnetite. I had two doc tors, and had taken so many different medicines and found no neip. x inougni r in . a in eiva tin: but at last my mother read about Peruna, so I thought of trying that great medicine Peruna. I got a bottle of It and In . . aua I almost Stooped BUUUt W U J . ki.. .nil of tar a while I surely found relief, and from that time we are not without ?eruna w our aonw. Looking' down tho Columbia from Pillars of "Hercules. 'WJnter; Tioto. 5 5 r rr-- ' 5 LOW ROUND -TRIP FARES I'ORTLAKD TO 8 mil day Only Lar Pay Weefc-Enn1 I.atonrcll 1.00 Sl.OO 1S Bridal Veil t.OO J.IO 1M Multnomah Kails .. l-OO 1.20 1.SO Oneonta J-J J-?? Monocrine H2 K.mgle Creek -s 1"" I c Train leaves TJnlon Station 7t50 SundaT and Labor Day Ticket . sn. prfvlons day. janiitniiiiiiiiiHnninifiMpimiiiiiiinMiinHmm 13 to 16. much of it by boys and girls less than 10. Tota Exhibit Vegetables. Go a step further and look at the exhibits of the schools far out in the country, see the wonderful collections of vegetables, many of the products being: grown by tots of 7 or 8 years of age. What does it mean to fret out young: people interested in farm life? What does It mean to have our higrh school students as well as the junior grade students laboring to make home life on the farm pleasant and attract ive? Do you think the independent boys and girls of the farms will want to leave such homes andi take up the life of dependents, of servants, in the cities? I think not. I think the whole question of "Back to the farm" can be solved by the coming generation on the farm, and I believe that the fairs, properly conducted, like the Southwest Washington Fair, can be made and will be made mighty engines of reform towards making farm life, as a rule, what it is on some farms and what it should be on all farms the life Ideal. DEFENSE WOMEN MEET PLANS FOR REGISTERING SEPTEM BER. 15 PROGRESS. Portland Workers Headed by Mrs. J. F. Beaumont. Discuss Event With State Committee Chairman. Plans for the registration of all the women of Oregon are going on apace. Yesterday Sirs. Charles IT. Castner, state chairman of the Oregon branch of the woman's committee of the Coun cil of National Defense, held a meeting with a committee of the local workers, headed by Mrs. John K. Beaumont, Portland's chairman, and discussed ways and means for making the regis tration a complete success. Governor Withycombe's proclamation, naming September 15 as official registration day for the women, was read and discussed. It was decided to hold a rally day meeting on . Monday, September 10, when the women will be called to gether to hear the details of the regis tration and the requirements of those who will assist. The meeting will be called for 4 P. M. so that all school teachers of the city will be able to attend. The place will be announced soon. Registration cards will be ready for distribution In a few days and the workers in the various precincts are asked to call at the office of the sec retary, Mrs. Sadie Orr Dunbar, 603 Corbett building, and get their allot ments. The city has been apportioned to the various committees in districts corresponding to the voting precincts. On registration day the women will be requested to leave their cards filled out as per Instructions at the regular polling places In each precinct.. Addi tional workers and the precincts taken by them yesterday were: Mrs. J. G. Oodbey. 17K4: Mary Kra'.l. 54: Mm J. J. Bochf. S; Mr. Teasdslo. 12I: Mrs. T. A. Cummins, IIIO; Mrs. A. B. Lin den. 58-T.SH: Mrs. Joseph lwis. ; Mrs. K. W. Frrenian. 73 V4 ; Mm Donella Bart, 76-T'4: Miss Myrtle. B. Moffett. 15: Mrs. H. t. lnman. 227: Miss Nellie Berk, assist, OH; Mrs. C B. Stmmons, 72 and 7."; Mlsa Jane f'aples. OA; Mrs. w. Coe. 22: Mrs. Janet f Grant. ao.": Mrs. A. I Matthews-. 1H2; Mrs. A. iJinrt, 217; Mrs. Bussella Pouts- I.ette. .".T-aT1-.: Mrs. Oeorae W. Snyder, 117; Mrs. P. M. Dobbs. 134; Mrs. Ralph Tomlln- aon. 153. In Petrograd there Is a clock with 95 faces that mark the time In 30 cities In as many countries and the movements of the earth, planets and other heaven ly bodies. Could Not Sleep No Appetite Now WeU. We Alwavs Have PERUNA in the Home. Those who object to liquid medi etas oan prooure Peruna Tablets. Make Labor Day YOUR opportunity to get acquainted j with the nearby beauties of the Columbia River.. Call at the City Ticket Office of the j Union Pacific System j south'east corner Third and Washington Streets, for a folder map of Columbia River Outings, and choose one I - for Labor Day. "l-y. " i- v r i s a. m.l rrtarntnir arrtvea Portland 530 p. m. are sTCOd on train leavtng In Ion Station 12 RISE IN RENTS LIKELY FIEL-OIL SHORTAGES FACED BY APARTMEXT-HOUSES. Necessity of Miking Chances In Heat In; Equipment Reaulta Be cause of Conditions. Apartment-houses of the city have been refused further supplies of crude oil for fuel by the oil companies and for some time, changes In heating equipment from oil to wood or coal have been going forward. Just now the market for apartments is strong. The general fuel situation is one of the reasons why people pre fer apartments for the Winter, but the lack of fuel oil may result in higher prices for apartments before the season Is well advanced. Owners of apartments realize that the switch from oil to other fuel Is not popular with Janitors and the la bor situation will affect them for this reason. The oil companies decline to sell fuel oil any longer to any person who cannot enforce his request with a con tract, and oil company representatives say It Is probable the Portland fire boats will have the only oil-burning furnaces In operation at the end of the coming Winter. Just now it la declared- to be a lack Years of Have Made Me An ACSPLl'MD, MGR. My Praetlre la Limited to Hlh-Clana Dnatlatry Only. V- 'M - -" - . i V? ' eM I H BR- K. G H Most any dentist can pull a tooth and not hurt you. It doesn't take much of a mechanic to drill out a small decay in your grinder and fill it up. BUT let me tell you this: If you want a full upper or lower bridge, with only two or three teeth left for attachments it takes a man with experience in that particular branch of the profession or you will be sadly disappointed in appearance of it, in the wearing quality and in the most important feature of it all the chewing service it should give you. REMEMBER, anyone can cut prices, but it takes BRAINS to turn out better work. MY PRICES FOR GUARANTEED WORK Electro "Whalebone Plates Flesh Colored Plates Ordinary Rubber, All Red Porcelain Crowns $3.50 Gold Fillings from 22-K Gold Crowns $3.50 22-K Gold Bridge $3.50 Electro-Painless Dentists IN THE TWO-STORY BUILDING CORNER SIXTH AND WASHINGTON STS PORTLAND, OR. Remember ) This The railroad and high way only traverse the valley they alone who follow the trails up and away from the river really know Columbia's lofty and inspiring beauty. Phones Broadway 4500 A-6121 Wm. McMnmr El general ruKl a Af eat. ' f . of oil-cargo space that is preventing the oil companies from making their usual deliveries of the fuel to Port land. Tank steamers have been sunk and the Government has requisitioned others, so that the usual ielivery equipment is much curtailed. Only the back tilts in a new revolv ing office chair that is said to be more- thnn ordinarily restful to users. Campbell Hill Hotel 741 WaMhlngton Street. V Phone Slain 7.V4. S to 7 P. M. 600 St7.VB.41' lilXXElt- September lat. 1817. Watermelon. Sliced Tomatoes. Ripe Olives. Cream of Noodle Soup. Fried Spring Chicken with Coun try Gravy. Top Sirloin Steak. Mashed Potatoes. Corn on Cob. Popovers. Fresh Strawberry Jam. Fresh Peach Pie with Whipped Cream. Maraschino Ice Cream and Cake Crackers. Cheese. Coffee. Campbell Hotel Trrenty-TuJrtl and Iloj-t Streets. J Phone Marshall SSI. 4 :30 to 6 tilu P. 71. ---mk-:-::::::-:-:X"::m Experience Absolute Master Of My Trade! Dentists come and go, but the ELECTRO PAINLESS will always be with you. All Work 15 Years! All Other Work Proportionately Low We Have the Knowledge, Ability and Experience $15.00 $10.00 $5.00 to o.OO Sl.OO to $o.OO to $5.00 Open Nights