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LOGGERS GET BOOKS
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GRACEFULLY AWKWARD" STAR
IS COMING TO HEILIG THEATER
Portland Man Does Good Work
in Oregon Camps.
Charlotte Greenwood One Musical Comedy Queen Who Does Not Have to
Rely on Voice, Shape or Beauty to Win Her Audience.
READING MATTER SUPPLIED
John Anderson Sends Literature to
Different Lumber Companies In
State and Men Appreciate
What Has Been Done.
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THE SUNDAY OltEGOXIATf, PORTLAND. SEPTEMBER 2, 1917.
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There U in Portfand today a man
who is doing a unique work among the
hundred-odd logging camps of the
tate a work which is deeply appreci
ated by the loggers and is being:
financed by the lumber companies
themselves. He is John Anderson, of
143 Grand avenue North, and he is sup
Plying the lumber campa with books,
magazines and periodicals for the men
to read in their idle hours.
"I was formerly the "big boss' of a
lumber camp in Clarke County, Wash
ington," said Mr. Anderson, "and I
know how the men feel after aj day's
work, especially after a rainy day
and how deeply they appreciate some
thing to read.
"There are more than 100 logging
oamps in Oregon, employing from 25 to
260 men each, and these men have no
real soul or brain food to help them
pass away the hours of non-employment.
After working hours they con
gregate around the bunkhouses. play
lug cards and engaging in conversation
not always elevating. If they were
provided with wholesome literature,
many of them would employ their time
to better advantage and would not be
to easily led away by agitators and
others."
Books Are Wanted.
While Mr. Anderson donates all his
time to this work, it is fully financed
by volunteer offerings from the lumber
companies. However, there is a marked
shortage of periodicals and books and
Portlanders who have old copies of
magazines and reading matter that
would serve to entertain the loggers in
the far camps are urged to drop Mr.
Anderson a card, so that be may call
lor them.
That the men deeply appreciate the
work being done In their interest is
shown in the following extracts from
letters received by Mr. Anderson:
"We are in receipt of a letter from
our camp at Thompson's Siding, Kerry
Line, Or., in which they acknowledge
receipt of a box of books sent to them
by you. They wish to express their
thanks for your thoughtf ulness and we
assure you that we are glad to have
the reading matter to place in our
camp. Murphy Timber Company.
"We are in receipt of your letter and
also the box containing the papers and
magazines. In reply will say that our
men greatly appreciate these and we
think you are doing a great deal of
good, in fact, in our opinion, this is
one of the best schemes for reachins
the logrgers. Deep River Logging
Company."
"I am president of the Deer Island
Logging Company, to which you re
cently sent a box of literature. I
chanted to be at the camp when this
box came and had the pleasure of
opening it myself. I want to thank
you for this. I wish there were more
men willing to perform little acts like
this, which do not seem so Important
in themselves- and yet are In fact of
the greatest Importance to the men in
the camp. Again thanking you, I am
Corwin S. Shank."
Books Eagerly Taken.
"Tour valued favor Is at hand and I
want to thank you many times for the
box of books received. "We put them
on the counter in the store for the boys j
to help themselves and they don't stay i
that way long. I assure you the boys
appreciate them. I happen to be so
fortunate not to have had any I. W. W.
trouble in this camp and I really be
lieve that the environment and in
fluence they are under goes a long way
toward making them satisfied. A. B.
Martin, Superintendent Cathlamet
Timber Company."
42 ill FIREMEN'S TEST
Applicants few as compared
, with past examinations.
Mtm Will Be Tried to Determine
. Their Physical Condition, Educa
tion and Courage.
Forty-two men desirous of getting
permanent positions in the Fire Bureau
will compete in a civil service exami
nation Tuesday and Wednesday. Tests
win be given the applicants to deter
mine physical condition, bravery and
education.
The civil service board has had dif
ficulty in getting an ample list of ap
plicants for the examination. Usually
the applicants number hundreds. This
time only 42 men have applied. In hope
of getting more applicants the board
ivill accept men for the test up to 8
'clock Tuesday morning.
The Tuesday examination will In
clude a physical examination. Later
a written test in spelling, arithmetic
and penmanship will be given. Wednes
day morning the test for courage will
be held at the fire drill tower on the
Kast Side.
This test will include the climbing
of a ladder hand over hand with two
credits to each, rung; carrying a dummy
weighing 125 pounds up and down an
Inclined ladder; running 80 yards in 13
seconds; climbing an aerial ladder 70
feet; Jumping into a net from a second
Ctory window.
All men who pass the examination
are assured of immediate permanent
appointment. There are about 30 men
now serving In the Bureau on tempo
rary appointment. Most of these are
In the list who will take the examina
tion. Women Are Eager to Serve.
Mrs. Frank A. Vanderlip, wife of the
president of the National City Bank In
New York, has been active in war re
lief work, both as a worker herself
and as a director of the many new
occupations that are open to women
at this time. Writing in the Septem
ber Issue of Harper's Bazaar, Mrs. Van
derlip makes this statement: "Women
are eager to serve. They have always
served at home. Now our Government
needs their work outside their homes.
They will be ready for every sacrifice.
I believe that the idea of democracy,
with Its promise of opportunity for
every child, is a clear and definite
belief in the minds of women, and that
we are ready to give to our utmost to
create a world democracy. Among the
great things done by women thus far
Mrs. Vanderlip mentions the develop
ment of the Red Cross, the Increase
and conservation of the food supply,
the taking of the military census of
resources and helplna: to raise our re
cent liberty loan. ,
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(- BACEFULLY awkward" is the
I way Oliver Jlorosco once de
scribed Charlotte Greenwood,
who is scoring a success in that man
ager's production of "So Long, Letty,"
which will open the season at the
Heilig Theater. And he hit the nail
on the head. Miss Greenwood is awk
ward, but it is that quality that makes
her a paying proposition for herself.
Several years ago she decided to join
a chorus. She did and the next day
the producer of the piece discharged
her because she was too tall to suit
him. Vaudeville then appeared to be
the proper avenue of opportunity for
her, according to her way of thinking,
and she gave it a trial. She was im
mediately successful because she was
so awkward. She found she could wave
her arms and swing her legs as nobody
else on the stage could: also that the
public liked to see her cavort about
thus.
Lee Shubert happened to see her
gyrations and he engaged her for "The
Passing Show of 1913." She made a
big l:-i in that production in New York
as wei. as elsewhere. It was in Los
Angeles that Mr. Morosco saw the
young woman on the stage. He also
realized that she had ability and he
gave her a three-year contract..
Miss Greenwood's ..first appearance
under the Morosco management was
in "The Tik, Tok Monof Oz," then iu
"The Pretty Mrs. Smith." The' part she
played in .the latter was written espe
cially for her. She is one of the few
featured musical comedy favorites who
does not have to rely on voice, chape
BICYCLE TOUR FROM SEASIDE
TO NEWPORT PROVES REAL HIKE
Corvallis Party Pushes Machine Much of Distance but Finds Outing
Interesting Exciting Adventures Are Experienced.
NEWPORT, Or., Sept. 1. (Special.)
The person who seeks a vaca
tion at the seashore, yet - with
the novelty of more thrills than the
seashore usually has to offsr, can pass
vacation to his heart's delight by
making a trip overland down the
coast from Seaside to Newport.
This trip has just been made by C. T.
McDevitt, assistant postmaster at Cor
vallis, Or.; Mrs. McDevitt and Miss
Dorothy Pernor, a student In the fresh
man class at the Oregon Agricultural
College.
With blankets and camping equip
ment strapped to their handlebars they
made the trip of about 110 miles on
bicycles. It proved decidedly more of
a "roughing" expedition than they had
expected, but they enjoyed every mo
ment of It. ' Each member of the party,
despite the fact that they once ran out
of food and that they had several cold
meals with bacon the principal in
gredient, gained several poundb in the
week they were on the way.
Neah-kah-nte Trail Negotiated.
The most exciting adventure waj ex
perienced while crossing the famous
Neah-kah-nle trail over Neah-kah-nie
Mountain. It took them 13 hours, to
make the nine miles over this trail,
handicapped as they were by their
heavily laden bicycles, which they were
obliged to wheel before them, as riding
was out of the ' question over the
muddy, brush-grown path.
The trail has not been cleared out
this year and Mr. McDevitt had to use
a small hand ax, which he fortunately
had brought with him, to hew out a
path for the bicycles in several places.
They encountered several logs that had
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or beauty to . win her audience. She
wins them with her personality, and
this same personality is about half legs
and arms, flying through the air.
Prominent in the cast of "So Long,
Letty" is Tyler Brooke, who is known
everywhere as great favorite in must
cal comedy.
fallen across the trail and over which
they had to lift their bicycles.
So overgrown was the trail that they
once lost their way altogether. They
finally regained the path and made
Short Sand Beach, at the south end of
the mountain, by nightfall. The won
derful view from the top of Neah-kah-nle
Mountain fully repaid them for the
labor they underwent during the 13
hours It took them to make the nine
miles.
They had intended to carry with
them sufficient food to take them to
the next convenient camping place, but
had not counted on so difficult a day's
travel. Consequently they found them
selves next mornintr considerably be
hind schedule, and with only bacon and
coffee "without the trimmings" for
breakfast.
Tillamook Cream "Scarce."
After crossing the Nehalem River
and coming: on to Manzanlta Beach that
day they saw the vessel Oakland, which
went ashore about two years ago and
Is now being salvaged by an enterpris
ing contractor, who Is rolling It over
land to Nehalem Bay. He had bought
the vessel within 700 feet of the goal
when they saw it.
Being now in Tillamook; County, In
the very heart of the milk and cream
belt of Oregon, the mouths of the
travelers watered with expectations of
thick, delicious cream for coffee and
bread and milk. To their great sur
prise they found that it was almost
out of the question to borrow or buy
cream. At one farmhouse, where a big
herd of cattle was browsing in the
near-by meadow, their request for
cream was refused on the ground that
"there was none to spare." Most of
Tillamook Coifnty's milk and cream
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goes Into the manufacture of cheese
and butter, and the traveler will do
well to take along a can or so of the
condensed variety.
Another thrilling adventure Derell
th. party while they were crossing the
Salmon River trail over Lookout Moun- i
tain, south of Netarts. Here they again
lost their way, and adding to ineir
misery was a drenching rain and ap
proaching nightfall. When they re
gained the trail It was so dark that
they could not see before them. They
pushed their wheels In front of them
and were able to tell that they were
on the trail by the "feeL"
When they reached a ehelterlng
farmhouse they at first were mistaken
for Cerman spies. Later the hospital
ity of the farmer and his wife, wTien
they were convinced that the travelers
were In nowise enemies of the Govern
ment, more than made up for the pre
liminary suspicion.
At the town of Taft, 25 miles rrorth
of Newport, they made the Interesting
discovery of the Inn, presided over by
an Indian hostess.
They were ferried across-the SUetz
Bay by Tom McNally. a fisherman, who
is a famous character In that vicinity.
From that point to Newport their way
was without event, with one notable ex
ception.
Cycles Get Bard Usage.
Miss Pernot, to whom had been as
signed the role of .pathfinder, sighted
a herd of fierce-looking cattle. She
asked Mr. McDevitt to "shoo" them
away. The trail led down a hill, and
it looked easy to Mr. McDevitt, eo he
mounted his bicycle and pedaled full
peed at the cows. He got up so much
peed that he lost control of his wheel.
Kinally, to avert even greater disaster,
he turned into a bank. The impact
shot him over the handle bars, for
tunately without Injury to himself, but
the bicycle did not fare so welL Th.
front wheel doubled completely on
itself and it took some Ingenious work
before it was repaired. In the mean
time the offending cows had utterly
disappeared.
Shortly previous to this Mrs. Mc
Devitt had noticed that something
seemed wrong with her bicycle. She
found that the lower part of the frame
had broken in two. With the as
sistance of a friendly mechanic, whe
put the fractured parts In wooden
splints, tightly lashed together with
rope, she was able to proceed.
From Otter Rock to Newport, about
12 miles, the party found more real
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There is more room in this Over
land than in any other car sold
, for anywhere near so low a price.
The solid comfort of the thirty-
five horsepower Overland, com
bined with unusual power and
unusual economy, has made it
for years the most successful
car of its size by far.
This season it is a more comfort-'
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beach than in all the rest of the trip.
Mr. and Mrs. McDevitt and Miss
Pernot say that the trip Is one of the
finest they have ever taken. If they
take It again, however, they will leave
their wheels at home, as they were
more of a hindrance than a help. They
advise any person wishing to take a
good hiking vacation trip, with plenty
of adventure and "refreshing eea air,
to try this route.
STRAHORN AIDE MARRIES
Earl II. Rush and Miss Amidol
. Bussert Surprise Friends.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Sept. 1.
(Special.) Earl II. Rush, of Spokane,
Wash., associated with Robert E. Stra
horn In the building of the new Klam
ath Falls Municipal Railway, Is sur
prising his many friends here by intro
ducing his wife. All unannounced, Mr.
Rush and Miss Amidol Bussert, of this
city, motored to Vreka and were quiet
ly married there.
Duty calling Mr. Rush to Bend, Or.,
the young couple spent their honey
moon on a trip to that place, returning
to Klamath Falls last week.
Mrs. Rush Is employed as a teacher
here. She has formerly taught at the
Round Lake School, west of here. She
is a graduate of Klamath County High
School.
PR0UTY CORTEGE STARTS
Executors of Will of Portland Capi
talist Carry Out Instructions.
EUGENE3, Or., Sept. 1. (Special.)
To place the ashes of li. II. Prouty,
Portland capitalist, in a sarcophagus
to be hewn out of a boulder on Prouty
Peak, in the Three -Bisters Mountains, a
burial party left Eugene at 6 o'clock
this morning.
Members of the party were James
Quinn and Attorney Jerry Bronaugh,
executors of the Prouty will; Attorney
John A. Lee, Miss Hawthorne and Miss
Ann Dillinger, all of Portland.
Mr. Prouty was a member of the
Mazamas. Prouty Peak was named in
his honor. A tablet to be placed on the
boulder where his remains will rest
reads: "H. II. Trouty, a lover of the
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GRESHAM FAIR BIGGER
OKLT POSS1DLE EXCEPTION IS AG
RICl'LTURali EXHIBIT.
On Farrow W1U Bo Ferris Wheel,
Chautauqua and Blaay Attractions.
Racing Will Last Three Days.
GRESHAM, Or., Sept. J. (Special.)
The eleventh annual Multnomah
County Fair will open in less than two
weeks, and, with a possible exception
in the agricultural line, all the exhibits
and other attractions will be bipger
and better than ever. A. little falling
off on the agricultural exhibit is an
ticipated on account of the backward
ness ef the season.
On the Furrow will be the first Fer
ris wheel ever brought to Gresham.
besides a large number of tent shows
and other attractions. Campbell's
American band, the municipal band of
the city of Portland, will furnish music
on the grounds, at the racetrack and
at the Chautauqua every day of the
fair. The fair association feels excep
tionally fortunate in securing this
band.
Every evening. In a tent erected espe
cially for that purpose, the fair asso
ciation will have a programme of music,
readings, vaudeville sketches and
stunts, which will be free to all on the
grounds. All taking part in the tent
will be outside talent, and it is in
tended to put on a programme the
equal of that put on here the -past two
Summers by the Ellison-White Chau
tauqua system, and at a much smaller
expense. Campbell's band will bo on
the Chautauqua programme every
evening and will play many of the pa
triotic and popular airs which have
won Mr. Campbell and his band so
much praise in other places.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the
last three days of the fair, a high
class speed programme will be put on
under the direction of Kd Fortune.
Gaston to Have Garages.
GASTON,- Or., Sept. 1. (Special.)
Gaston Is to have a publlo garage. Rol
lin Wooley and William Philpotts have
purchased a 56xl00-foot lot on Main
street from Charles Wescott. The ga
rage will be 50x60 feet, of hollow tile.
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with cement floor. A large number of
machines have been purchased this
Summer by the townspeople and far
mers hereabouts. J. M. Richards, own
er of the Gaston Livery Barn, is en
larging his property to include a Bar
aga. RELIEF FUND IS STARTED
Hood River Folk Hear Call of Need
From Stricken Sumpter Town.
HOOD RIVER, Or.. Sept- 1. (Spe
cial.) Headed by Sheriff Thomas F.
Johnson, local citizens today, on receipt
of appeals from a committee of citizens
of Sumpter, the Kastern Oregon city
recently wiped out by fires, began a
campaign to raise a relief fund.
The letter of appeal states that the
people of the mining towns are facing
almost destitute a Winter, when from
six to ten feet of snow usually pre
vails. "Last year snow began on November
I, " the message for help says. "It soon
will be here. Fuel is a grave problem.
The impression has gone out that
Sumpter is not in serious need. It is,
and help must be had at once to pre
vent further and acute suffering. After
cutting relief work to the bone, from
$7500 to $10,000 will be needed in order
that the situation may be relieved."
The relief letter was signed by Dr.
C. E. Edwards, H. E. Hendryx and Kev.
II. C. Lee.
Cathlamet Teachers Named.
CATHLAMET. Wash.. Sept. 1. (Spe
cial.) The Fall term of the Cathlaniot
School will begin Tuesday. The teach
ing force is composed of - Guenther
Kause, of Portland, principal; W. W.
Head, assistant principal and high
school teacher: T. M. Bowman, gram
mar grades; Mrs. Esther White, inter
mediary grades, and Mrs. Carro Itiggs,
of Bellinghain, primary grades.
Roseburjr Papers Honor Labor Day.
ROSEBURG, Or., Sept. 1. (Special.)
For the first time since their establish
ment the Roseburg daily newspapers
will suspend publication on Labor day
In order to help conserve the paper
supply. The Roseburg newspapers havo
made it a practice for many years past
to suspend publication only oa Christ
mas and the Fourth of Julx.