THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 23, 1917.
SCANDINAVIANS TO
ASSEMBLE TODAY
PROMINENT SCANDINAVIAN-AMERICANS IN CHARGE OF PATRIOTIC
OPENING EXERCISES AT STATE FAIR.
REVISION ORDERED
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Insurance Section of Civil
' Rights Bill Changed.
Patriotic Festival at Salem Is
Feature Preceding Open
ing of State Fair.
INSURANCE MEN PROTEST
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Wlien" Fair Opens Tomorrow It Will
Sec at J--ast IS Counties Kep-
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i'ALEM, Or., Kept. 22. fSpeoial.)
TVfoile the big pateH will formally open
on the Sfith annual Oregon State Kair
next Monday morning, September 24,
the fair this year will be preceded
Sunday by a big- feature event in the
hape of an American-Scandinavian
J'atrlotic Festival and .Fourth Centen
nial Reformation Celebration.
Mme. Alma Webster i'owell, prima
rlonna of world renown as a soprano,
will come to the Pacific Coast espe
cially to appear at this celebration,
and her appearance on Monday will be
lier last in this country before she de
parts for Europe. She has been espe-,
cially selected by the French govern
ment to sing" and lecture to the sol
diers. She comes to Salem directly
from New York to participate in the
celebrations and festivities of Sunday.
Supplementing the appearance of the
prima donna will be the United Scan
dinavian Singers of Portland, over 75
Btrong, who will appear in both pro
Krammes. Mme. Virginia Spencer
Hutchison will appear as their soloist,
while selections will be rendered by
Kobert 12. Miller, flute soloist of the
Portland Symphony Orchestra, and pa
triotic readings will be given by Mrs.
3ella Cr owder-Miller, head of the de
partment of public speaking of Wil
lamette University.
Governor Withycombe will deliver
the address of welcome, and the re
sponse will be from B. G. Skulason,
prominent Portland attorney. These
addresses will be at the patriotic cele
bration, while at the reformation cen
tennial celebration Rev. J. . Koseland,
of Silverton, will deliver the address,
and A. A. Bjelland, Norwegian Consul
for Oregon, will act as chairman.
When the fair opens Monday it will
see at least .18 counties represented
with county exhibits and 12 counties
represented In the children's industrial
exhibits.
Education Primary Feature, '
Commenting upon the fair of 'this
year Secretary A. H. Lea had the fol
lowing statement to make:
"Primarily, the State Fair should be
educational, and the 56th annual fair
will be an educational institution in
the broad sense of the word, for it
will serve as a food training camp for
the people.
"There will be more exhibits and
the quality will be better. With the
view of making them as instructive as
possible the Hoard has procured agri
cultural and horticultural exhibits most
suitable to Oregon soil. The livestock
show will be the best ever held in the
Northwest, and will present to the
farmers a splendid opportunity to pur
chase types of stock best, suited to
meet the demands of the Nation. Ma
chinery that will produce a maximum
crop with minimum cost will bo on
exhibition, and there will be so much
of it that considerable of It will have
to be shown under canvas.
Attraction! High Class.
"The music, both instrumental and
vocal, will be the best, and the attrac
tions and amusements will be all of a
high-class order. Exceptionally fast
horses will participate in the speed
programme, and predictions are made
that former track records will be
broken."
Kighteen counties will be represented
by agricultural exhibits. They are
louglas, Washington, Clackamas, Mult
nomah. Linn. Polk, Benton, Jackson,
Josephine, Coos, liincoln, Tillamook,
Clatsop, Morrow, Marion, Washington,
liaker and Union. There will also be
several individual farm exhibits, and
also a grain exhibit. This latter ex
hibit will be in charge of the Oregon
Agricultural College and the grain de
partment of the Public Service Commis
sion, and demonstrations will be given
In the grading of grain and' other farm
products. - - -
Twelve counties Clackamas, Clatsop,
Columbia. Douglas, Jackson, Linn, Mal
heur. Marion. Morrow, Polk, Tillamook
and Wasco will be represented by col
lective exhibits in the children's indus
trial department, '
NIGHT SCHOOLS ARE NINE
. Fi'LiiV 10,000 rviiL.a may itabt
WORK OCTOBER 1.
1 Hry Ilarkaon, Danish Vlce-ComDl.
CoiuaL 8 A. o. Bjelland. Aforwe-grtan
Cbairmam Transportation Committ ce.
principals .Named and gtatlana Selected,
ana Korefa-aera to Be Welcomed
at Two HnlldlBBS la City. '
rortlarfa night schools will open
throughout the city on October 1. At
the nine schools to be opened, an at
tendam-e of 10,000, a larger number
th:in l:ist year, is expected.
Nicht sessions will be held at the fol
lowing school buildings: Lincoln High.
Jefferson High. Benson Polytechnic
School for Hoys, Benson Polytechnic
School for Girls. James Johns High,
Alblna Homestead, Ladd, Sellwood and
Commercial High.
John C. Yemen Is supervisor of night
rchools, and will have charge.
The following principals will bs in
charse. respectively: B. A. Green, A.
M. Cray, C. E. Cleveland, Anna E. Ar
nold. M. 1.. 1'ratt, L). X. Mossesohn. C. G
Benson. H. N. L'dley and A. H. Suroul.
At Alblna. Homestead and Ladd
schools foreigners who seek naturallza
tion will be welcomed. Subjects taught
there will be especially for their bene
fit. Attendance will, doubtless, be
heavy, for both state and Federal
courts advise all applicants for natural
ixatton to attend these schools.
Attendance at all the night schools
is free, these institutions being" a part
of the public school system, and no
charge can be made for tuition. Courses
are arranged primarily for adults, but
any person over 16 years of age is prlv
iieed to enter. Both men and women
may attend. Work of the night schools
offers excellent opportunities for re
view work on the part of college stu
dents or college graduates as well as
for beginners in various nubjeola.
The range of subjects taught is wide.
Silver Coin Sinrre In Philippines.
MANILA. P. I.. Sept. IS. Increased
business in the Philippines, coupled
with the rise in the price of silver,
which has made bullion in peso worth
15 per cent above par today, has caused
a scarcity of silver coin. Chinese mer
chant. are discounting paper currency.
The Philippine government Is .consid
ering measures te prevent discounting
and alio to rerasdy the coin shortage.
aldemar Lldell, Swedish. Vlce-
VlecConsul. 4 M. J. Lkw,
KRAfiTZ III HEW JOB
Well-Known Newspaper Man
Will Work for Oregon.
COMMERCE FIELD INVITES
As Director of Industrial Service In
University School, ' Professor
Kranti Will Gather and Dls
tribute Information.
EUGENE, Or.. Sept. 12. The election
of Shad O.. Krantx, of the Oregonian
local staff, as a member of the faculty
of the School of Commerce of the Uni
versity of Oregon was announced to
day by President P. L- CampbelL
Mr.. Krantz will be an instructor, bat
primarily his work will be that of di
rector of the commercial and industrial
service through which data are. col
lected for tha use of the Federal Gov
ernment and for distribution through
commercial organizations in various
cities of the state. His office will also
be the distributing agency for infor
mation of value to Oregonians regard
ing conditions in foreign countries sup
plied through the Federal Government.
For seven years Shad O. Krantz has
been a member of The Oregonian staff.
During that time his work has made
him widely known as one of the best
newspapermen of . the Paciric coast.
His resignation, to accept charge of
the industrial and commercial ' exten
sion work of the School of Commerce,
University of-Oregon. removes from the
lo-al field a reporter of unusual ability,
clarity of . expression and comprehen
sive grasp of events.
Prior lo his employment in mis city.
Mr. Krants served on the reportorial
stafs of newspapers in Cleveland and
Akron. O.. and Denver. Colo.
With an individual bent for econom
ics, and sociology. Shad Krantz was
admirably equipped to, handle the
really "big stories .when they "broke,
and it is not of record that the essen
tial facts ever escaped him. Closely in
touch with all lines of industrial devel
opment and financial activity, the
storv that bristled witn tormidaoie
figures and statistics was as simple an
assignment to him as a JO-word cnurcn
sociable item.
It was this trait of reliability, cou
pled with his own personality, that led
railroad and bank presidents Lo call
him by his first name ;and never to
fail to inquire for him when a story
of importance was In the wind.
"In taking- up the new work, I feel
that I can capitalize my newspaper ex'
perience to the advantage of the Uni
versity and myself," said Mr. Krantz.
yesterday. "I am pleased with the pros
pect of working in Jhe extension serv
ice under President Campbell, and H. B.
Miller, director of the School of Com
merce. I trust that I may be of aid in
the commercial and industrial develop
ment of the state."
As director pf Industrial and commer
cial extension work Mr. Krantz will
find full scope for his wide knowledge
of Oregon's resources and general con
ditions. It is anticipated that his ac
tivities will take him over the state,
compiling the data that should prove
Invaluable to prospective enterprises
and Investors.
Mr. Krantz is a member of the Port
land Chamber of Commerce, the Laurel
burst Club and the local lodge of Elks.
FLASH REVEALS BURGLAR
X. A. Miller, on Entering His House,
Encounters Intruder.
N. A. Miller, 354 Patton road, walked
Into his home last night about 8 o'clock
and was met inside the door by a
blinding glare from a hand flash and
the shiny blue muzzle of a revolver.
A Durgiar had entered the house a
few minutes before and had not fin
ished his work. After a brief parley
the Durgiar packed out of the house
and disappeared.
Mr. Miller telephoned the police and
officers went to investigate but found
no clew to the prowler. Nothing of
value was taken.
STRIKE RUMOR IS DENIED
Trouble at St. Helens Mill Fancied,
Declares Mayor Morton.
. ST. HELENS, Or., Sept. 13. (Special.)
Mayor S. C. Morton today emphatic
ally denied the rumor from Astoria
that there probably would be a strike
among the millmen of St. Helens.
Mr. Morton made this statement after
holding a conference with Manager Mc
Cormick. of the big mill here. Mr.
MeCorraick looks for no trouble whatsoever.
Objection Made to dd plan That
H Would Cause Suspension of
Weaker Companies Guar"
antees Are Suggested.
. WASHINGTON". Sept. 22. Attacks by
representatives of insurance- companies
and Senators on the validity of the
Insurance provisions of the soldiers
and sailors' civil rights bill resulted
late today in an agreement by the
Senate judiciary sub-committee to con
sider a new insurance section to be
darfted by representatives of the War
Department and the companies.
These representatives will confer to
morrow in an effort to draw for com
mittee consideration Monday a revision
which will protect against the for
feiture of policies by men fighting at
the front, without investigating the
constitutional question of the right of
Conaress to impair the obligations of
insurance contracts.
J. H. Mcintosh, general counsel of
the New 1'ork Life Insurance Company,
contended that the section as drawn
imposed a contract that mutual insur
ance companies could not enter into
because it meant that Congress pro
posed to take, property from one man
without compensating and give it to
another. He predicted that its enact
ment would mean the failure of a num
ber of life insurance companies.
Kobert L. Cox. of New York, repre
senting the Association of Life Insur
ance Companies, told the sub-committee
that the fund available to continue the
insurance carried by men taken into
the -Government service is the policy
holders' reserve, 'and that the insurance
payments on policies held by the fight
ing men would have to come from pol
icyholders not in the military service.
This, he contended, would violate the
insurance contracts.
Major Wigmare, of the Judge Advocate-General's
'office, witp was largely
instrumental in drawing; the bill, sug
gested that Congress guarantee the
companies against losses by reason of
suspension of premium payments. This
met with the approval of Senators
Reed and Brandegee, who had opposed
the provision, and of Chairman Over
man. It was understood that a revi
sion along that line would be consid
ered at tomorrow's conference.
16 TONG MEN RELEASED
BOD
OF $2500 IN EACH
IS DEMANDED.
CASK
District Attorney Says He Has Na In
tention of Dropping: Con
spiracy Cases.
As tha result of a conference be
tween attorneys representing: the dif
ferent tongs and District Attorney
Evans yesterday, that official agreed to
the release from jail of 16 Chinese who
were held without bail under a blanket
indictment for conspiracy in connection
with the tongr jvar of the last few
months. A bond of 92500 each was tie
nianded.
Of the 16 to be released, some of
whom left the jail yesterday, nine are
members of the Bins Kuni?-Bow Leong
tong, while seven belong: to either the
Hop Sing: or buey Sing factions. With
their departure there will remain in
Jail only seven Chinamen who are In
volved in the tong war. Of these five
are under indictment for murder. The
other two are witnesses.
District Attorney Evans says the re
lease of these men is not to be taken
as an indication that the trials of those
under indictment for murder will be
dropped. As soon as the Yce Guk case
goes to the jury, he says, the Btate will
begin the prosecution of Shee Kong,
jointly indicted with Yee Guk and Low
Ju, for the murder of Chin Hong. The
trial of Low Ju is expected to follow
the disposition of the Shee Kong case.
: J. F. Guffey Made Oil Purchaser.
WASHINGTON. 6ept. 22. Joseph V.
Guffey, of Pittsburg, president of the
Natural Gas Association of America,
and a Pennsylvania oil producer, wai
appointed supervisor of Government oil
Durchases unier tne war lnaustriee
board. He will act as adviser to Ber
nard Baruch, in charge of raw ma
terials.
OLD-TIMERS ENJOY . REUNION
ON CAMP GROUNDS AT FAIR
Tent City Is Electrically Lighted and Fun Is Provided for Everyone, While
Band Concerts W ill Be Features.
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FAIRGHOVN'DS. Salem. Dr. Sept.
22. (Special.) If any are in
doubt as to the Oregon State Fair
being- bigger and better than ever
just let him peep Into the old camp
ground. Kven at this date there are
dozen and dozens of tents up, and on
every side is activity. Nearly every
camping space has been engaged. The
whole grove is ablaze of electric lights
at night besides the camp fires. The
weather is glorious and indications fa
vorable for its continuance.
Many old-timers are shaking hands
and haying their annual visit. Songs
and good cheer everywhere. Many
people who are numbered among Ore
gon s leading and prosperous citizens
annually camp, it has become a fad,
and the good times that accompany
these outings are cherished throughout
the years.
A prize will be Riven this year for
the oldest couple camped here and to
those camped here the greatest num
ber of years, the oldest native son, and
those coming the farthest to camp.
A banner will be given to the county
showing the largest registration in
the tented city. These will be awarded
on "Wednesday evening, and promises
to be an interesting occasion.
Dance PUtform Erected.
Inside the grounds Is activity on
every hand. Large show tents are in
place and more coming. New dancing
platforms have been placed, new and
Interesting free attractions are taking
place of the old ones. Freight trains
are pulling in as fast as cars can be
unloaded of fine stock.
The race trait was never in better
condition and horses of National fame
will be here. The Goodrich Decorat
ing Company, of Seattle and Portland,
has put the buildings in gay dressings,
mostly patriotic decorations. The
buildings never looked so gorgeous as
now. The large auditorium is gaily
dressed to receive Campbell's famous
American band in nightly concerts.
The agricultural building will be
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crowded to the inch with county and
individual farm exhibits.
"'The' larger educational 'building- will
have more extensive exhibits than has
ever been seen at the State Fair. The
canning and food demonstration will
be a daily drawing card. People who
have not visited the State Fair for a
number of years would not recognize
it as it is today. Other states with not
half the resources, natural endowments
and diversified enterprises have bigger
fairs than Oregon.
Qregron citizens are not as loyal as
they should be to our State Fair. Leg
islators too often fail in their appro
priation for our fair because thsy ar
not acquainted with it. This is the yeaz
of patriotism, and especially a greater
and better patriotism for the prodvets
of the soil and animal industry. The
Oregon State Fair deserves the ac
quaintanceship of every loyal citizen.
Exhibits Are ISxtenslve. .
The exhibits alone will kee.. a person
buey for several days, if he would
really see them. The Children's Indus
trial Club camp will agrain be of great
interest, and children will be here from
every county in the state. These club
exhibits are a wonder to every visitor
and a great asset to the fair. The
children of today will be fair managers
of tomorrow, and their knowledge and
influence is of unlimited value.
The art exhibit is not of amateur
work, but one of real art and always
crowded with appreciative visitors
Mrs. Alice Weister, the superintendent,
gives a daily talk: on art. which is free.
Amateur and others receive valuable
instruction.
The Oregon Agricultural College
gives free lectures on lines which every
farmer should hear. If a person attends
the Oregon State Fair to learn some?
thing he .need not be disappointed, for
from an educational standpoint there is
no fair to excel this one along these
lines. The writer heard a man say to
his wife at the World's Fair. St. Louis,
"Come on, ma., if you stop to look
at things we'll never see nothin'."
If the visitor to the State Fair will
only stop, look and listen he will surely
pee and learn and have a greater love
for the old Oregon country.
rlnlntiff Alleges Prominent Democratic
politician Preferred Society
f Others.
Dr. Elof T. Hedlund. a Portland den
tist, prominent Democratic politician,
president of the Jackson Club and his
partv's nominee for Representative in
Congress from the Third Congressional
District in 1S14, was yesterday sued
for divorce by Lillian Hancock Hed
lund. The couple were married in
Mitchell County, North Carolina, No
vember 21, 1908.
In the complaint Dr. Hedlund Is
charged by the wife with treating her
coolly and informing her that he pre-:
f erred the society of others.
Mrs. Hedlund. in addition to a legal
separation, asks for an order of the
court permitting her to live in the fam
ily home as long as it remains their
property, the custody of a 7-year-old
son, $100 a month alimony and an al
lowance of $50 a month for the support
of the minor child.
Among the charges made In a di
vorce complaint by Mildred Estelle
Hall is that her husband, Hiram Harry
HL immediately following their mar
riage in San Francisco, September 29,
1915, took her to Kansas City. Mo.,
where, she avers, he obliged her to
work in a telephone office for $25 a
month and to deliver her salary to
him.
Other divorces filed yesterday were:
Etta Pickett vs. D. W. Pickett, mar
ried at Dallas'. Or., December 26, 1911;
Marie A. Shelton vs. Arnold C. Shel
ton, married at San Francisco. April
25, 1915. and G. C. Price vs. Ida P. Price,
married at Salem. Or., May 1. 1908.
BOYS TO GET BOX LUNCHES
Oregon City Patriots Will Do Bit for
Departing Third Oregon.
OREGON' C1TT, Or., Sept- 22. (Spe
cial.) Many of the patriotic persons
of Oregon City are going to do their
"bit" Monday when the Third Oregon
regiment passes through here on the
way to North Carolina- Lunches are to
be prepared and passed to the soldier
boys so that thay carry them on the
train and enjoy while en route south
There are a number of Oregon City
vouns men who are in the resriment
Including Charles Richardson. v son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Richardson; Kent
Moody, son of Mrs. H. S. Moody; Kent
Wilson, son of Sheriff and Mrs. W. J.
Wilson, and Captain W. R. Logus.
nternal injuries, was reported yester
day as getting: along nicely. Augustus
will face Judge Rossman in Municipal
Court tomorrow morning.
Burns Prove Fatal.
Mrs. C. A. Wendland, 45, who was
brought to the Good Samaritan Hospi
tal in a critical condition from burns
Friday night, died yesterday morning.
Mrs. Wendland was fatally burned
Ftumps at their ranch near Boring.
Her clothing was practically all burned
and little hope was held for her re
covery when she was brought to Portland.
Canned Salmon Moves East.
SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 22. Canned
salmon is now moving eastward from
Seattle at the rate of IS to 20 car
loads a day, each car ccntaining 1300
cases. In a- lew weeKs salmon wiii
while assisting her husband in burning begin to move eastward in solid trains.
Driver Who Hit Boy Arrested.
C. R. Augustus, driver of the auto
truck which ran over S-yearrold John
Armstrong at Sixth and Alder streets
Friday evening, was arrested yesterday
and charged with reckless driving, iu.
gustus lives, at McMinnville. The boy.
who was'thought to be suffering -from
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New Fall Fashions in
Hanan Shoes
Here is an assemblage of the latest and most pop
ular ideas in Women's Fall Shoes. Recent arrivals
bring these displays, to a point of thorough complete
ness, greater than ever before. New lasts new
combinations-.-all of them very attractive.
Hanan Shoes for Women $10 and Up
Hanan Shoes for Men $11 and Up '
Dr. A, Reed Cushion Shoes for Men and Women
Despite the advance, we are selling these splendid shoes
at old prices. Men's shoes, In calf, $7.60; in vlci kid, $8.
Women's shoes, in vicl kid, IS. Ask to see them.
People from out of town will find this a convenient and de
sirable place to buy footwear. Hail orders filled and forn
warded.
129 Tenth Street, Bet. Washington and Alder.
We Give S. & H. Trading Stamps.