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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 30, 1917)
14 THE SUXDAT' OKEGOXIAX, PORTLAND. SEPTEMBER SO, 1917. IE. GERARD IS HERE Diplomat Will Address Mass Meeting at Noon Tomorrow. ROTARY CLUB IS HOST NOTED DIPLOMAT AND EX-AMBASSADOR TO GERMANY. WHO WILL . ADDRESS THE PORTLAND PUBLIC AT THE AUDITORIUM TOMORROW NOON. TTx-Ambassador to Germany Expect ed to Olre Inlimate Glimpse Into Berlin Scenes in Anxious Days Preceding War. Tame W. Gerard, of America, ex mbafipador to Germany, arrived late last niht with a message to Portland and the Pacific Xorthwent. "Thoye who have not been called to the colors may best serve the Nation by putting down addition, subscribing to the second liberty loan and back ing up the Administration," declares Mr. Gerard. ' Portland's distinguished guest was met at the Vnion Iepot when he. ar rived from Seattle, at 11:20 last niht, by President Charles K. Cochran, of the Ttotary Club, at whose invitation the vfpit to Portland is made, and the fol lowing reception committee: Nelson O. Pike. Ir. H. Douiai, F. W. Robinson, W. D. Skinner, Mayor Baker, It, H. At Jiineon. TV. D. llcWaters, J II. Dun dore, Fred Spoeri. K. K. Scott, C. B. Va te ri, K. V. Ha ti f-e r. R f u s C. Hoi -man and Franklin T. Orifflth. He was escorted to the Hotel Portland, where lie will be a guest during his visit to the city. Auditorium Doors Ope at 31. The reception committee will ac company Mr. Gerard to the Auditorium at 11:45 tomorrow morninff. Prompt ly at 12 o'clock he will beyin his ad dress to the mass meet'iur. The doors of the Auditorium open at 11 o'clock. President Cochran and his fallow com mitteemen of the Rotary Club stroma ly urjre that thope who attend the mass meeting- arrive Tefore noon, as no delay will be considered, owing to the. fact that many must return to their work within the hour. Mr. ierard comes to Portland at the Invitation of the KoUry Club, the members' of which recognize the im portance of giving his message the w ideFt hearing possible, and unani mously voted to dispense with the for ma 1 banquet in favor of a city-wide assembly. Invitations to occupy the rostrum w ith the notable guest have' been ex tended to. and accepted by, the jurists of the Supreme, State and Federal courts, local Consuls of the allies, of ficers of the Army and Navy, the board of governors of the Chamber of Com merce. Mayor Baker, state, city and county officials and several Mayors of Oregon's principal cities. e Seat Reserved. No reservations will be made of Feats. The Auditorium is a public structure, owned by the people of Portland. The welcome to Mr. Gerard will be demo cratic in. every sense, even to the utter absence of seat resrvations. Mr. Gerard has declined the Columbia Highway trip, which had been sched uled for this morning. A slight cold, which has proved troublesome during his Northwestern tour, forced him re gretfully to put aside the opportunity to visit the Highway. Today will be spent by him In rest ing from the strain of travel and public speaking, preparatory to throwing the keenest of harpoons into Kaiserism at the mass meeting tomorrow. This evening he will be the guest of the Arlington Club at a banquet given in his honor. The subject of Ambassador Gerard's j address before the mass meeting- of J Portland citizens, to be held tomorrow j coon at the Auditorium, will be "Ger- j many's Intrigue Against America." It is confidently anticipated that the seat ing capacity of the Auditorium will be taxed to the last inch of space. Nation Lauds Service. It has fallen to the lot of few men to serve the Nation through one of the most critical periods in its history with the courage and sound judgment which marked the difficult and trying ordeal of James W. Gerard, as American Am bassador to Germany. The undivided and appreciative gratitude of the coun try is his. The very nature of this service marks the visit of Mr. Gerard as epochal in many ways. From the moment that Europe stirred the cauldron of strife, the name of the Ambassador to Germany became of more and more frequency in the dis patches from Europe. In addition to his own duties. Ambassador Gerard be came the representative In Germany of various nations at war with Prussia. The gray avalanche of Prussian hosts Invaded Belgium and turned its menace straight for Paris, confident and over whelming. Back from those first fields of war poured the stream of wounded and destitute prisoners British. French and intrepid Belgians. Americans recall with pride that their Ambassador was among the first to enter the prison and detention camps with the relief so sorely needed. Gradually the wind of conflict veered towards the United States. Harassed by a thousand cares. Ambassador Gerard was forced to endure the innuendo and but scantily concealed hatred of Prus sian militarism for his own country. That he admirably upheld the dignity of the United States under trying cir cumstances, and that the cruel conceit of Prussian ism failed utterly to awe him. is attested by the records. Stlrrinar Period Ably Handled. "We have 500,000 German reservists In your country." the Prussian .auto crats told him. "They will rise against you in case of war." "And we have an equal number of telegraph poles whereon to string them up," was the substance of Ambassador Gerard's level-voiced retort. The unthinkable crime of the Lusl tania as perpetrated. America stood at the brink of war, her voice raised for peace, her every effort strained to stay the Prussian beast in its policy of f rightfulness. Notes innumerable were Interchanged, with the American Ambassador as the medium. Constant ly the Intolerance of the German autocracy grew. They could not fatnom the philosophy of a patience that abided outrage, nor understand that its end was aimed at the lessening of human suffering. Against this rrutal boldness it was Ambassador iierard who stood as the Honely repre sentative of his Nation, ringed about by hatred and monstrous intrigue. Then, with a suddenness that upset all calculations, America entered the war with the sworn purpose of -making the world "safe for democracy. ' It must have been a very weary man who sailed for home, carrying with him the absolute records of such perfidy as his lory never has chronicled the absolute Justification of our entrance into world s-trife. It is a portion of this story that Mr. Gerard will tell, doubtless, when he Is formally presented to Portland at noon tomorrow, in the Auditorium. He car rtes a real mission to this city and the Pacific Northwest, for a clearer and more comprehensive public understand ing of the great principles and unen durable wrong a which impelled the f - -Mil' ft" f W 1 . ir kit' FOOD ARMY CALLED 200 Will. Launch Campaign at Meeting Here Tomorrow. HOOVER ISSUES APPEAL j: " ' - . 0. .N ' ' V.J,j I i r- j- i a- - rtfi 'i iiv -'Arfct ti m irif A---Tinrthh-riirt;- ri ururf "il 1 JAMES W. (iKHARO. AIM IS TO SAVE Tuesday, Oct. 9, Will Be Fire Prevention Day. CHILDREN ASKED TO HELP out the Vnlted States and reports are that much good has been accomplished. Following is the general committee In charge of arrangements for the local affair: K. M. Underwood, O. W. Davidson, B. F. Boynton, Aaron Frank, B. F. Uowell, O. A. Bigelow, Harvey O'Bryan, K. B. MacNaughton, H. G. Kff inger, L. R. Alderman, Forest Fisher, A, M. Churchill. A. G. lxng. H. P. Coffin. John Young, li. P. Boardman, II. K. Pium mer, J. A. Jameson, W. J. Henderson, Mayor Baker and Harvey Wells. BAND0N GETS C0NDEIMSERY Stunts to Be Given on Downtowi Streets, With Parade of AH Clubs and Civic Or ganizations. ' .' Fire prevention as a means of war time conservation will . be the theme f of Fire-Prevention day, Tuesday, Oc tober 9, arrangements for which - are being completed by a committee in charge. The plan is to spread the gospel of preventing fires throughout the city by various methods. Firemen and business men will 'visit every school In the city and delegate each child as a deputy fire marshal to inspect his or her home and make a report. This general inspec tion will be preceded by a lecture on what constitutes fire hazards. The plan will cause the inspection by the juven ile inspectors of 20,000 homes in the city on that day. In the afternoon the Fire Bureau will give a series of "stunts" on the downtown streets, including exhibitions of life-saving, f ire-f lghting and fire prevention. Before the exhibitions a big parade will be held, commencing at 2 P. M., in which all the clubs and civic organizations of the city will partici pate. Aaron Frank will be in charge of the parade and is arranging for fire prevention floats of various kinds. These will be entered by business houses, clubs and individuals. During the day there also will be an inspection of business establishments by various committees of business men with a view to suggesting plans for lessening, fire hazards. Preliminary to the big celebration fire-prevention talks are to be Issued by the committee for publication in the newspapers. The first of these will be issued tomorrow. October 9 has been selected as Fire Prevention day because it is the. anni versary of the great- Chicago fire. The, idea of a Fire-Prevent ion da y each year is rapidly spreading through- Portland Firm to Build Plant to Cobt $80,000. BANDOX, Or., Sept. 29. (Special.) An offer to establish a milk condensing plant at this place providing Bandon furnishes a suitable site has been ac cepted from Giebisch &. Joplin, of Port land, and arrangements are being made to start construction work. The plans call for a plant similar to that operated by Giebisch &. Joplin at McMinnville. It is to have a capacity of 750 cases per day and will employ between SO and 100 people. The cost of the plant -s estimated at $80,000. The product of more than 3000 cows in the Lower Coquille Valley and in Northern Curry County has already been contracted for. Dairymen are preparing to enlarge their herds. House-wives, Restaurants, . Hotels and All Iealers in Foodstuffs '.'.Will Be Enlisted In Gigantic Drive Set for October 21-28. Organisation for the Pacific North west's share In the home pledge con servation campaign from October 21 to October 28 will be launched tomorrow morning at 10:30 at the Hotel Port land, when 200 representatives from Oregon and Washington will convene for the consideration of the problems incident to the drive. In a telegram received by B. Ayer, Federal food administrator for Oregon, Food Administrator Hoover presents the object of the home pledge cam paign. 'A house-to-house ' canvass of the 22,000.000 families in the United States and the enrollment of every man and woman of the Kation in a mighty food conservation army that will win the war is the task that the food adminis tration has undertaken for the week of October 21 to 28," Mr. Hoover's telegram reads. "We are asking every householder, hotel, restaurant and dealer in food stuffs in the Nation to become a mem ber of the food administration for con servation and to pledge themselves to follow. In so far as circumstances per mit, the suggestions that will be offered from time to time as to measures of food saving. For us there is no threat of privation. We wish only that our people should eat plenty but wisely, and without waste. Wisdom in eat ing is to make possible such adjust ments in our food consumption, ship ping and war necessities as will allow us to fulfill our duty in exports to our allies. By" elimination of waste we serve ourselves economically and mor ally. I therefore appeal to the churches and to the schools for their assistance in this crusade; to all the organiza tions for defense, local and National: to all the agencies, commercial, social and civic, that they join the Adminis tration in this work for the fundamen tal safety of the Nation." "I am delighted at the returns we have received from every part of this state and Washington, in response to our invitation to attend the organiza tion conference," said Mr. Ayer yesterday. FOOD WILL BE SAVED DEATH KELI. SOl'NDS FOR SO CIAL REFRESHMENTS, Portland Women's Club Will Conserve Wheat, Meat and Sngar and Give Proceeds to Maternity Needs. Now comes the death-knell for so cial and semi-social teas! To conserve the wheat and the meat, to say nothing of the sugar, which go into sandwiches and confections at their afternoon sessions, the Portland Women's Club has decided to eschew all refreshments on programme days and, aside from conserving the food stuffs, turn the. money that would thus be spent into the fund to further the work being done by Dr. Esther Pohl Lovejoy- and her associates in France and Belgium. Dr. Lovejoy re cently went abroad,-to give her serv ices to the-maternity needs of the dev astated fands in the war zone, where the conditions of mothers and pros- "I Should Worry Now About Corns!" They Peel Off AVith "Gets-It.- Two corns are no worse than one. and one is nothing at all when you use " Gets-lt." the one real corn shrinker, corn loosener, peel-it-right-off corn-remover. 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Over seventy-five years of uninterrupted success in the pro duction of these stoves has been due to a consistent policy of maintaining a first-class quality throughout their line. As a result "SUPERIOR Stoves and Ranges enjoy a Na tional reputation for length of service and finish. Users of these stoves are their greatest boosters, because they give unqualified satisfaction and, considering their last ing qualities, the cheapest in cost on the market. Improvements have been made in the past two years that makes them better than ever. It will pay you to look over our stock, which is large, and consists of both wood and coal-burning varieties. Basket Grates for the Fireplace, Fire Screens, Spark Guards, Andirons, Fire Sets. Perfection Oil Heaters Honeyman Hardware Company Fourth at Alder Portland's Largest Hardware Store. -, pective mothers is said to be pitiful. Dr. Lovejoy has long: been a member of the local club. " The decision to do away- with pro gramme refreshments was made at the meeting Friday, when various ways of raising money for war relief were taken up. The street bazaar that the club had planned has been Riven up and the club members will throw their support to the "Allied Bazaar." to be Siven in December. The club voted to g-ive $5 a. month to the State Federation Hospital ftind. A committee of five will be named to provide further ways and means for raisins funds. . RESERVE BANK IS READY " $1,000,000 Shipped Here to Open Xew Federal Institution.- Portland's new branch of the Federal Reserve Bank will open in the "old quarters of the Lumbermen's- National Bank, Fifth and Stark streets, to morrow morning-. AVililam A. Day, deputy governor of the Federal Re serve Bank, is in charge temporarily. - Gold and National currency to the amount of $1. 000.000 reached the city yesterday from San Francisco and was placed in the vaults ready to carry on business when the doors of th new in stitution open. More gold and! currency contributed by depositing member banks will be poured into the vaults at 'once. -: ' OREGON BOY BEATS DRAFT Lebanon Man Reports That lie Has -Joined Colors in Ohio. ALBANY, Or., Sept. 29. (Special.) Typical of the spirit displayed by many men now enlisting- is that shown In a postcard -received by County Clerk Rus sell here -yesterday from William Rob ert Morarity. Brief and to the point it reads as follows: i "Wish to inform you that I am now a member of the 136th Machine Gun Battalion. Ohio Company I, stationed here. Camp Sheridan. Montgomery, Ala., so therefore cannot artBwer any sum mons on next draft as I will probably be in France by that time (hope so). My home is at Lebanon, Or. I regis tered at Cincinnati. O." STAF1 FIELD IS SILENT POLITICAL AMBITIONS REMAIN MATTER OK SPECVLATIOX. Tell You Later," Repllem Speaker eX Honae M'hen Asked If He M III Seek AmiBatloK for Governor. Whether - Robert X. Stanfield. - or fmatllla County, Speaker of the House of Representatives in the last Legisla ture, will or will not peek the Republi can nomination for Governor is still perplexing those who follow politics closely. Mr. Stanfield was in Portland yes terday, but several eager ones who questioned him learned little more about his plans than they had already been able to guess. "I'll tell you later, was his reply to the point-blank query as to whether he will become a candidate. There are many who believe that Mr. Stanfield, will be persuaded . to enter the race. He is young, energetic, made a forceful Speaker of the House, and has been most successful in his private business affairs. In the meantime the field of pros pectives remains about the same. Governor Withy combe. Secretary of State Olcott. State Treasurer Kay and Professor John Straub, of the Univer sity of Oregon, are possible candidates, while Gus C. Moser. of Portland, presi dent of the Senate in the last Legisla ture, is openly after -the nomination. It is understood that neither Mr. Kay nor Professor Straub will be in the race In the event the Governor de cides to run again. WOMAN . SERIOUSLY HURT Two Men Arrested as Result of Au tomobile Mishap. Mrs. Carrie Campbell, of the Grand esta Apartments. Is in a critical condi tion at Good Samaritan Hospital with a fractured skull and two men are un der arrest as the result of an automo bile accident early yesterday morning on Portland Heights. The driver of the car, Roger Tall mad ge. 432 Montgomery stret. is nn- LOOK AT CHILD'S TONGUE IF SICK, CROSS, FEVERISH Hurry. Mother! Remove Poisons From Little Stomach. Liver. Bowels. Give "California Syrup of Figs" ai v-mce it tHlious Constipated. or Look at the tongue, mother! It coat ed, it Is a sure nign that your little one's stomach, liver -nd bowels need s gentle, thorough cleansing at one. When peevish, cross, lintless, pale, i jesn't sleep, doesn't eat or act natu rally, or la feverish, l.tomach sour, breath bad: has stomach ache, sora throat, diarrhoea, full of cold, lv. a teaspoonful of "California Syrup of KIke." and in a' few hours all the foul, constipated waste, undigested food and sour bile gently moves out of its little bowels without griping, and you have a well, playful child again. You needn't coax sick children t take this harmless "fruit laxative"; they love its delicious taste, and It always makes them leel splendid. Ask your druggist for a 60-cent bottle of "California Syrup of Figs." which has directions for babies, children of all ages and for grown-ups plainly on the bottle. Beware ' of counterfeits sold here. 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