The Sunday Oregonian., November 04, 1917, Section One, Page 16, Image 16

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THE STJNDAT OREGOXTAX, TORTLAND, NOVEMBER 4; 1917.
PRODUCTS OF LAND
ARE ON DISPLAY
GLIMPSE OF AGRICULTURAL SECTION AT MANUFACTURERS AND LAND PRODUCTS SHOW AT THE
PUBLIC AUDITORIUM.
The END is in SIGHT
There's No Time for Delay
ONLY 16 DAYS MORE
and the doors of this big Tenth-Street Piano House
will close. Never before in Portland have
PIANO PRICES
reached such a low level as in thisvmighty sale, and
especially on instruments of standard make. You
must hurry so must we. " Take advantage before it
is too late. You may never
Oregon's Wealth Shown by Ex
hibits Formally Opened
-ta at Auditorium.
CONSERVATION PLAYS PART
Exhibits Said to Surpass In Merit
Anything Shown at District
and State Fairs Baker
Showing Is Praised.
"The purposes of this exposition are
threefold to aid our manufacturers, to
Induce other industries to come to this
city and to encourage the consumption
of home-made products," said Colonel
David M. Dunne, president of the Man
ufacturers' and Land Products Show,
at the Municipal Auditorium promptly
at 8 o'clock last night. Thirty minutes
later Mayor George L. Baker pressed
the. button which started the mechan
ism in the machinery pavilion and
turned on hundreds of electric lights,
and the third annual show of Oregon's
home-manufactured goods and agricul
tural products was formally opened.
Food conservation was the keynote
of addresses by Governor Withycombe
and Mayor Baker, which preceded the
formal opening of the exposition.
"There is not another more pro
ductive country in the world than Ore
gon, and the marvelous display of its
products here tonight should inspire
each and every one of us to greater
effort for the further development of
our state." said Governor Withycombe.
"In the midst of a world war as we
are, the time has come for a supreme
effort to increase to the maximum our
production. We must also give due
attention to the conservation of food
products. By combining our efforts
along the lines suggested the war will
be won. The giving of this show is a
patriotic movement. It is nonpartisan.
It Is distinctly American." -
Mayor Bnker Speaks.
Mayor Baker, who was at one time
manager of the Industrial Exposition
when It was held annually at Nine
teenth and Washington streets, re
minded the audience that 32 years ago
the Mechanics Pavilion, in which simi
lar exhibits were held years ago, occu
pied the site of the Municipal Audi
torium, In -which today's exposition is
located.
"These displays of the state's re
sources mean much to the state and its
people," said the Mayor. "The need in
Oregon is for mora manufactures, the
employment of more of our people and
the consequent increase in our pay
rolls. Too much cannot be said of the
conservation of food which is properly
made one of the chief features of this
exposition.
"Early in the war we were told that
our boys would never be obliged to
cross the ocean and get into the fight,
but some of them are there now and
others are on their way. So we have
a direct and personal responsibility to
meet. The Russian troops have quit
fighting and the Italians have met with
serious reverses, throwing the brunt of
the conflict on our own forces. We
must see that they are provided with
food, also our allies. That can only be
done by conserving food products. In
that way only can we achieve victory
abroad and live in peace and comfort
at home."
Vocalists on Programme.
The programme included vocal solos
by Mrs. Rose Coiwsen-Reed and Hart
ridge Whipp and selections by McEl
roy's Rand. As a concluding number,
Mrs. Reed sang "The Star-Spangled
Banner." She was escorted on the plat
form by a soldier and two Red Cross
nurses, the quartet being in uniform.
Probably the most notable of the
nearly 200 individual exhibits at the
show are the agricultural displays of
a dozen counties that were ready for
public inspection last night. The fol
lowing counties had completed the In
stallation of their exhibits yesterday:
Wasco, Baker. Polk, Jackson, Des
chutes, Klamath. Washington and
Clackamas. The exhibits from Lincoln
and Tillamook counties were delayed
in transit, but will be in place tomor
row. Baker County Well Represented.
These exhibits surpass in merit any
thing shown at the various district and
state fairs earlier in the year. One
of the most creditable displays of ag
ricultural products la that from Baker
County.. It is in charge of W. E.
Meacham. In addition to fruit and veg
etables of all kinds, it consists of a
remarkable collection of grasses al
falfa, timothy, clover and wild grasses,
for all of which the Eastern Oregon
county is celebrated.
Equally creditable and representative
of other sections of the state are the
displays that have been assembled by
the other counties represented at the
show. The various county exhibits are
In charge of the following representa
tives: Clackamas, O. E. Freytag; Wash
ington, L. M. Graham, president of the
Commercial Club of Forest Grove; Was
co, J. W. Brewer, secretary of the
Commercial Club of The Dalles; Polk,
Mrs. Winnie Braden, secretary of the
Commercial Club of Dallas; Jackson,
D. M. Lowe, and Klamath, W. T. Lee.
Food Conservation Featured.
Included in the extensive exhibit from
the Oregon Agricultural College at Cor
vallis is a complete equipment for
demonstrating food conservation, which
will be made one of the chief attrac
tions of the show. This exhibit, to
gether with the machinery displays, is
on the lower floor, also the agricultu
ral products of Washington and Clack
amas counties. The upper floor is de
voted principally to the food and land
products exhibits.
The usual Sunday sacred concert will
be held-at the Auditorium at 3 o'clock
this afternoon. McElroy's Band will
play.
Tomorrow will be Lower Willamette
Valley day and the management has
assurances of a good attendance from
- Oregon City, Gresham, Beaverton, Es
tacada, Troutdale, Orenco and other
' nearby points. Each succeeding day of
the show will be given over to some
- other organization. Wednesday night
the Elks and their band will attend.
Band Concerts Monday.
The following programmes ' will be
given by McElroy's Band Monday after
noon and evening:
Afternoon.
March, "American Patriotism" ( W. E. Mc
Elroy); overture. "Raymond"1 (Thomas);
waltz "Eapana" ( Waldteuf el ) ; cornet aolo,
"Serenade Celebrated" (Schubert), W. W.
McEIroy; patriotic patrol. "Spirit of Amer
ica" (Zamecnik); comic opera selection. "The
Princess Pat" (Herbert); descrlptire fan
tasia. "A Hunting Scene" (Bucolosai); finale,
"Star-Spangled Banner."
Evening.
March, "The Nation's Pride" (Hall);
overture. " "II Guarany" (Gomez); "Pas Dei
i Pleurs." intermeszo from ballet "JCaila"
(Delibes); (a) American sketch. "Down
South" (Myddleton). (b) "Spring Song."
celebrated (Mendelssohn); scenes from "The
Pirefly" (Frlml). Intermission. Baritone
solo, grand fantasia. "The Garden of Flow-
. ers" (Gatti); grand fantasia. "Plantation
Songs." re-quest (Lampe); finale, "Star
Spangled Banner." .
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GEXERAL VIEW OF COMPREHENSIVE EXHIBITS FROM WASCO, BAKER,
CO U.N TIES.
FIR QUOTA NAMED
Oregon to Supply 4,500,000
Feet for Aircraft.
67 MILLS GET ALLOTMENT
Plants Falling: to Deliver Assign
ment, or to Put Government Busi
ness ' Ahead, to Be Recom
mended for Confiscation.
Oregon's quota of aircraft fir that it
is to supply for Government uses was
announced as 4,500,000 feet, at a meet
ing yesterday afternoon in this city.
A meeting of owners of mills, both
members of the West Coast Lumber
men's Association and non-members,
was held and the entire amount divided
among 67 mills of this state, according
to the capacity of each mill. The allot
ments vary from one to seven carloads
per mill and delivery is to be made
within 45 days.
It was also agreed upon that if any
mills fail to deliver the quota assigned
and do not put the Government busi
ness ahead of all other orders, that the
association will recommend to the Gov
ernment that it commandeer such mills
and operate them direct.
E. D. Klngsley, of Portland, vice
president of the Oregon Went Coast
Lumbermen's Association, presided at
yesterday's meeting. The following
resolution was adopted:
"Whereas, At this time of crisis the
Government deals with an industry
through a representative organization
only, and,
"Whereas, The West Coast Lumber
men's Association, the' organization
recognized by the Government as rep
resenting the fir industry, has pledged
the industry to meet the pressing de
mand for fir airplane stock, be it
"Resolved, That the West Coast Lum
bermen's Association, through its war
service bureau, assign each Oregon mill
its quota in proportion to its producing
capacity and requisition each mill to
produce this stock in priority to all
other orders; and be it further
"Resolved, That if any mills fall to
bo do, the West Coast Lumtermen's
Association Is hereby authorized to
recommend to the Government that the
producing capacity of such mill as to
airplane stock be commandeered."
EXEMPTION PRAYER HEARD
Son of Rich Farmer Slay Escape
Service If Brother Enlists.
EUGENE. Or., Nov. 3. (Special.)
Louis Laurier Knapp, of Port Orford,
may be permanently exempted from
was service if his brother, aged 19
years, now a student in the Columbia
Ui-lversity, of Portland. enlists in
some branch of the military service of
the Nation within 90 days.
The draft board for the second dis-
DKPITT STATE COMMANDER
OV LADY MACCABEES RE.
TIHXS FROM EAST
ERN TRIP.
Boston Studio.
Mrs. M. E. Herrln.
To be present at the dedica
tion of the J250.000 building of
the Lady Maccabees in Port Hu
ron, Mich., Margaret E. Herrln
went East and was entertained
extensively. She was the fortu
nate contestant in a campaign
for membership in the order.
The Maccabees bought $300,000
worth of liberty bonds. They are
a woman's order, made up entire
ly of women and managed by
women. The order is 25 years
old; has 195,000 members, and
has adopted a plan for 20-year
policies, juvenile insurance and
maternity benefits.
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trict of Oregon exempted Louis Knapp,
whose father, C. A. Knapp, Is one of
the wealthy land owners of Curry
County, several weeks ago for agri
cultural reasons, in that it was shown
that he was managing a 925-acre farm.
The board was subsequently advised
that Knapp's farming activities did
not begin until after the passage of
the selective conscription act and re
scinded its former action.
C. A. Knapp, .following this action,
came to Eugene to present his son's
case. He stated that his younger son
was eager to enlist, but that he had
withheld his consent. . He told the
board that he would permit "this son
to quit school and Join the Army if
Louis' claim for -exemption was al
lowed. The board announced that Louis
Knapp would not be drafted at pres
ent and that if the younger son had
enlisted within 90 days the permanent
exemption of Louis would be - considered.
PATROLMAN BALES HURT
MOTORCYCLE OFFICER IN COLLI
SION WITH AUTO.
Corbett Street Accident, Unavoidable,
Result In Fractured Lea; and
Scalp Wounds
Patrolman H. C. Bales, a member of
the motorcycle police squad, was se
verely injured yesterday forenoon in a
collision with an automobile driven by
Charles G. Doty, a salesman for the
Sterritt & Oberle Packing Company.
Patrolman Bales was taken to Good
Samaritan Hospital by the Ambulance
Service Company. Reports late yes
terday afternoon gave his injuries as
a compound fracture of the right leg,
just above the ankle; severe- scalp
wounds and bad bruises. He is rest
ing easy, and his condition is said not
to be serious.
The accident, which appears to be
in the "unavoidable' category, occurred
at Corbett and Grover streets.
Bales was driving his motorcycle
north on Corbett street, while Mr.
Doty was headed west on Grover street,
just coming up the hill which termi
nates at the intersection. Neither saw
the other until- too late, but Patrol
man Bales swerved his motorcycle in
an effort to escape.
His machine crashed against the left
fender of Mr. Doty's car, fracturing
the patrolman's right leg and damag
ing both motorcycle and automobile.
The motorcycle was not knocked over,
but crossed . the street, diagonally and
ran into the curbing, where its rider
was thrown, and where he sustained
bis head injuries.
Mr. Doty reported to the police, but
was not detained.
BRIDGE GUARD DROWNS
J. W. AMBROSE, AGED 5, KNOCKED
OFF BY O.-W. II. A IV. TRAIN.
Search for Body of Man In River V
auccesaful and Attempt to Find
Relatives Faila.
An unsuccessful search .was made
yesterday afternoon for the body of
J. W. Ambrose, special guard for the
O.-W. R. & N. Company on the Steel
bridge, who was ds-owned in the morn
ing when he plunged from the bridge
into the river.
The accident occurred about 8 o'clock
in the morning, while Ambrose was
patrolling the lower deck of the bridge.
witnesses say that - he stepped from
behind an east-bound train, directly in
front of a weBt-bound engine. He was
hurled into the river and rank at once.
City Grappler Brady, with members
of the harbor police patrol, at once
went to the scene of the accident and
made long-continue J efforts to recover
the body, but were unsuccessful. It is
presumed that Ambrose was injured
wnen struck and was unable to make
a fight for life.
Ambrose was engaged as a guard
when the Oregon troops recently were
relieved fronj such duty and sent East.
He was about 65 years of age, and is
not known to have any friends or rela
tives in this city.
Officials of the railroad company at
tempted yesterday to locate someone
who might give information concern
ing Ambrose, but were unable to trace
his relatives: He is known to have
been a member of the Elks' Lodge, but
was not affiliated with the local lodge.
"Big Brother" Move Progresses
The " big brother " movement,
launched in Municipal Court by Judge
Rossman,. will be taken up in confer
ence at the First Congregational
Church on Monday evening, when Mu
nicipal Judge Rossman, Chief of Po
lice Johnson and A. W. Jones, superin
tendent of the Free Employment Bu
reau, will meet with the Brotherhood
of the First Congregational, an organ
ization already devoted to similar work.
Plans for co-operation with the city
authorities will be taken up at the
brotherhood dinner to be held that
evening at 6:30 in the church parlors.
FOLK, JACKSON AND ILLAMATU
MORE HOGS NEEDED
Fair Price for Farmer Is to Be
Brought About.
MUCH DEPENDS UPON CORN
Other Purposes of Food Administra
tion Are to Limit Profit of Pack- '
er and Middleman and Elim
limlnatc Speculation.
CHICAGO, Nov. 3 Joseph P. Cotton,
chief of the United States food admin
istration meat division, today issued
the following statement relative to the
prices of hogs:
"The main purposes of the food ad
ministration as to hogs are four: To
see that the producer at all times can
count on a fair price for his hogs, so
that it will be profitable to him; to
see that the farmer increases the num
ber of hogs bred; to limit the profit
of the packer and the middleman and
to eliminate speculation.
"All these purposes are necessary be
cause we must have more hogs, so that
the ultimate consumer shall at all times
get an adequate supply of hogs at the
lowest feasible price. We shall estab
lish rigid control of the packer.
"Fair prices to the farmer for Ms
hogs, we believe, will be brought about
by the full control which the Food Ad
ministration has over the buying of the
Allies, our Army and Navy, the Red
Cross, the Belgian Relief and the neu
trals, which together constitute a con
siderable factor in the market.
"The first step is to stop the sudden
break in prices paid for hogs at the
central markets. These prices must
become stable so that the farmer knows
where he stands, and will feel Justified
In increasing hogs for next Winter.
The prices bo far as we can affect
them will not go below a minimum of
about $15.50 per hundredweight for the
average of the packers' droves on the
Chicago market until further notice.
"We have had, and shall have, the
advice of a board composed of practical
hog growers and experts. That board
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sale price ........ $5.00
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That Matter of
. Payments
Whatever your circumstances,
we make it easy for you to en
joy a PIANO or PLAYER
PIANO in your home right
away. Come in and talk it over.
$250 New Pianos Going;
$275 New Pianos Going
Player Pianos
REED-FRENCH PIANO CO.
TENTH
advises that the best yardstick to
measure the cost of production of the
hog is the cost of corn. That board
further advises that the ratio of corn
price to hog price on the average over
a series of years has been about 12 to
1 (or a little less).
"in. the past when the ratio has 'gone
lower than 12 to 1, the stock of hogs in
the country has decreased. When it
was higher than 12, the hogs have in
creased. Ratio to Be 13 o 1.
"That board has given its judgment
that to bring the stock of hogs back
to normal under present conditions the
ratio should be about 13.
"Therefore, as to the hogs farrowed
next Spring, we will try to stabilize
the price so that the farmer can count
on getting for each 100 pounds of hog
ready for market 13 times the average
cost per bushel of the corn fed into
the hogs.
"Let there be no misunderstanding of
this statement. It is not & -guarantee
backed by money. It is not a promise
by the packers. It is a statement of
the intention and policy of the food
administration, which means to do jus
tice to the farmer."
FRANCIS L. COATES DIES
Albany Voting Man Succumbs to In
juries Received in Auto Accident.
ALBANY, Or., Nov. 3. (Special.)
Francis L. Coates, who was injured
Thursday night when an automobile
he was driving left a bridge just north
of Jefferson and fell upside down into
a dry gulch 10 feet below, died today
in St. Mary's Hospital here. He suf
fered a fractured skull in the accident
and never regained consciousness.
Mr. Coates was 31 years of age. He
was born in Crook County, Oregon, and
came to Albany when a small boy and
grew to manhood here. For the last
few years he had been in the employ
of the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph
Company as a lineman. He had re
sided in Ashland for three years until
a few months ago, when he returned
to Albany. He was a member of the
lodges of Elks and Moose at Ashland.
He is survived by his widow and a
5-year-old son. His parents, Mr. and
Mrs. L. O. Coates, reside in this city.
He also is. survived by one brother,
Alton B. Coates, a resident of Albany,
now serving as an ollicer in the Signal
Corps of the Army.
Minnesota Society to Meet.
The Minnesota Society of Oregon will
hold a get-together basket lunch social
at the Alisky Hall, Third and Morrison
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Boot Shop
125 Broadway
again have such an opportunity.
at $132.75
at. $166.50
$295, $342 and Up
disposing
of the
stock of
AND STARK
streets. Tuesday night at 8 o'clock. An
laborate programme has been ar-
"I Have the Best Car
the Reo Folk
.Ever Built"
HOW OFTEN YOU
from Reo owners!
TALK TO ANY ONE of the persons you know
who own Reos, and after he has told you the
wonderful tale of servics and of low upkeep,
he will almost invariably conclude with that
phrase.
HE HONESTLY BELIEVES that he has one
of the best cars that ever came out of the Reo
factory.
SEEMS TO HIM it must be an exception.
IN FACT HE SAYS frequently that he believes
his car must "have been a "special" perhaps
made for a dealer's demonstrator, and he was
just lucky enough to get it.
SEEMS AS IF no other combination of motor
and clutch, transmission and rear axle (net to
mention steering, starter, and other parts)
could ever have been gotten together in one
automobile !
AND THAT JUST GOES to show the wonder
ful uniformity of Reo quality.
EVERY REO OWNER thinks his particular
Reo is the best which proves they are all
good.
ASK TWENTY in a row or one hundred
and their stories will correspond so closely
you'd think they had Irarned them by rote.
AS A MATTER OF FAtT one Reo is just as
good as another. Every Reo is a good auto
mobile. And, we believe, any Reo is just a
little bit better than any other automobile you
can find at anywhere nar the. price.
AND THAT. IS WHY the demand for Reo
automobiles and Motor Trucks is always
greater than the supply.
ORDER NOW and you can be sure of a reason
ably prompt delivery fd you can be abso
lutely certain .that your Reo will be just as
good as any Reo ever made.
BUT DON'T DELAY especially if you havej,
. set your heart on a Reo Six. For the demand"
is tremendous and present prices are subject
to increase without notice.
Northwest Auto Co.
F. W- VOGLER, President.
Broadway and Couch St. Broadway 887.
Reo Motor Car Company, Lansing, Mich.
(97-30)
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