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THE STJXDAY OREGONIAN, POKTXAND, DECEMBER 16. 1917. '
RED GROSS DRIVE
BEGINS TOMORROW
240,000 Members Between
Now and Christmas Is Goal
of War Relief Workers.
MANAGERS ARE CONFIDENT
Campaign in Every Business Estab
lishment to Be Conducted by Vol
unteers Chairman Says He
Has Matchless Organization.
The great Red Cross drive for 20,000
members In Oregon begins tomorrow
and will continue unceasingly until
Christmas day.
Numerically, it is the greatest drive
'Oregon has ever faced, for it means
that when, the campaign is closed Ore
poll must have listed one-third of Its
entire population under the Red Cross.
"All it needs is a heart and a dollar,"
to quote one of the campaign slogans,
memberships being obtainable as low
as $1, and up to $10 for annual mem
berships, and at $50 and 10O for life
memberships.
Starting less than 10 days ago. facing
scores of other activities, the campaign
ers, who are headed by C. C. Chapman,
state chairman, and' Henry E. Reed,
state manager, have overcome tremend
ous obstacles.
' Organization Matchless One.
"I am confident in saying we have a
matchless organization," said Mr. Chap
man last night.
One of the most remarkable facts in
the campaign has been the complete
organization of over 40,000 employes In
the offices of Portland, and the prac
tical certainty that by far the greater
percentage will be enrolled by .the Red
Cross.
This was accomplished by a special
committee headed by Hugh McGuire,
chairman; Milton E. Kahn, vice-chairman,
and William Young, secretary.
For three days they strove from 8
o'clock to midnight,' and last night had
received from practically every em
ployer In the city the appointment of
an employe as a special Red Cross so
licitor in regular working hours, who
Willi carry on his work during the
week. The schema was put through
by enlisting actively a leader ln every
line of business, who personally can
vassed the members of his own busi
ness. Every firm of any size whatever
was listed last night, and no outside
solicitors will be required to call on
them.
Work Is Speedily Done.
So rapidly was the campaign carried
on that one firm, the Log Cabin Baking
Company, reported last night that it
had already conducted its campaign
between midnight and 8 A. M. Saturday,
and that it had enrolled every employe
without exception under the Red Cross.
Never before has a drive started un
der such auspicious circumstances. It
was declared.
Bishop Matt E. Hughes, of the Metho
dist Episcopal Church, sent in member
ship blanks for himself, his wife and
two children. The Hughes family Is
the vrst family in Oregon to claim a
"100 per cent" rating in the Christmas
membership drive.
Supplies were sent out yesterday to
every district colonel in Portland, while
supplies to the uttermost parts of the
state were previously in their way.
Mr. Reed, fresh from other campaigns,
did not wait for belated shipments from
Washington, but obtained all required
necessaries in Portland.
"Now, all togther," said State Chair
man Chapman. "A long pull, 10 days'
hard work and it's over, and once more
will it be 'Oregon first.' "
MILK RECEIPTS DECREASE
Distributors Declare That Supply
Will Soon Be Adequate.
MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 5. Though milk
receipts in Minneapolis were the low
est recently in years, distributors said
they expected to be able to supply
household customers with their normal
wants soon.
The Minnesota Public Safety Commis
sion will take up the milk problem
again and try to bring producers and
distributers together on a fair basis.
The committee of distributers named to
appear to th the commission was un
able to reach any of the commission
members and will try again.
Certified milk supply for Minneapolis
has not been inteerfered with to any
etxent by the controversy. Certified
milk is produced under contract at a
satisfactory price and is being fur
nished as usual.
Distributers said that the proposition
for an all-year contract at a wholesale
proce of 6 cents would not be practi
cal. "At the 6-cent price these cities
would be flooded with milk next Spring,
when it becomes-abundant." said C. A.
Nelson, of the Clover Leaf Creamery.
"That would be so much higher than
the ruling price of milk for other uses
that everyone would want to sel It for
city use."
ALASKA ROAD IS EXTENDED
Report Made on Progress of Work by
Secretary Lane.
OREGON IAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash-in-gton,
Dec. 11. Progress on the Gov
ernment railroad in Alaska is discussed
in the annual report of Secretary Lane.
Concerning this big project, he says:
"During the year the Alaska Rail
road has been completed from Anchor
age to Chickalooa in the Matanuska
Valley. This is a distance of 75 miles.
By this construction the Matanuska
coal fields are made available for com
mercial development. The grade Is
down hill from the valley to tidewater,
and a rate of $1 a ton on coal has bden
established. The Government is oper
ating a mine in this field at Eska
Creek, from which it has been taking
out coal at the rate of 100 tons a day
for the use of the railroad. Two leases
i have been made of other large tracts
to private parties, who are now actively
preparing to start operations early next
Spring. The Gdvernment is also de
veloping a mine at Chickaloon, It was
from this tract that the coal was ob
tained on which the Navy made its
test. The Matanuska and Susitna Val
leys are being filled with homesteaders,
who this year produced several hun
dred tons of potatoes and a large quan
tity of other vegetables and exported
300 tons of a new variety of turnips to
Seattle. The main line of the railroad
is being pushed north through the Su
sitna Valley, and rail is now laid to
Montana Creek, a distance of 96 miles
from Anchorage. Rail has also been
laid a distance of 22 miles south of An
chorage to Rainbow Creek, and from
here to Kern Creek, for 21 miles along
Turnagain Arm, the heaviest construc
tion on the entire line is encountered
and the grading is actively under way.
From Kern Creek to Seward, a distance
of 71 miles, the road is being recon
structed, but is in operation. It is the
expectation of tha engineers that the
work along Turnagain Arm will be
finished in the Summer of 1918. This
will give a continuous rail route from
Seward into the Matanuska and the
Susitna Valleys for a distance of 248
miles. By the end of next season It is
also expected that the road will be
completed as far as Hurricane Gulch,
just south of Broad Pass, an additional
75 miles. Work has also been carried
on from Nenana on the Tanana River,
south toward the Nenana coal fields, a
distance of 50 miles. Next year will
see this portion of the road completed
from the coal fields to the river and
well under way from here towards
Fairbanks. The small line of railroad
running out of Fairbanks to the north
east, known as the Tanana Valley Rail
road, has been acquired by the Govern
ment. This is some 39 miles in length,
and makes the Fairbanks gold-mining
district directly tributary to the Gov
eminent railroad. When the work In
this division is completed these mines
will be served with coal from the Nen
ana coal fields."
PIG APPEARS IN COURT
St. Paul Judge Calls' Recess to' Dis
pose of Large Porker.
ST. PAUL, Dec. 6. A white pig, sleek
of person and blinkingly unconscious
of the battle that raged around his
head, was brought Into the St. Paul
Police Court recently.
"Who owns this pis?" demanded the
court.
"I do," said Mrs. Francis Kuenzli, 312
Commercial street, St. Paul, and H. V
Johnston, manager of the Capitol Loan
Company, in chorus.
The Judge was Just about to make a
Solomonic mandate, when a representa
tive of the Great Northern Ralriad, ap
peared. "It is our pig." he said. "It escaped
from one of our box cars."
The court called for assistance' and
hurriedly took a recess.
Johnston had Mrs. Kuenzli brought
into court on a charge of stealing the
pig from him. Mrs. Kuenzli maintained
that when the porker strayed into her
yard seh fed It for a week and advertised.
CATTLE MAY REPLACE BISON
Montana Commercial Clubs Plan to
Help Small Farmers.
' MISSOULA. Mont.. Dec. 11. The
American bison, is threatened with. in
terruption of the enjoyment of the
small area of the once boundless prai
ries of the West that are left to his un
disputed habitation. The local Cham
ber of Commerce has asked officials of
the Department of the Interior at
Washington to grant permission to
graze 2000 head of cattle belonging to
small stock raisers on the Federal buf
falo reservation near Ravalli this Win
ter. The reserve has a growth of grass
several feet high and this is declared to
be more than the buffalo can possibly
consume. The state has promised that
the cattle will be free from 'any dis
ease that might be transmitted to the
buffalo.
HONOLULU GOES THIRSTY
Exports of Sugar Prevent Manufac
ture of Soda Water. "
HONOLULU, Nov. 24. Despite a rec
ord output of 560,000 tons of sugar on
the Hawaiian Islands this year, these
islands are faced with a soda water
famine. The -eason .is ascribed to the
immense exports of sugar. An even
bigger output is promised for next
year, but the same condition is threatened.
Soda water is one of the most popu
lar beverages in Honolulu. The Oriental
races, which predominate here, show a
great fondness for it. Manufacturers
say they cannot produce as good a
drink from brown sugar and that the
question of color Interferes with the
use of the coarser sweetening.
FISHING PAYS WELL
Oregon Coast Abounds in Deep
Sea Fish, Says Kellaher.
AVERAGE CATCH IS LARGE
BEHEMOTH'S JAW IS FOUND
Live Polar Bear Also Brought From
Alaska on Herman.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10. The lower
Jaw of a mammoth, said to be the only
similar relic of the extinct behemoth
now in existence was brought here re
cently from Point Barrow, Alaska, by
the power schooner Herman. The relic
was dug out of the snow by natives
while the vessel was in Point Barrow
harbor. The beast which possessed the
Jaw is said to have roamed over the
Alaskan plains thousands of years ago.
The Jaw will be presented to an East
ern museum.
A live polar bear was also captured
near Point Barrow and brought down
on the schooner.
City Commissioner Announces That
He Intends to Put Fishing Plan
Through Despite Any and
All Opposition.
-'.y commissioner TCellaher, in
charge of the municipal fish market,
announced yesterday that he has offers
of more boats for operating off th
Oregon coast on deep-sea work than he
can take care of, but believes that
when - the excellent opportunity for
romana in this line of business is
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ot tne Port of Portland he will be able
to oDtain their permission to use th
Joseph Pulitzer at a nominal rental
"This deep-sea fishing plan Is one of
the biggest things ever undertaken by
w,., v,i i-uruana, - said Air: Jvella-
.. una snouia have the hearty and
ciuiiusiiisHc support of every public of
ficial and of the general public as well.
It faae possibilities as yet little under
stood by those who have made no study
or investigation of it and if w- a
successful in this venture, fish, caught
right off our own coast, will have a
mighty big part in 'licking the Kaiser.
ii wm De possible to suddIv larz-e
quantities of it at prices remarkably
low as compared to what we have had
to pay in the past. I have no hesita
tion in saying that this project is of
great importance to the people of Port
land and I intend to put it through,
regardless of any and all opposition."
Fish Plentiful Off Coast.
Mr. Kellaher has received
information,, much of it contained In
Government reports. showing that
mere are immense banks of halibut off
the Oregon coast, as well as other
kinds of fish In quantity. As. a result
of investigations conducted by the
Government in 1915 and 1916 it was
found that many vessels of the Seattle
halibut fleet made trips to the New
port Bank and obtained excellent
catches. During the period from May
10 to September 15, 1914, 853,300 pounds
of halibut were caught.
The report continues:
"In August, 1914, the average schoon
er trip from Oregon was 42,800 pounds,
3000 less than the average schooner
fare landed in Seattle during the same
month. Compared with the average
trip for the same month of the previ
ous year, the Oregon catch was about
100 pounds greater.
- Average Catch Heavy.
"In September the average trip from
the Newport Bank exceeded by over
15,000 pounds the average of all schoon
er trips landed in Seattle in Septepiber
of either year. The average catch of
sound fish alone from off Newport dur
ing this month, compares favorably
with the average Seattle fare, includ
ing mushy fish, being 34.667, as against
38,343 pounds at Seattle in 1914 and
38.657 pounds in 1913. The Seattle av
erages are baed on 38 trips 'in 1913
and 70 in 1914, whereas the Newport
data includes but six trips."
The investigation disclosed that there
is a nice run of halibut off the Oregon
coast during the season. '
"Flounders, sole- red rocKtisn, DiacK
cod and dogfish were found to be
prevalent in large quantities," sayts
the report.
Seattle Flshermem Off Columbia.
"During the latter part of, June and
the first half of May -practically the
whole of the Seattle fishing fleet were
fishing off the Columbia River. It is
reported that 2.000,000 pounds of hali
but were taken from tnat place, r rora
50 to 60 boats could be seen at one
time fishing on an area not over two
miles square. Prince Rupert and Van
couver boats also visited this place.
"Black cod occur in great numbers
along the coast of Washington and
should' support a large fishery if a
demand can be created for this species.
Black cod should also be marketed."
SHIP-LIFE HAS CHARM.
Drill Work, Fun and Play in Uncle
Sam's Navy.
Rush McNair Hoag, in Leslie's.
In our new Navy two things survive
from the old order the hammock and
the bag. Port and starboard have gone
and so has the grog, but as there must
be room to mount and operate the guns
and turrets, to carry the ' ammunition
and fuel supply, and with the comple
ment of a battleship at 1000 men. the
hammock will, remain with us. The
sight of a sailor lugging his bag and
hammock through the streets should,
however, be no more, since he no longer
has to carry . his hammock with him
when he is transferred. A small trunk,
similar-to that in use in the Army and
which could be. sactked, should be sub
stituted for the bag.
In the morning, at reveille, 1000 pairs
of feet hit the deck and the ship burstB
into life. Blankets are neatly folded
in the hammock and a rope lashing Is
used to do the hammock into a neat
bundle. . Each man then unhooks his
hammock -.from . his billet and carries
it to the stowage space provided. Fif
teen minutes are allowed for this, and
when the- decks 'are oieared' morning
coffee is served. A" half hour after
reveille "turn to" sounds, and in the
two hours before breakfast the decks
are wet-down, men wash their soiled
clothing, ''scrub -the decks, the -dirty
paintwork, .the. ship's side, giving such
a house-cleaning as the average resi
dence gets but twice a year.
At 7:30 breakfast-is served, portable
fables let down from-their 'racks over
head, dishes passed to the various mess
men from a central scullery and then
the food brought from" the galley. A
cafeteria- system tried out. on. a few
ships has proved a success, the food
being served more quickly, warmer and
more appetizing.
At 8 o'clock all hands must be in the
uniform of the day. prescribed by the
commander-in-chief and signaled to the
fleet by the flagship. At 8:15 "turn
to" is again piped by the boatswain's
mates, and the final touches put to
cleaning up for the day, shining the
brasswork and cleaning the guns. Quar
ters for muster and drill- is usually at
9 o'clock, when every man on the ship
who can be spared from his duties falls
in with his division and is inspected.
As soon as all divisions have reported
to the executive officer, the general
alarm to battle stations is sounded and
all hands go on the run to their "gen
eral quarters. 1 This is the most im
portant drill in the battle fleet, and no
one is excused. It Is the preparation
for battle', and becomes such a part
of the daily routine that the call to
battle stations creates no excitement if
sounded at midnight, and, no matter
where, our ships may be now, by the
touching of a push button on each
ship, every gun can be firing in less
than two minutes.
All is not drill and work, however, in
the Muejacket's life. Baseball, boat
racing, boxing and football get his
arnest attention. Every ship has an
allowance for athletics, and usually a
ship spoken of as a "home" is a "good
sporting ship." Baseball, of course, has
the most followers, every ship having
a team. Each division of the fleet has
a sort of a league of its own, the cham
pions of each division eliminating one
another, until finally two only are left
to compete for the fleet championship.
Frequently ships give smokers or
minstrel shows and invite the members
of other ships to attend. Huge stages
and "bleachers " seats are erected on
the deck and the ship gaily decorated.
Boxing is encouraged, and great inter
est is attached to the championship
bouts staged at. these smokers.
SOLDIER SONG WINS PRIZE
'Kaiser, You're Done," Is Attractive
Name of Plattsburg Ditty. '"
PLATTSBURG. N. T.. Dec. 5. "Kai
ser, You're Done," is the simple dec
larative title given the camp song
which won a prize at the R, O. T. C,
Plattsburg, N. Y. It runs like this:
Uncle Sammy's bugle call resounded through
the land
And. with it came the war cry that tha
Kaiser must be canned;
Then men from every , walk in life rose up
on every band.
They left their homes and all thex love to
fight lor xankeelana- . .
Chorus .
Kaiser! Kaiser! See what you've done.
You've 'roused the greatest nation under
the sun, 1 '
You had a chance of winning, but we shat
tered all your dreams.
We're in this thing to see it through, and
you jcnow what that means, oh.
Plattsburg, Plattsburg-, training; day and
nltrht.
We've sot the brains and muscle and we're
full of pep and light.
There are millions more behind us, and
they're coming on. the run.
And when we land In France, yon Hun.
you're
DONE. DONE, DONE!
The -words and music are by twe
student officers from Dorchester, Mass.
JAPANESE GENERAL HERE
X. Hibitl, Christian Officer, Going
to France for Y. M. C. A.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 10. Major
General N. Hlbikl. the only Christian
General in the Japanese ramy, and
Quartermaster-General of that army
during its war with Russia, is in the
United States in the interests of the
Y. M. C. A. war work. The Japanese
Y. M. C. A. is under .the direction of the
American organization in New York.
Major-General Hibiki expects to go to
THE BEAVER PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY'S PLANT AT GOLD HILL ON THE ROGUE RIVER.
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how soon they lose their graceful lines if soled with ordinary Utjy-r aoles.
But your Neolin-soled shoes preserve frwry style,- because Neolin. vtra arc
waterproof.
Ordinary leather soles are not waterproof. After one tnoToogh wetting tney
become spongy and porous, so that they easily soak up literally breathe in the
moisture from snow underfoot, from muddied crossings, and even from the trr
film of water on pavements after thaws and showers.
This moisture soaks into the uppers and
the pressure of your walking foot causes the
shoe to stretch and lose style and shape.
But waterproof Neolin Soles make shoes
last long because they protect the vital welts
and seams from moisture underfoot and
do it more comfortably and more neatly
than "rubbers."
And Neolin Soles last from two to six
times as long as ordinary leather.
With Neolin Soles, thin and light as they
are. need for re-so ling disappears, for even
though they make the uypeia last loneer
they often, outwear
And Neolin is so natxxtaDy rL-rikJr that
shoes soled with it require no breaking in.
You can get Neoluv-soled shoes in
blark. white or tan at any one of r
dealers listed below.
And remember that eveiy Neolin Sole
bears the brand Neolm. Mark that :
stamp it on your memoij fledift
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Leather, soles are stiff
Neolin .Soles are com
fortable. Leather soles sup NeSlin
Soles grip, yet they can
not scratch fine floors
and furniture.
Leather - soles soak up
water Neolin Soles are
waterproof.
Rubber soles stretch
Neolin Soles hold their
shape.
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Rubber soles tear
NeSlin Soles stick:
tight.
Rubber soles crack Neolm
Soles will not crack.
Rubber soles are heavy
Neolin Soles are light.
These Merchants Sell Women's Shoes Soled With NeoSn
Ackerson Shoe Store, 3d and Alder Sts.
'Baron's Shoe Store, 230 Morrison St.
'.Christensen, Maurice, 783 Mississippi Ave.
John Eder, 535 Williams Ave.
Knight Shoe Co., 342 Morrison St.
.; Lipman, Wolfe & Co., 5th and Washington Sts.
Meier & Frank Company, . 5th and Morrison Sts.
Economy Shoe Store, 148 3d St.
Oak Tan Shoe Co., 262 Washington St.
Emil Kunkel, 272 '2 Russell St.
Jacob Eberle, 561 Williams Ave. ' ' " ' -r '
Olds, Wortman & King, 10th and Morrison Sts.
Phillips-Harbke Co., 262 Morrison St.
Royal Shoe Co., 4th and Washington Sts.
Staiger Shoe Co., 292 Washington St.
United Shoe Store, 225 Morrison St.
Many Other Stores Sell Neolin-Soled Shoes for Men, Boys and Girls
(Cut out this list of Portland dealers and put it in your purse)
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Francs to establish T. M. C. A. huts for
American and other soldiers there.
"We will take a message of g-ood
cheer from Japan to our allies on the
western front. Major-General Hibiki
said during his visit here. . The Japan
ese T. M. C. A. also expects to end units
to the Russian and Italian fronts.
Grant McCurdy Killed in France.
' MARSHFIELD, Or.! Dec 15. (Spe
cial. )-C. E. McCurdy, a resident of
Coos County, has been advised of the
death of a brother, Grant McCurdy, who
died on the western battle front while
carrying- rations to comrades in the
trenches. The brother was shot and
instantly killed. The man belonged to
a Canadian regiment recruited at Hall
fax, Nova Scotia. Monroe Lundsay, a
nephew of Mr. McCurdy, was wounded
in the battle of Vimy Ridge, but is now
back in the trenches.
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- LOCATIOK OF MINE IS INDICATED BY USHAFED DIAGRAM ON SIDE OF MOUNTAIN.
GOLD HILL. Or., Dec. 15. (Special.) The Beeman limestone property, known as the Merry Christmas claim, re
cently taken over by the State Lime Board, under a lease on a royalty basis, is located at an elevation of 1840 feet,
194 miles from the depot In this city on the opposite side of Rogue River. The property consists of 60 acres with
two veins of limestone extending entirely through the premises. It is located within 5000 feet of the Pacific High
way, the Southern Pacific Railroad and the California-Oregon Power Compan y's high-tension power line.
The two distinct veins of limestone, which parallel each other, are 200 feet wide. A recent analysis made by
the chemist of two large cement-plants shows 96.43 and 97.54 per cent lime carbonate values, respectively. This
report has been fully confirmed by other extensive analyses made for the Lime Board.
The limestone will be conveyed from the quarry diagonally across Rogue River by an aerial tramway to a load
ing station near Rock Point. The selection of this property was made by the Lime Board after a thorough survey
of other limestone deposits throughout the state. The property at Gold Hill was found to contain the best quality
of limestone and was considered by the Board the most available for development.
The owner of the property, J. H. Beeman, a well-known Southern Oregon mining man. was in Portland recently,
where he ordered a complete equipment for the operation of the plant. It is probable that convicts from the State
Penitentiary will be used for getting out the limestone. The product will be sold to the farmers of the state at
actual cost of production and distribution. ,
The sale of fine Imported FABRICS is most timely
for those desiring to make np and give such appro
priate remembrances as Shopping and Knitting Bags,
Laundry Bags, Table Scarfs and Mats, Cushions, etc.
In Present Day Gift Giving
the tendency is towards the practical, with due
consideration for the artistic. In this estab
lishment one enjoys refreshing relief from the
ordinary gift articles. There's a wealth of
suggestions here in useful gifts and at rea
sonable prices. These will prove remindful:
Serving Trays, Nests of Tables, Afternoon
Tea Tables of Solid Mahogany, $11; Tea Carta,
Art Mirrors, Artistic Photo Frames for $1;
Book Blocks, Mantel and Desk Clocks, Muffin
Stands, Table Lamps, Bedroom Lamps and
Bedside Lamps, Candlesticks and Candelabra,
Sewing Cabinets as low as $10; Gate-Leg
Tables, Fern Stands, Writing Desks, Library
Tables, Hand-decorated Umbrella Stands,
$4.75; Solid Mahogany, Hand-decorated Floor
Lamps from $24 up. . ' ,
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