The Sunday Oregonian., December 23, 1917, Section One, Page 11, Image 11

THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 23, 1917.
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22 AMBULANCES,
CITY'S GIFT, BUSY
Automobiles Now With Field
Service 68 Attached to
French Army.
THANKS SENT TO DONORS
A. Red Cross Member in Every Home
by Christmas. Are YOU a Member?
Definite Advices Received In Letter
From Young Ambulancier WiS
Write of Hospital Activi
ties on Battlefront.
Twenty-two ambulances, contributed
trr Portland donors, are In service with
tha American Ambulance Field Service,
section 68. attached to the French
array.
Information to this effect, the first
word of the actual disposition of the
ambulances provided by Portland resi
dents several months ago, was received
.yesterday by Judge Gilbert, Judge Bean
and Judge Wolverton, of the Federal
Court, from Judge Buffing-ton, of the
Federal Court of Pittsburg. Pa. Judge
Bufflngton's son la an ambulancier
with section 68.
"I was very much pleased to know
that the people of your home city of
Portland had presented to the Ameri
can Ambulance Field Service the new
automobile ambulances for section it,"
wrote Judge Bufflngton. "and it oc
curred to me that a letter of thanks
from the father of one of th boys who
Is using these ambulances might be
appreciated by the donors."
Pay Five Cents a Day.
Judg-e Bufflngton wrote to the Amer
ican Field Service and procured all
available Information concerning the
disposition of the Portland ambulances,
and the Interesting data he collected
aecompajUed the letter. Extracts from
the letter follow:
"Unit No. 68 was composed of chaps
from all parts of the country and from
a number of different colleges and uni
versities. It belonged to the French
army, and received the usual pay of
about 5 cents per day. Its food being
furnished by the American Field
Service.
"When the American Field Service
was Federalized In September, mem
bers of this unit enlisted in the Ameri
can service to the end of the war. It
was the first Federalized unit to be
sent from Paris to the lines. It was at
this time that they gave up their cum
bersome Italian cars and received the
light ambulances furnished by Portland
people. z
"Your people will be- gratified to
know how satisfactory these light am
bulances are, for when a Flat gets into
a shell hole It Is well-nigh a block and
tackle Job to get It out. while the Henry
Ford can walk out Itself, or people on
the road can give It a friendly boost
and get it out In no time."
Little Can Ran Easily.
Portions of letters from Judge Buf
flngton's son. describing the departure
of the unit for the lines, are also given:
"The next morning. September 24, we
worked on our new oars and In the aft
ernoon, after being Inspected by a Lieutenant-
Colo ne 1 of the United States
Army, we left In convoy. We are much
more completely outfitted, now than we
W ,r, TtlM liftl rnr& - - a A a t
mine runs like a breeze. I came out I
here without a mishap. I like to drive
It much better than the big. cumber
some Flats.
"Two or three days ago," the letter
resumes, "I had a distressing- experi
ence. I was out at the most active
post, and they brought in a badly
wounded man. He was in the artillery
and had been hit In the leg by a piece
of shrapnel, and was bleeding profuse
ly. The road was bad and be moaned
a good deal. When but a short distance
from the hospital he moaned a little
louder than before, then stopped. I
looked around and there he was In a
huddled heap on the floor ... he
was dead.
Senegalese Suffer From Cold.
"Yesterday I was on triage' duty
when a horse-drawn ambulance drove
up and out came five of the blackest
human beings I have ever seen. They
were Senegalese troopers and they all
had trench-feet. They knew only a
few words of French and they . were
certainly a long way from home. They
suffer terribly from cold, and although
the day was not really cold to us, they
were all huddled up close together,
and one wore a knitted trench helmet
under his steel helmet. I took four of
them further back in my car.
"The Boche made an attack the other
night, using liquid fire, and our cars
were busy. The victims were burned
about the face and hands and their
nerves were g'ne completely. It i
fiendish stuff, this gas. It rounds up
the horrors of the Hun."
The ambulanciers letter Is replete
with Interest and vivid fragments from
the front. There Is a paragraph on the
Chasseur Alpin, nicknamed the "Blue
Devil," of the French troops, who vis
ited the ambulance section.
"He had met one of our boys earlier
In the evening," runs the letter, "and
had asked for a little American flag
to put on his bayonet when he went
"over the top.' Finally we sang 'The
Star-Spangled Banner,' everyone stand
ing at salute. As we sang the Chasseur
drew out the American flags we had
given him. held them out in one hand in
fanahape, passed them over his heart,
and, as we reached the last note,
brought the little bunch of flags o his
mouth and kissed them. It was all
very gracefully and gallantly done."
Active Cars and Donors Listed.
From the New York office of the
American Field Service fund. Judge
Buffington procured a list of the Port
land ambulances working in section 68,
with the names of the donors, as follows:
094 (staff car) University Club. Portland,
Or.. U. S. A.
686 In memory of Giles Gilbert. Port
land. Or.. U. 6. A-
b7 Portland. Or, C. 8. A.
898 Portland. Or.. U. S. J
6 Mr. and Mr a, W. J.
land. Or.. U. & A.
bOO In memory of C. H.
land. Or., U. 8. A.
bOl In memory of Henry Falling,
land. Or., U. 8. A.
hj2 In memory of W. S. Ladd,
land. Or., li. S. A.
U03 Portland. Or.. U. 8. A.
04 Portland. Or.. U. 8. A.
805 William Stevens. Portland,
TJ 6. A.
806 Ainaworth. Portland. Or., TJ. 8. A.
07 Shevlln, Portland. Or, U. S. A.
80S Warren. Portland. Or, U. 8. A
909 Genevieve Thompson, Portland, Or.,
U. e. A.
910 Kamm. Portland. Or.. TJ. 6.
811 Captain Kenneth Ha user, Guy Robert
Porter. Portland. Or.. U. S. A.
912 Helen W. Farrell and James B. Far-
rell. Portland. Or., U. S. Jl.
813 Portland. Or, U. S. JL.
922 Portland. Or., U. S. A.
823 Columbia River Steel Shipbuilders,
Portland, ur, s. A.
92ft Arlington Club, Portland, Or., TJ. 8.
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ENJOY the hospitality of Port
land's finest hostelry this
Christmas. v "
- Regardless of prevailing; condi
tions the Portland's Christmas din
ner will be most unusual. Choice
young turkey gTown especially for
as is just one of the many treats.
Other Portland's Christmas dain
ties, too.
Plan to bring every member of
the family.
Christmas Dinner
Cover $1.50
Special Music
The Portland Hotel
Richard W. Childs,
Manager.
Manager.
Make
Yotir
Reservations
Tomorrow
2 SONS AID NATION
Boys of Dr. Benjamin H. Fisher,
of Portland, Enlist.
ONE IS DENTIST, ONE FLIES
Milton Now on Duty Witti Army
Dental Corps at Some Training
Camp and George Recently
Went to Camp Mills.
Two sons of Dr. Benjamin H. Fisher,
420S Fifty-third avenue Southeast, are
serving- the flag in widely divergent
branohes of the Army. Both are well
known young- men of Portland, and
were among the first to answer the
call to the colors.
First Lieutenant Milton EL Fisher,
who shared the dentistry offices of his
father. In the Stevens building, now
holds his commission In the dental
corpa He enlisted In April and has
since been assigned to duty at various
of the largre cantonments, where the
teeth of America's fighting men must
be tinkered Into shape before they go
to France.
Lieutenant Fisher Is a graduate of
the Red Cross and auxiliaries made an
other shipment of goods to the chapter
Saturday and they were on exhibition
at the Red Cross Hoover tea given in
Kelso. Castle Rock's assignment con
sisted of 14 sweaters. 43 bed shirts,
two ambulance pillows. 40 wash cloths,
10 pairs sox. 21 handkerchiefs. 48 op
erating caps. 44 napkins, 11 pairs
wristlets, 600 gun wipes and one muf
fler. Silver Lake: Seven bed shirts,
one sweater, three pairs of sox and two
pairs wristlets. Sandy Bend: . Five bed
shirts, one swea'ter. one muffler, two
pairs sox and one pair wristlets Pleas
ant Hill: Ona ambulanoe pillow, three
caps, five wash rags, five handker
chiefs, one napkin, six dish towels, two
bed shirts, one sweater, one muffler,
one pair sox, one pair wristlets.
HAVE GAY PARTY
WARDS OF BOTS' AND GIRLS' AID
SOCIETY ARB EEMEHBERED,
Burns, Port
Lewis, Port-
Port-
Port-
Or.
Smokers' goods and fine candies. Stg
Elchel ec Co, 92 SO. 847 Washington,
Adv.
Dormitory Hen of Y. M. O. A, Are Bloats
and Load Youngsters Dona
With Christmas Presents.
The youngsters of the Boys' and
Girls' Aid Society were the happiest
Dand of children in Portland last night,
when they were the guests of the dor-
imiorj men or me I. 11. U A. at a
Christmas party given In the Y. M. C
A. auditorium.
They were adopted for the evening
by the men and were shown the time
of their lives. The men sent for them
the North Paclflo Dental College, of by automobile and when the young
Portland, and had practiced In this city
for the last five years, during which
time he was the junior member of the
firm of Fisher & Fisher. He Is 28 years
of age.
His brother, George Edward Fisher,
II years old. was a student at Wash
ington High School, famed for his
height. 6 feet 3 Inches, and for his
pronounced leaning toward mechanics.
and, more particularly, aviation.
A member of the Oregon Coast Ar
tillery when war was declared, the
young man at once asked for transfer
to the aviation corps, was acoepted. and
received his assignment to Fort Hus
ton, Texas, In May. At the great avia
tion training camp he remained for
several months, writing frequent and
characteristic letters n. Fisher, In
which he declared the air servlea to be
"great stuff."
Later he was transferred to Camp
Mills. Since his enlistment he has
qualified as magneto expert, and pic
tures received by friends show him In
the garb and goggles of a full-fledged
blrdman.
Red CroJ Supplies Provided.
CASTLE) ROCK. Wash Deo. 22
(Special.) The Castle Rock branch of
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Upper First Lientenant Hilton
Fisher, of the United States Army
Dental Corps. Lower George Ed'
ward Fisher, Washington High School
student, A'aw t the Aviation Corns.
guests arrived at the auditorium they
imienea nrsi to a programme of Christ
mas songs and recitation.
Some time ago each man of tba dor.
mltory received the name of some ward
irom me Aid society and he. was told
to provide Christmas presents for that
particular child. Most of them had
some small brother or young sister
at home whom they were not going to
see this Christmas, so they knew Just
what to buy.
One little boy was made
Santa Clause gave him a big drum and
a shiny Jackknlfe. Another boy re
ceived a pair of ball-bearing skates,
and another a baseball mitt and mask.
The girls received dolls dressed In the
iinesi or ciotnes, wooly dogs, hair
ribbons, handkerchiefs and other suit-
Die presents.
Candy, nuts, apples and oranaea
distributed to the "kiddles" and when
the memorable evening was over they
went home happy and sticky and laden
with their precious Christmas presents.
Barclay Acheson and W. A.-' S. Col
ter, of the service department of the
Y. M. C A, were In charge of arrange
ments tor tne evening.
PORTLAND ACTOR JOINS
HARLAXD TUCKER IS MEMBER OF
' NAVAL RESERVES.
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Our Stocks Offer Twice the Assortment of Any Other Establishment in the City.
Here Are Timely Suggestions for Those Who Have Been Too Busy to Buy Earlier: 1
Son of Circuit Judge to Stay With
Jneroseo stoca company lx
Angeles Until Called.
Harland Tucker, son of Circuit Judge
Tucker and Mrs. Tucker, has joined
the Naval Reserves and Is holding him
self subject to call in Los Angeles.
where he is a member of the Morosco
Stock Company. A clipping from a
Los Angeles newspaper just received
tells of Mr. Tucker's enlistment, and
speaks of it In the following way:
"At last that sealous young patriot,
Harland Tucker, one of the cluster of
matinee Idols which adorns the Morosco
stage, is to have a chance to take
wipe at tne liermans. Tucker en
listed yesterday In the Naval Reserve
Corps and while still working at the
Morosco, is holding himself subject to
his country's call at any time.
"While Mr. Tucker has already scored
a success in the East and has a bright
outlook for the highest success in the
acting profession, yet ever since the
war broke out he has been trying to
break into the sturdier profession of
fighting for his country, but each time
has failed, chiefly because the depart
ments for which he applied were filled.
Yesterday he was Jubilant over his
enlistment.
I feel somehow as If a great big
weignt were mtea orr me.' he said.
Tve wanted to get in ever since the
war began, but something always pre
vented. Now I'm in and I'm in to stay
either until the end of the war or of
me. No more grease paint for mine.' "
Send Boys the Home' Paper."
Lord Northcliffe, publisher of the
London Times, the London Dally Mail
and scores of other papers and mag
azines, says it is not the big dallies
that the boys In uniform want. What
they want, he declares, la the home
paper, the local, "which tells who was
at the church social, who has been
married, and which team won the
game." Send the home paper to the
boy at the front. All news is new until
it Is read. What matter If the paper
is stale when It reaches him; It will
do him Just as much good.
Your Wife
wants a few new pieces of
Mahogany
Furniture
Come in and choose from these.
We will deliver it Monday.
Davenports
Davenport Tables
Spinet Desks
Sewing Stands
Floor Lamps
Table Lamps
Bedroom Suites
Dining Suites
Tea Wagons
Telephone Tables
Gate-leg Tables
Tea Tables
Pedestal Bird Cages
Library Tables
Vases
Ferneries
Day Beds
Chaise Longues
Arm Chairs
i Arm Rockers
Phonographs
Trays
Ottomans
Footstools
Tabourets
Candlesticks
Many of the above shown
also in Chinese lacquer. Some
of the pieces are combined
with fine cane and upholstered
in silk damask. An exclusive
showing of the best in modern
furniture.
Ask to be shown the beauti
ful Parlor Suite In Italian poly
chrome American walnut. A
magnificent Christmas gift.
$17.25 Tea Wagons
12.95
Handsomely finished Wagons
in oak or mahogany f artillery
wheels, with extra heavy rub
ber tires. Removable glass
tray. Only a Jimited number
to be sold.
$3.75 Smokers' Stands
$2.65
Graceful stands, with orna
mental lacquer finish; remov
able glass ash tray. An ac
ceptable gift.
$4.50 Smokers' Stands
$3.35
Silhouette. "Butler" and
"Porter" Stands, handsomely
painted. Removable glass tray.
A gift for son or brother. '
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in Old Ivory
E A gift chosen from this cannot fail
please. See our exhibits of ArmF?'
to
s Chairs and Rockers, Tables, Table and
E Floor Lamps, Sewing Stands, Tea
E Wagons, Reading Chairs, Davenports, &'
Tabourets and scores of other pieces.
5 Shown on the balcony.
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Nested Tables
Thorough in workmanship
and handsomely finished. Three
Tables at the price of one.
Shown in solid mahogany at
, $17.50 to $45.00
$6.50 Waton Rugs
$4.75
Beautiful Wilton Rugs in
size 27x54, with linen fringed
ends. On sale all week at only
$4.75.
INDIAN BLANKETS in size
60x72; high colorings. Spe
cial $7.50.
AUTOMOBILE ROBES woven
from heavy wool yarns, self
fringed. Special $9.45.
Help to Save the Sol
diers and the Sailors
Join the Red Cross
Tomorrow
TN the selection of your talking
machine mark this: Other things equal,
the more unobtrusively the instrument
blends with its environment, the greater
will be tout ultimate pride in its posses
eioa. Hence you should select
on exhibition hezelThe "Wind '
sor" is a de-lux phonograph play,
ing disc records of all makes and
giving matchless musical results.
But more than that, it is a piece
of furniture of elegance and char
acter an acquisition to any home.
Beautiful, distinctive, and nsefuL
Ideal for use as a Consol Table.
The Windsor Is built in many
pleasing Period Styles and is
worthy of association with the fin
est and most artistic pieces of fur
nit ure made. Let us ihowyouone.
We Are Exclusive Portland Distributors
$110, $165, $220, $300
WE INVITE YOU
to see and hear a IPinJrtr.
Cam tm ur store. Hear your
Javeriu election played nly
eu the WINDSOR earn play
it. Be friendly. Cm ie$nl
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SEW ORD1SAKCH TO GOVERJt
MILK IS FRAMED,
Small as Well mm Larara Dairies
Com WltlOa Provisloas af
Proposed Portland Law.
A. g-eneral conference of dairymen
and others Interested In the subject of
pure milk Is to be called soon after
January 1 to consider provisions ot a
proposed new mil It ordinance correct.
Ing defects In the present milk ordi
nance and opening the way for the bet
ter handling of the conditions by the
milk Inspection service.
The measure In tentative form was
prepared recently by Dr. D. W. Maok
and E. C. Callaway, of the milk In
spection division of the City Health
Bureau. It Is now in the hands of City
Attorney LaRoche for checking as to
the legality of the provisions. As soon
as ho finishes this work the confer
ence will be called by City Commis
sioner Mann.
The measure. In addition to Imposing
new regulations on large dairies and
pasteurizing plants, brings under muni
cipal control the one and two-cow
dairies, of which there are hundreds
In Portland. These small concerns are
not subject to inspection at present,
but the measure as prepared would
place them In the same category as the
larger dairies.
ORGANIZATION PLAN AGREE
New War Emergency Council to
Have Nine Sub-Committee.
At a meeting yesterday of the or
ganization committee of the new War
Cherry's Helped the
Smiths Enjoy a
Christmas Visit.
to their aunt's, who lives In Seattle,
and who wanted them for the holidays.
But the Smiths hadn't the right sort
of clothes to go visiting, and were lust
on the point of refusing when they
noticed a Cherry ad that told of the
extra liberal credit system In vogue
during December. They Investigated
and found that by giving good refer
ences they could choose anything in
stock and not pay a penny down until
after Christmas. They both tORgred
themselves out, and after the strain of
the holidays Is over will pay for their
smart clothes a little each week. It's
the ideal way for folks on moderate
salaries.
CHERRY'S beautiful store Is very
conveniently located at 889-91 Wash
ington street, Pittock block, and for
the convenience of Christmas shoppers
wlU be open evenings until the S4Uu
Emergency Council, held In the office
of Mayor Baker, a plan of organiza
tion was arranged and will be reported
to the War Emergency Council at a
meeting at the City Hall Wednesday.
The committee on organization com
prises Mayor Baker, T. B. Neuhausen,
Bruce Dennis, Mrs. G. J. Frankel, John
McCourt and W. P. LaRoche. The com
mittee decided on an executive com
mittee of nine members to be at the
head of the general council. This ex
ecutive committee will have nine sub
committees, the chairman of each to, be
a member of the executive committee.
posted in Kansas as a draft evader,
will be among the first men of Port
land certified by the draft board Into
the United States Army.
When first arrested here Puhrman
vehemently declared that he would
not register or enter the Army If found
fit, but later he backed down from
this stand, exemption board members
who questioned him report. He gave
his promise to appear before tha draft
board for examination when called and
waa released.
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I. W. W. TO BE SOLDIER
Jolxri Fuhrman to Be Certified by
Army Draft Board.
John Fuhrman, acknowledged L W.
W. organizer and Socllalst. reported
'All Parts Ink Tight'
FRANK
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FOUN
TAIN PEN
Regular
and
Safety
Styles
. "The Perfect fountain Pea"
AT ALL GOOD DEALERS
FBANKBIN FOUNTAIN PEIf CO.
Distributers
BLUMATEB-FBANK DBTJG CO.
MARS HALL-WELLS HARDWAJtB CO.
For Sale in Portland By
HELDFOND DRUG CO,
First and Morrison Sts.
Why Not a Typewriter for
That Christmas Present?
No. 5
Wood
stock
embodies the good features of five
other standard makes and some new
ones. COSTS NO MORE.
After seeing this machine you will
be convinced that there is a type
writer superior to the one you are
using.
Woodstock Typewriter Agency
804 OAK ST, PORTLAND, OR.
Im
onday 'Xmas' Bargains
At Simons Busy Big Store
Helpful Money-Saving Suggestions
For Eleventh-Hour Shoppers
Fancy Dressed
and Novelty
DOLLS
$2.00
and as low as
25c
Ironclad Play
Wagons-Very
Special
Assortment
$3.25
ahd as low as
$1.25
"Xmas" Tobaccos at Big Savings
"Xmas" Slippers- Lowest Prices
Ladies' Felt Slippers, red and
blue, the pair 750
Ladies' Felt Slippers, green
and blue, the pair 980
Ladies' Fur and Ribboned
Trimmed Slippers, pair, $1.19
Men's Carpet Slippers. .. .590
Men's Everett Slippers. . .690
Men's Felt Slippers $1.00
Special prices on delayed ship
ments of Boys' Velocipedes $2.25
Cream Mixed Candy, pound. .200'
Mixed Nuts, three pounds... 500
SOAP SALE MONDAY
Crystal White Soap, seven OP
bars for
STORE OPEN MONDAY NIGHT
S I M'O N 9
Entrances on Alder
First-Second Street
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