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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 20, 1918)
THE SUNDAY OKEGONIAX. PORTLAND. JANUARY 20, 1918. CANADIANS REPORT Ml WELCOME First Lap" of Patriotic Cam paign in Oregon Is Completed. OFFICERS MUCH IMPRESSED Trip Otct Part of Slate and Recrp tJon Given hr 55,000 People Con fine) Them of Determination, to Win Great War. Returning yesterday after th flrt lap of In patriotic campaign now be ing conducted In Oregon by th Stat roanrll of Defense. Lieutenant-Colonel J. M. Marmlllan. Major Frank B. Kd wards and Captain R. J. !ook. Cana dian officers, and Prur Dennis, dlree tor of work for the ptat Council, .poke In the M it he. I terra of the lurctM of the meetings. The party left t'ortland January 9 and held meeting. In the principal rlttea on the roast. In South- em Oregon and the Willamette Valley Kvery day. Including Sunday, larg gatherings greeted the speakers and I many Instances afternoon and avenln meetings furnished two and three crowded houses. I am deeply Impressed with this re markable demonstration." said Colonel Afacmlllan. "To know the distance people hare traveled to attend many of the meetings, and to witness the heartfelt Interest when the story of th war la being told, convinces ma tha Oregon people are fast awakening to the need for sacrifice that follows the entrance of th United States Into this war. "At Coos Bay. points. I talked to men working In the shipyards and spruce logging camps. After explain ing conditions that confronted England In the shipbuilding Industry In the early stages of the war, when labor troublea threatened, and telling; them how. when once England as a whole realised that the mother country was In danger, the entire population came to gether. and today are standing shoulder to shoulder against the enemy, I am convinced this country will not expe rienc serious labor troubles. College Bays II ae Lot. "My brother officers and I greatly enjoyed our visit to the Oregon Agrl cultural College, where we were In vttad to Inspect the cadets, and 1 mirht add that they are boys who would do credit to any nation in the world." Major Frank B. Edwards was earnest In his praise of the cordial manner In which the party had been received throughout the trip. "I was greatly pleased at Coqullle.' aid Major Edwards, "when a home guard composed of citizens of that place met us at the train, because was convinced that even In the remote parts of Oregon the people are alive to what la needed In this great war. The guard, while not In uniform, was equipped with rifles and In every man's eye could be seen the sternness of one ready to lay down his life to defend bis home. That Is the spirit that Is going to win this war. The people of all the cities and towns greeted us In a grand manner. I sincerely believe that we are aiding the people of this state to form a better opinion of the Euro pean conflict and I trust that the ad monition we give relative to conserva tion along all lines Including food, will be taken In the same spirit that It Is given, for It I. -only by the united f fort of th allies that we will be able to bring this ordeal to a ctos soon. Oregoa) la Detersalaed. Captain E. J. Cook stated frankly Dts appreciation of Oregon and her people. "1 realise when a state th Ise of Oregon sends th number of men to the service that Oregon has sent, her people are Intensely Inter ested In th battlef ront." he said. "The marked attention given on this trip provea that America has Joined her al lies not In a perfunctory manner, but In a determined manner, and la ready to do anything that can be don to put down r una lan ism. th enemy of the world. I am here with the other ofTl cera to do what I can to make the sub Ject or war th paramount subject In th mind of everyone, and Judging from th larg crowds attending the meet ings I believe th effort Is meeting with root results. Oregon- State Council of Defense Is the first In th Nation to secure the services of officers of the British army for a patriotic rininikn and much The officers were entertained at a luncheon at the t'nlverslty Club, given In their bonor yesterday by the Uni versity and Arlington Clubs, and were given an opportunity to relax after their arduous Journey. At the luncheon were also Lieutenant-Colonel C. Warren, director of med ical services for the British and Cana dian recruiting missions In the United states and Canada: Mrs. Warren and Captain W. H. Cronyon. medical offi cer In charge of the Pacific Coast re cruiting missions. Lieutenant-Colonel Warren's headquarters are In New York, lie arrived in this city yester day morning from Seattle and spent the morning on a trip over the Colum bia Klver Highway with Lieutenant Simpson, of th local British recruiting station. aaasalga On. Lieutenant-Colonel Marmlllan and the other officers touring the state for th State Council of Defense will speak tomorrow afternoon and evening In Oregon City. - Th Itinerary for the remainder of th patriotic campaign LA I.RIDK HOT REPORTED WOl.MKl AD IIS9lU I FRASCE. Orlgatsa Dewey Fltsserald, Private" Creighton Dewey Fit. gerald. the first La Grande boy to enter the great war. is report ed wounded and missing, accord lng to a message received by his mother Mrs. Mary T. Fltsgerald, lu TJrd street. La Grande, Or. OnlyTs years of age, the young-. man already has two years of service with the Canadian, infan ta ry to his credit. 'Three years ' ago he want to Canada to visit bis sister, Mrs. Ruby Lee. at Lac -La Hatch. B. C. In May of 1915 he enlisted In th$. 11th Canadian" Mounted Rifles and in August his company was sent over. After three months' training In Shorn cliffe. England, they v. ere sent Into the trenches on October 13, 1915. Sine then young Fltxgerald has taken part in many great battles, among them Ypres and V'lmy Ridge. In a letter received from him recently he wrote that he was sending home a haversack that he had taken from a Ger man officer in a hand-to-band encounter. t . Creighton Fltsgerald was born t In Omaha, Neb., and came with . f.mllw , tji I'-rn n In Tim. t 1S1I. Ills mother, while stunned I by the news. Is bearing up i bravely In the hop that he later may be reported alive and well. It Is possible that he Is a prisoner In the hands of the Germans. J illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltlllllllllllllllllltllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllirij: H I aV JM iy - . ' -JEWELERS- C Ifcsftincjm Street at Broadly Our January Jewelry Sale soon will be at an end. 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Aronson's Diamond Engagement Rings $23, $50. $73, $100 You Cannot Find Their Equal Wrist Watches..". $10 Seth Thomas Clock; $2J0 Clocks priced at only. ...$7.50 to $500 $7.50 $1.63 Gifts for the January Graduate iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiii'iiiiiiiiiinniiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin r Some of Our Specials Creamed Chicken Today .... lOf Waffles or Hot Cakes.. lOf Hot, Juicy Hamburger Sand wich 5f Chili Con Carne. 5 Roast Beef 10cS Beef Stew 10 Soup 5, Pie 5S Beans. 5i Coffee and a Doughnut 5 Business Is Good Woods Quick Lunch 101 SIXTH. CORNER OF STARK LIE MESSAGE SENT satisfaction Is felt over the success of the venture. "It will be Interesting to all of Ore gon, said Mr. Dennis, "to know that at the J meetings to which t have laI th honor of introducing our dla ttngul.heo- guests. Including the Tort land Auditorium meeting, approximate ly a.oao people have heard the offi cers tell the story of the European bat- lirir.ni. "In every town and city on the trip w nsrte naa overflow meetings and in many ineiancea inree halls or marches nave been required to take car of the people. Marked Interest has been shown and the large audi ences grasped every word. I feel aounoantiy proud or the way Oregon 'a receiving the British officers, and nave ansnaken latth in the good that win oe accomplished by the meetings. Trip So-fteaaar Ja.krt. "It should b plainly understood by our people mat these ofMcers of high rank are not here on a pleasure Junket. They are the guests of the J'tate Council of Itefense for this trip over Oregon, at the command of Major- .enerai n. r.dwards Leckie. C, M. G officer commanding military division .-so. II or Canada. When Major-Genera! Irki was asked to send speak ers for th Stat Council of Defence he detailed these officers to make the Journey and Impart th Information which la necessary to give an adequate Idea of condition. In Kuronr" RECIPE TO DARKEN GRAY HAIR Cla att Barker Telia Haw t Make Reaaedy Bar Urmj Hair. Mr. Frank llarbaugh. of Cincinnati. C who has been a barber for more than forty years, recently mad the following statement: "Anyone ran prepare a simple mix ture at home, at very little cost, that will darken gray hair, and make It soft and glossy. To a half pint of water add 1 ounce bay rum. a small box of Par No Compound an.r 'i ounce glycerin. These Ingredient can be bought at any drug store at very lit tle coat. Apply to th bair twice a week until th desired shade Is ob tained. This will make a gray-haired person look twenty years younger. It does not color th scalp, is not sticky or greasy and doe not rub off." Adv. follows: Seaside. Monday. January 21. flernoon: Astoria, Monday night; St. Helens. Tuesday evening; The Dalles, Wednesday afternoon; Joseph, Thurs day afternoon; Enterprise. Thursday night: I -a tSrande. Friday afternoon and night; Baker, Saturday afternoon and night: Vale. Sunday afternoon; Ontario. Suaday night: Pendleton, Monday afternoon and night. January IS: Heppner, Tuesday night: Condon, Wednesday night; Bend. Thursday night; prinevllle. Friday afternoon; Hood River. Sunday afternoon. PORTLAND BAKERS' GOAL Oregon and Washington Association to Convene Hero In Jane. SPOKANE. Jan. 1J. Th executive committee of th Washington and Oregon Association or Baking Indus try at a meeting her today selected Portland aa the next convention city. The convention will be held in June, when the Hosa Festival Is usually held. Instructions received from Food Ad ministrator Hoover were discussed. Lebanon Gets City Mall Delivery. LEBANON. Or, Jan. 19. (Special.) The postmaster of this city today re ceived notice to establish a city fr mail delivery to b in operation by March 1. This Is the delayed reaults of efforts made about three year ago by the rltixens of this city to have auch system established here. There will be two carriers, and Postmaster Kirk- patrtck has appointed Albert Smith and John Durlam as the carriers. rate Wool Growers Denounce Omaha Editor. ALLEGED CHARGES DENIED PURTLAn MIX MY HE PRIS O.MCK OF WAR. 1'' "V'''"" " : J - I ' ' ' V. ' Zity. - l 9 ft : . U. !. Grladrod. a E. Grindrod. 228H Tenth street, a member of the 12d In fantry, American expeditionary forces. Is another Portland man who Is In France and because of rlty of his features and an American prisoner of tly published his wife thinks he may be the unfortunate soldier. The pictures of the pris oners now held by the German are not Identified, and. as Mrs. Grindrod has not heard from her husband for some time, she fear may b among those taken. Grindrod Is attached to the Supply Company of the lJd In- fan try. a. 2 who Is In 1 the similar! t those of an J war recent hu I he I Mr i 8u Telegram Bearing Association Signa ture Dispatched to Victor Rose water Voicing Resentment of Delegates at Salt Lake. SALT LAKE CITT. Jan. 19. Victor Rosewater, editor of th Omaha Bee. was denounced at this morning's ses sion of the fifty-tourth annual conven tion of the National Woolgrowers As sociation for an editorial appearing in that paper In which Frank J. Hagen barth, president of th association, was accused of lack of patriotism and that the sheepmen were getting: 80 cents pound for wool. All th delegates were called upon to state If they had ever sold wool at 80 cents a pound. No one responded that he bad. Further, the statement was made that th majority had sold their wool at less than 60 cents pound. Easpkatte Meesaa Beat. Following denunciation of the edi torial the following telegram was sent to Mr. Hose water: "W have read your editorial and you're a liar." It was signed "National Woolgrowers" Association." With the patriotic record of having raised more than 828.000 to aid in "winning the great world war for justice and liberty." the National Wool Growers' Association brought Its 64th annual convention to a close today. Not only did the convention exemp lify its patriotism by raising money. but at its closing session it adopted a resolution pledging the support of the woolgrowers of America to every meas ure promulgated by the President or the United States In order to win th war. WMln Sabstltate Coadeaaaed. The association also adopted resolu tions condemning the use or woolen substitutes in the manufacture of clothing' and blankets for soldiers and sailors, and directing its officers to call upon th Federal Food Adminis trator to give widest publicity to the fact that no official orders have been issued restricting the use of mutton on meatless Tuesdays. OMAHA. Neb., Jan. 19. Victor Rose :ter. editor of the Omaha Bee, is in the East, but T. W. .McCullough. asso ciate editor and author of the editorial which excited the anger or the wool growers, made this statement: "Th address of President Hagen- barth delivered before the American National Livestock Association was published under date of January 14, and waa represented to have been de livered in Salt Lake that day. The edi torial complained of did not misquote or distort anything contained in the Associated Press dispatch. The figure quoted as the selling price of wool was taken from a market report." (Special.) After four hours' deliber ation a Jury Wednesday brought i verdict of guilty against Jess Millett of this city, charged with imprope conduct with girls. OREGON BOY DIES IN EAS Harry Blelrln Succumbs to Illness in Base Hospital. OREGON CITY, Jan. 19. (Special.) X. F. Melvln,' of West Linn, received a telegram from New York this morn lng announcing the death of his son Harry, at a base hospital after an ill ness of about a month. An effort was made by the young man's father to have him brought to Oregon City, but owing to his serious condition it was impossible. He was a member of the engineer corps. His brother, Lester, is supposed to be on his way to France. loung Melvln s mother died som time ago. It is probable that the body will be sent here for burial. Galveston Bishop Gravely III. GALVESTOX. Texas.. Jan. 19. The Right Reverend Nicholas A. Gallagher, bishop of the Catholic diocese of Galves ton. Is critically ill here. Apparently there is no hope of his recovery. The bishop in 72 year old. BEST LIVER AND BOWEL LAXATIVE fj FOR 1ILY USE "Cascarets" Regulate Women Men and Children With out Injury. Take When Bilious. Headachy, for Colds, Bad Breath, Sour Stomach. mm ORK WrtiLE YOU SLEE GROUP MESSES ARE LIKED Harmony and Good Comradeship Prevails Among Maine Officers. WASHINGTON. Jan. 19. After being compelled to din in th comparative solitude of their own billets some where on the battlefront In France, of ficers of the United States Marine Corps and their associates have formed group' messes, where nothing but har mony and good comradeship prevail. A Navy chaplain and Y. M. C. wV. sec retary are seated at th table. A cor respondent to Washington headquar ter says that, whatever the provoca tion, there is never any swearing at the cook and the deportment of everyone Is beyond tha sllghest criticism. Improper Conduct Proved. KLAMATH' FALJ.S. Or. Jan. Instead of nasty, harsh pills, salts, castor oil or dangerous calomel, why don't you keep Cascarets handy in your home? Cascarets act on the liver and thirty feet of bowels so gently you don't realize you have taken a cathar tic, but .they act thoroughly and can be depended upon when a good liver and bowel cleansing is necessary they move the bile and poison from the bow els without griping and sweeten the stomach. 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