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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1918)
TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLA3TD, AJTSUJ 21, 1918. 15 DEFENSE NEED SEEN Portland Business Men Hold Conference on Subject HELM REPORT IS STUDIED Results of Conference to Consider Coast Need as to Xaval De fense Are Reported to Stat Council of Defense. At a conference Friday ef repre sentative business men of Portland earnest consideration was given tbo Bead for mora adequate naval defense of the Pacific Claat than exlala at pres ent. The conferees bad before tbem as tba basis of tbeir deliberations a sum mary of the recommendations of the lielm Commission, recently published at direction of tba Washington Stats Council of Defense. Formation of this eommlsslon to snake a study ef defenses of tha Pa cific Coast and offer suggestions and recommendatlona was authorised by act of Con cress In 114. Though Its findings were voluminous and seem Inslr backed by an abundance of facts demanding attention they brought no approprlattona and no action of any kind. This neglect la leading to In auguration of efforts In Washington and Oregon and presumably In Cali fornia, to obtain In some degree th Increased protection It la held that this Coast deserves. Reeeaaaeeadarlraa Are Clteel Tbo Helm Commission via composed f J. 11. Helm. Rear-Admiral W. Cappa, chief constructor; H. H. Rous seao. civil engineer; G. W. McElroy, Captain: C L. Hueaey. Commander, all of tbo United States Navy. Soma of Its recommendatlona were these: "Immediate provision for a narked expansion In berthing, docking and re pair facilities on tha Pacific Coast. The present facilities of tha Pactflo Coast yards must be Increased to least treble their present capacity. "For the acquisition of the necessary Its and tha Immediately necessary de velopment of same (submarine aviation base) on-the Columbia River. The Impression made and results ac complished by tha commission are sum tnartxed In the compiled report, entitled "Naval Vn preparedness of tha Pacific Coast, In tha one terse word. "Nona. nork dona aa result of tha recora mendatlons la summarised with equal terseness In tha single word. "Nothing. Caaferesiee Resalt Flat Clvea Oat. Compilation of this report. Incident ally, waa tha work of William H. Lewis, president of tba Lewis Wiley companies or Portland and Seattle. Results of tha conference In thla etty were not made public but were carried to tha State Council ef Defense. Tbose wbo took part In the meeting were w. M. Ladd. Edward Cooklngham. Guy w. .Talbot. A. U Mills. Henry L. Corbett. W. D. B. Dodson, John K. Xollock. Robert N. Strong and E. B. alaOaugbton. SPRINGTIME IN FRANCE SEES WOMEN TOILING IN THE FIELDS Oreg-oolan Staff Correspondent Finds It Hard to Realize That World Con flict Is ao Near at Hand. AMERICAN GIRL IN PARIS Margaret IT. Wentworth Telia Bravery Displayed la France. of eTATTOV. Or, April Mrs. ft. F. Kortnek has received a letter dated starch 14 from her cousin. Miss Ma garet H. Wentworth. from Paris. 1 ranee, parts of which are as follows: "Your letter of January 21 reached ma only a little while before I sailed and Just when I was extremely busy. I bad been wanting to do something- In tha way of war work for some time. so when I heard the Y. M. C. A. needed women workers I volunteered and was accepted. I sailed February II and had a very good crossing for the season. No storms, no bitter cold and no subma rines. I am living with a charming old French woman who has two sons at the front and who Is very glad to nave someone to keep her company and share expenses. I know French fairly well and. aa she speaka no Eng llsh. I am getting splendid practice- Paris Is almost as exciting as the front these days. We have had half a dozen air raids since I have been here and now they have begun firing the big cannon that carries 1i miles at us. o one Is cowed, however, and the city Is so besutlful in the Spring sunshine, with the chestnut trees in bloom, that It ts hsrd to believe In this wicked war that la not very far away." SOLDIERS GOOD WORKMEN Carlo Sam's Men Mills and Make Good Camps. In MARSHFTFLD. Or, April f. fnpe elal.) Uncle Sam's sol. Hers constitute a material portion of the logging and milling forces that are rushing ship and aeroplane lumber to destinations of manufacture. There are now more than lv soldiers engaged In the ramps and mills, distinguished as follows: l0 working with the Smith-Powers Company; it In the Buehner Lumber Company camp at Eel Lake: (ft em ployed In the Buehner Lumber Com reny and North Bend Mill a: Lumber Company mills In North Bend. Reports credit the soldiers with be ing excellent workmen and mostly ex perienced. In addition to soldiers In service, tha two Coos Bay shipyards have In taelr employ at present about tit men of draft age, who In being exempted, might be classed with the Army workmen. making toa-ether. oio-seventh of the men encaged In lumbering; lines In Coos County. MRS. A. H. BALTIMORE DIES Lebanon Pioneer Passes at Home April 7 at Age of 78 Tears. Martha A. Baltimore iUZ it ti ;: tly home near Lebanon. April 7, at the aae of TS years. She wss born In South ern Indiana, May 12, U3J, and crossed tha plains with her parents. John and Sarah Clifton. In 1I4T. She waa mar ried, to Aaron K. Baltimore, December L 1T. Surviving her are three children: Anthony, of Lebanon; sirs. Annie Pow ell, of Spokane, and Mrs Viva Stuart, of Bend, and one sister, Mrs. S. E. Bar ger. ef Spokane. Funeral services were conducted at tha family home, April t. by Rev. Hiram Smith, pastor of the Church of the Brethren. She was laid to rest by the aide of ber husband la tha Masonic Cemetery near Lebanon. BT WILL Q. MacRAB. Staff Correeposdeat of The Ore son tan. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMT IN' FRANCE. March 2L (Special.) It's Spring time In Franca, plowing time. It is hard to realise that off on the western front men are being killed, maimed and gassed when one travels over tha rural district, and the farm ers, for tha most part old and young women, are breaking the soil In prep aration for the planting of Spring and Summer crops Traveling far Into the Interior to within 2 mllea of the actual fighting front one goes long miles through agri cultural Franca. On tha south tha chief Industry are the vineyards, and how beautiful and peaceful these look from the car window. As one goes whirling by these rural scenes It Is hard even to visualize that along tha fighting front men are fling ing themselves at each other's throats. that some are dying and others being carried to the rear frightfully wounded. In spite of all this, Una Is a land of no hysteria. If hysteria ever existed In this stricken land It has been burled along with those heroes who have gone before. I have looked la vain for the explosive emotional French so often de scribed. Cnlesa one bare the misfortune to have been born and bred among the canyons of New Tork one has a pretty general Idea of how farming Is done In the States. Well, after seeing the French farmer, hie very precise man ner of laying out his farm for cultiva tion, checker board fashion. It Is a bit mystifying, seeing the crude tools be has to work with, that ha Is able to raise such crops as he does. SaldlerV rnafarsas Seen Everywhere. One aees In this land the soldier uniform of every nation, whether that nation Is at war or not. One aees men In these uniforms In Paris, In the larger towns and In the villages. The prevailing color scheme of Franca Is the pale blue of tha French soldier or the olive drab of America or Great Britain. Soldiers are everywhere, and at first on seeing the thousands on the streets one at first wonders If there are any fighting men left at the front or whether after all the war bunt ceased. However, study the facial ex pression of the soldiers on leave and one quickly comes to the realization that these men are not on holiday bent. They are only on limited leave per mission, bent on getting out of this short permission the greatest amount of rest possible. One of the Interesting; sights as one goes hurtling by rail or automobile through the rural districts Is a soldier In uniform following behind a team of horses driven tandem, or perhaps It Is team of patient, slow-moving oxen. Sometimes, quite often, one sees off In the distance a queer plowing team Perhaps It's a small Jackass, or what we call at home a burro, hitched to an antiquated plow almost twice the bur ro's slxe and weight, and alongside or the animal a poull. home on permis sion, with an Improvised shoulder har ness, pullinx bis share of the load as the plowshare cuta a shallow furrow through the mellow soil, while the wife, stumbling and cluttering about her wooden shoes, holds the bandies of the plow. This la tha way the farmer soldier spends his lesvo permission. While this la the condition In the country, the only change In conditions In the towns and villages la that the work is being done by women, some of them gray and very old. and old men and crippled soiaiers. I have seen women employed even In paving tha streets, country road repair Ing. in short all tasks that men were formerly engaged In. Here in this city where I am writing thla. as I look out of the narrow win dows. are three buxom, sturdy women and three old men repairing a break In tha street paving and relaying cobble stones between the streetcar tracKS. It, to them, seems all a part of the day's work. The women laugh qulety as they work and often they do double work In order to spell the old men- There are women conductors and mo- torwomen. They seem to have consid eration only for the soldier. They are very centle. especially If the soldier be wounded, but she, the conductor scolds and sputters loudly at the women, children and men folks wbo ride on ber car. She doesnt hesitate a second to bawl out a passenger If they do not happen to be In a soldier's uniform or the man, woman or child If they happen to be of the "end seat hog" variety. It Is better than going to see a vaudeville show to bear ber bawl these people out. Often one sees them allsrbt from theelr car and assist wounded soldier up the steps and Into the ear. If all the seats be taken, her eagle eye will light upon some smug Individual who tries to bide Denina newspaper. Biff, she will clout the paper with hanad. reddened by the weather and about the sise of a bungstarter, reach over and yank that "gent" out of his sear- and with a courtly bow place the soldier In the vacated seat. Wesson Haadle Baggage. - Women are on duty at all the rail road stations, handling baggage, and on tbe trains, punching tne ucKeis. When first over one Is apt to be a bit shy about allowing women to carry his basraae-a. Perhaps, as is often the case, you can hardly carry It yourself. Rest your chivlary. Hold tight to your van ity. Tour woman baggage-smasher will xrab your bags, as like as not swing one to ber shoulder and grasp the other In ber hand and hit a pace up the depot platform that makes you recall the days when you were trying for the varsity track team Not often does one see a man huck ater. If one does, he Is almost as old aa the stars. Here again the woman has taken the man's place. It Is the same with tha newspaper venders. Once In a blue moon one will see a young girl either selling papers or trundling a pushcart. Not often. For the most part they are women, either very old or well past middle age. Through the narrow streets they go crying their wares. There Is always a dog. a leather thong around his neck tied to the axle, aud he helps Dull the cart, in which there Is usually a little dab of watercress, a few onions, a few badly pitted apples and other vegetables. It Is a big sale when they sell to one housewife two carrots, an onion or a bulb or two of garlic, a small bundle of watercress, maybe all told IS cen times worth. The buckstress will cheat, but she Is always polite and her "Mercl. madam," la well worth while. INQUEST TO BE HELD Coroner to Investigate Death of Motorcycle Policeman. CORNER IS DEATH TRAP Fraction of Second Slore Time Would Have Resulted In Avoid ance of Accident, Is Testimony of Bent Fender of Auto. Investigation Into the cause of the eath of Motorcycle Policeman Lltxen- berg. wbo waa killed almost Instantly Friday afternoon at East Seventn ana Beach streets In a collision with an au tomobile driven by E. Ehlenberger, has caused Coroner Earl Smith to conduct an Inquest. The Inquest will be held the County Morgue, second ana Jei ferson streets, at o clock tomorrow izht. Ehlenberger. who races a charge or manslaughter. Is suffering from shat tered nerves. His ball was fixed yes terday at 1500. which he secured, and e was released. He maintains mat ne was driving his car not to exceea m miles an hour, and that be made every effort to turn his machine out of the way of the officer's motorcycle. The extreme front end of the left fender of the car Is bent abruptly, showing that If the turn had been made a frac tion of a second sooner the accident might have been avoided. The intersection at Last Seventh and Beach streets Is regarded as hazardous to motor vehicle traffic, being known i "blind corner. On tha seventh- treet side there Is a bluff about eight feet high and on the Beach-street side there Is some dense shrubbery. There lso Is some cordwood piled along the Beach-alreet side. With these various obstructions It Is almost Impossible to observe vehicles coming along either reet until the crossing Is reached. Lltzenberg's funeral probably will be held at 1 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. The services will be conducted at the Elks' Temple, Broadway and Stark reet. the officer having been a mem ber of the Portland Lodge. Twenty- five police officers who are brother embers will be special escorts. Mem bers of the motorcycle squad of tha Sheriff's office and many motorcycle owners of the city who bad been close friends of tbe officer also will attend the funeral. Arrangements for the fu neral are In charge of Sergeant Irvln, of the police motorcycle squad- Besides his widow, his mother and sister, who live In Portland, and two brothers, ons residing In California and ona In the East, survive. The brother living In California will come to Port land to attend the funeral. Robertson writes, tha men were drilled constantly regarding the abandonment of their ship In the event of submarine trouble, and every man had bis sta tion. There were lifeboats sufficient for most of the contingent on board. When the vessel was torpedoed she had a list of nearly 40 degrees, and but few of the lifeboats could be launched suc cessfully. Some that were released went down to the water end-foremost, and one was cut away by an excited landsman and the entire load of hu man freight waa dumped Into the sea. The boat to which Mr. Robertson was assigned was lost In trying to launch It, and the men assigned to It bad no recourse save to wait for the scouting war vessels. It was two hours after the explosion when a de stroyer drew up beside the Tuscan ia. where Robertson and his companions waited. Ropes were uesd to lower the men to the deck of the rescue vessel, but when Mr. Robertson's turn came and ha slid down the rope, the vessels had drawn apart and his rope would not reach. In the confusion no atten tion was paid to his predicament and. clinging to the rope In the hope of aid, he became exhausted and gave himself up for lost when be could hold on no longer and dropped, expecting to be swallowed In the water. Instead of falling Into the aea. be landed on an overturned lifeboat that naa wedged between the two ships, and was shortly afterwards thrown a line from tne destroyer and saved. CAMP ATTRACTS MANY CORVALLIS ITIDEMTJ TO TRAIN AS ARMT OFFICERS. Men With Advanced Standing Required to Attend Government School Scheduled te Open May 15. OREOON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE, Corvallls, April 20. (Special.) The students training camp o be con ducted by the Government this Summer, snd whlcn has been announced to open May 15, will arrect large numbers of the boys of O. A. C. The greater part of tbe Juniors snd seniors are In the Reserve Officers' Training Camp, con ducted by tbe college military depart ment, and these men and all others having advanoed standing will be re quired to enter the Summer training camp. Underclassmen who may be rec ommended by Captain Minnl!. com. JiimiiiiiimimimiHiMiiiiMiiHiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiim C H. BAKER "Economy Through Quality" C. H. BAKER ME A Sale Extraordinary of TTiETCM SMO When a man buys Nettleton Shoes once he will never afterward resort to a lower quality. The present sale at all Baker stores is your opportunity to buy Nettleton shoes now. Eight lines, original values $10.00, $11.00, $12.00, are now on sale for 4018 The "Ardsley," patent colt but ton. Regular price 511.00. 4562 The "Hampton." Black kid. Regular price $11.00, Via One Price Only B4561 The "Tarsic." black vici kid. Regular price $11.00. 7206 Tan Russian calf Oxford, Eng lish model. Regular price $10.00. For the Remainder of This Month Ml 5532 The "Saxon," tan Russian calf. Regular price $12.00. 4862 The "Ardsley." Black gun metal button. Regular price $11.00. Los Angeles Sole Agent for the Nettleton Shoe San Francisco Portland 380 Washington St 308 Washington St Largest Retailer of Shoes West of Chicago 270 Washington St 270 Morrison St iiiiiiiiiillllllllllllllllilltillilllililllillllliillllllilllllllillliiiillililllllliilillllllliillllliiiiiiillliii II Illiliiilllilinillllililiillllllllllliiiiiiiiiilllliiiiiiiniiiiilliliiiiir; mandant of cadets, will also go to the namn. Official notice of the camp has been received by Captain Maglnnls from H. P. McCain, Adjutant-Generals or flce, but tbe place to which they will be sent has not been specified. Oregon Agricultural College Is one of the few Northwestern schools to De auoweu w enter men In the camp. t i. .neelfied that boys entering un t.i. certain conditions will go Into such service as the Government may put tbem if they do noi receive cummia- sions. Reports must oe in ior applica tion by April 18. Captain Maglnnls has been Instructed by the Quartermaster-General to enlist senior agricultural students of Oregon Agricultural college wno are specially Portland Man on Tuscania Has Narrow Escape. Wllllasa C Robertson Saved After Utvtag Hlasarlf Is for Last. Entertainment Is Planned. Waverly Heights Church Aid Soci ety will give an entertainment on frlday at I P. M. Among those who will assist on the progrsmme will be the Sunday school children, J. Shearer. Willie Griffith, Katharine Kressmsn. Margaret Kressman. Mr. and Mra Koberf Robertson and Miriam Schmulki , MARSH FIELD. Or, April 17. (Spe cial.) Although It seemed that every thing had been told about the Tus cania disaster, a belated letter came to Marahfleld recently telling of the miraculous rescue of a well-known Portlands r. W. G. Robertson, who Is a member of the loth Engineer Regi ment. Mr. Robertson haa a wide ac quaintance on Cooa Bay through his short residence here In handling prop erty belonging to the Portland. Eu gene A Coos Bay Land Company. While crossing l&s Atlantic, Mr. They Gently Clean the Liver and Bowels, and Stop Head ache, Colds, Sour Stomach, Bad Breath Enjoy Life! Take Cascarets and Wake Up Feeling Fit and Fine Best Laxative for Men, Women, Children Harmless Never Gripe 7io gTS? price 10 CENTS J vASCAR ETS E PRICE 10 CEI WORK WHILE YOU SLEEP. qualified In a unit, which will doubtless be a sort of agricultural army for speeding up crop production. The reg ulation srequirethatheirenenllsted bo recommended by their deans of hlghi scholastic and personal standing. Cap tain Maglnnls said that a large number of Oregon Agricultural College men sould qualify for this work. They wlU doubtless be sent out over the country to act as farm specialists in various communities. J m;housedeaniri is the splendid cleaning power of the soap and naptha in Fels-Naptha. Saves scrub bing, saves time, saves yon effort and yet it removes the last speck of dirt. Use Fels-Naptha on the walls and floors, on the carpets and rugs, on the curtainson everything you wash this spring. full directions Inside the red and green wrapper. li