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16 TOE. SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, ' PORTLAND, JUNE 30, 1918. W GIVEN BABES 111 WAR-TORN LANDS Bottle Campaign for Contribu tions Makes Great Prog ress in City. IDEA IS A CALIFORNIAN'S Movement Is Headed by Mrs. A. B. Spreckcls, of San Francisco, and Is Promoted by Her Broth cr, Gus dc Brettcville. When A. B. Spreckels, of San Fran cisco, capitalist, presented a check for $10,000 to his wife, who was the pretty Alma de Bretteville, with a smiling re minder that it was their wedding anni versary, he started a relief movement for the orphans of France and Belgium that already has sent between $30,000 and $40,000 from the Pacific Coast since last April and within two weeks has started $100 a day from Portland. The 2000 unique milk bottle stands that now dot Portland and catch coins represent part of the good work done by the $10,000 wedding anniversary check, and Gustav da Bretteville, brother of Mrs. Spreckels. has been In Portland the last two weeks Retting the movement started and turning It over to the Rotary Club, the local or ganization that has assumed the follow-up duties and details. In the fertile brain of Mr. de Brette ville, who is the inventor of the auto mobile telescope de luxe apartment, the originator of the rice-growing idea In California and a genius for numerous other things that have made him wide ly known throughout the Golden State, the milk-bottle idea originated, and he had little difficulty in convincing his sister, Mrs. Spreckels, that it would bo the best work she could do in spending the $10,000 to make it do war relief work. And, why the milk bottles? "Because you can sell 'em after the campaign is over," Mr. de Bretteville replied. Bottln In All Coast Cities. Every city on the Pacific Coast of any size is now a milk bottle station, and the movement is to spread all over the Northwest, and possibly the United States. What Mr. de Bretteville doesn't do himself he will turn over to organ izations such as the Rotary Club in Portland, or the committee for the re lief of children in Belgium and France for Oregon at large. The Oregon com mittee, which has mapped out a com prehensive campaign for general relief work, is headed by Mrs. W. B. Ayer, of Portland, and following, several confer ences with the Portland branch of the Council of National Defense, the plan for using milk bottles to draw pennies and dimes was presented to the Ore gon committee by Mrs. Spreckels, who is treasurer of the Commission for Aid Civil and Military France and Belgium. The Oregon advisory council of the commission is composed of Mayor Oeorge L. Baker, Simon Benson, C. B. Waters. Dr. G. H. Douglas and K. H. Sensenich. The part the $10,000 wei'1 ng anni versary present check is playing is an Interesting one in the light of the quick return it is getting. Mrs. Spreckels, following conferences, de cided to spend the entire $10,000 in working up the campaign to get funds for stricken Belgium and France. To date the campaign, started only last April, has been so successful that at the rate the movement has taken hold on the Pacific Coast the entire coun try can be covered and milk bottles placed in all important centers before the fund gives out. The return on the investment has been astonishing, say i members of the Rotary Clubs in various cities who have taken hold of it. The Rotary Clubs on the Pacific Coast have been chosen to handle the campaigns once the bottles are installed. Mrs. Spreckels has made it a point to do nate, absolutely, all materials and work in placing the bottles, but the campaign is then conducted locally. Work Here Well Launched. Mr. de Bretteville, still on the sunny side of 40, has been in conference with John K. Kollock, executive secretary of the State Council of Defense, fre quently during the last two weeks and he has about completed his work here and will move into Washington to complete the campaign there, which is being aided by Henry Suzzallo, presi dent of the University of Washington and head of the State Council of De fense. In the last few days Mr. de Bretteville, who prefers to be known as. just plain Gus de Bretteville, and who is a steam engine for work, com pleted arrangements with the North western National Bank to have the money for the relief of the Belgian and French babies cabled direct from Portland. E. H. Sensenich, cashier of the bank, is the authorized representa tive for this work in Portland of the Commission for Aid Civil and Military France and Belgium. His remittances will be made direct to Madame Poin care, wife of the President of France, and to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, of Belgium. Gus de Bretteville has fought for the milk bottle idea wherever he found the Idea wasn't understood. Being a i-ornell man, he learned the value of detail early in life, and he apparently caugnt tne secret or building big move ments on attention to small detail. "When I started a lot of my good friends friends I met at the clubs and in business laughed when they saw me toting a couple of milk bottles and a sign around. But one by one I got them started in the big cities and now they gather hundreds of dollars a day. That's the answer," said de Bretteville as he hurried through the Benson hotel yesterday. "I got to get another bottle over here dandy place. See you later." Projector Is Widely Known. Mr. de Bretteville is a personality as well as an indefatigable worker. Besides being an inventor, he came into prominence in 1902, when he res cued two men when the steamer Progress exploded; he went through the earthquake and fire at San Fran. Cisco unscathed, and as a mere youtn before, going to Cornell showed the veterans how, to reclaim the stones on the buildings that were apparently ruined; he prospected for oil; set the pace in handling real estate in Cali fornia by selling lands which admin istrators had had trouble in getting even prospects for, things he is one of figured out that he take time to get education, although to do it. "Why, I can 'hire trical engineer for and long other the few men who couldn't afford to technical college he- had the means a mining or elec so much a year. and I can think up a lot of things for bim to do in the time I would be studying to be as good as he is," De Bretteville explained. "I just couldn't afford to get a technical education. I can hire one when I need it The milk bottle Idea came to De Bretteville when he was working on one of his mining properties in California. It .was the product of long nights "Just thinking things over," he said. Just as bis plan to make California a rice- growing state came out of "just think - SAN FRANCISCO MATRON AND HER MILK BOTTLE FUND TO BELGIAN AND FRENCH BABIES. yK x p & - v v. : y ah N - i ! $ hi.&Ff ft L r - ty ' w - r :di$ j 4;V; h -"v." vK J I tv l r A I ; f if fs K - 1 i ; in i" S ? . GUSTAV DG BRETTEVILLK. 1-!' K0 I ARCHITECTS TO AID I j - Oregon Chapter to Help Solve LJl s 1$-''' Housing Problem. iflr V 2Xir I "1 HELP PLEDGED MRS. A. B. SPRECKELS. ing about things." Although quite young yet, Mr. de Bretteville is credited with having "turned the trick" that changed California .from a rice import ing state to a rice exporting state. But de Bretteville and his milk bot tles are not the first charity and war relief work he has done. His methods are unusual at least, for, although he perforce has to give some time to his family's social affairs in California, he put on the gloves and boxed Kid McCoy for a charity performance once and drew the biggest gate for a society function of this kind, and the dollars literally rolled In. Bra. Sprecltela War Work Y a rice. Mr. de Bretteville's sister, Mrs. Spreckels, has done a variety of war work since 1914, being intimately ac quainted with conditions in France and Italy, where she lived frequently dur ing her travels. She received in 1915 Pontiflcial blessing in the Pope's own handwriting for the work she had done, and by spending some of her own money in arranging benefits and working out ideas has drawn hun dreds of thousands of dollars into the war relief funds. Mrs. Spreckels has tecently been elected to honorary lif membership in the San Francisco Indoor Yacht Club, which holds for its cardinal prin ciple "devotion to the greatest of all work charity.'' The Commission for Aid Civil and Military in Belgium and France has many branches of work in hands, in cluding, besides the milk-bottle cam paign, medical and surgical attention tor sick and wounded; precaution against illness and epidemic; private help for refugees and the saving of valuable objects of art and furniture. The San Francisco headquarters ar 306 Post street and at 1230 Market street. The money raised is divided equally In France and Belgium. The money collected in Portland is to be accounted for to Thomas B. Neuhau- Ben, representative of the State Council of National Defense. "The beauty of our plan is that there is no solicitation; it is all voluntary and 100 perfect efficient, becauso Mrs. Spreckels sister insists on paying the Initial expense of starting the funds by placing the bottles.- This expense is paid out of the wedding present," said Mr. de Bretteville. UNCLE IS LOCATED HERE MARINE, KILLED I?f BATTLE, OSCE RESIDENT OF PORTLAND. - William McColm Enlisted Soon After Outbreak of War, and Has) Rela tives In Thia Vicinity. An item in The Oregonian yester day morning announcing the death of William J. McColm, formerly of Port land, in action with the United States Marines on the French front on June 6 and giving the information that no relatives had been located, brought forth E. F. Bennett, of 1475 Sacramento street, the uncle of the boy and brother of Mrs. McColm. He called at the Western Union office early yesterday morning and claimed the telegram giv ing the news. The lad s mother, Mrs. Ella D. Mc Colm, died in this city about a year ago. William McColm, who was a n tlve of Nebraska, came to Portland with his mother about 15 years ago. After residing hers for about four years he enlisted in the United States Navy and served in that branch for three years. He then took up his resl dence in San Diego, Cal., where he spent the next eight years in the real estate business. At the outbreak of the war he came to Portland and en listed .vith the Marine Corps for the duration of the war. He went to France with the first contingent of American troops. Sergeant McColm is survived by a younger brother. Lou, who came to Portland from Berkeley, Cal , Friday anxious to hear word of his brother, who had not been heard from for about a month. The news of his death on the following morning came as a great shock to his r. latives here. Besides his brother. Lou, Mr. McJolm is sur vived by another brother and a sister, both of whom reside in Nebraska; sister now in Saskatchewan. Canada an uncle, J. M. Benne.:, and a cousin, Dr. John D. Nash, both of Oregon City, His brotner-in-law, a Canadian, was permanently disabled by a wound re ceived in action about a year ago on I the French front. BROTHER WHO HAVE STARTED TO NATION Committee is Named to Gather and . Present Information to Persons Asking for Advice Housing Matters. The Oregon . Chapter. American In stitute of Architects, has taken an ad vanced position solving the housing problems confronting Portland. In or der to do all it can to aid the Govern ment in the present stress, the local chapter has appointed a housing com mittee, and has pledged every possible assistance during the war. This committee is composed of Messrs. Alfred Smith, Folger Johnson and Kills F. Lawrence. This commit tee has been instructed to prepare and present all information at its disposal to the public and organizations asking for professional advice on housing mat ters. The resolutions adopted are as follows: Whereas. The solution of the housinR prob lem, as applied to the war workers, has been recognized by all the warring nations am a vital part of their war programme; and Whereas. The United States, appreciating the need of efficient and contented work men to speed up production of war sup plies and ships, has appropriated $110,000,- OOO for the purpose of building quarters for war workers: and Whereas, Statistics prove that Portland Is confronted with a serious shortage of de sirable quarters for workers In the ship yards and other war activities, thereby Jopardlsing the fulfillment of her duties to the Nation in this crisis: and Whereas. The Oregon CThapter of the American Institute of Architects is. from the experience of its members, keenly aware of the difficulties existing to solve this serious matter, in the way of increased building costs, in securing skilled labor and materials: and Whereas, The Oregon Chapter of the American Institute of Architects is desirous of doing all in its power to aid the Govern ment at thia critical time: therefore be it Resolved. That The Oregon Chapter of the American Institute of Architects here by offers Its services in an advisory capacity without cost, during the war. to all Portland organizations interested in the housing prob lem: and be it further Resolved, That the housing committee of the Oregon Chapter of the American Instl tute of Architects be hereby Instructed to gather and present any Information at its disDosal to the public and to any Portland organization asking for professional advice on housing matters. Should - actual maps, layouts and plana be needed at the minimum cost for the success of any approved housing venture, then the above committee la hereby Instructed to report back to the chapter, which will attempt to secure such maps, layouts and plans at net cost of production; and be it further Resolved, That this offer holds good to all other communities In the state of Oregon and to environs of Portland. For the Oregon Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. JOSEPH JACOBBERGER. President. ALFRED H. SMITH. Secretary. AL FARRER SHOOTS SELF Is Held Not Probable. Is Xot Meld Probable. After making careful disposition of his private affairs, Al Farrer. part owner of a gasoline filling station at 333 East Eleventh street, attempted to commit suicide at 7 o'clock yesterday morning by shooting himself.- He was removed by Motorcycle Officers Coul ter and Tully to St. Vincent's Hospital, where he was attended by City Physi cian Zelgler. . Little hope for his re covery is entertained. That Mr. Farrer deliberately planned to take his own life is tndicated by a will he had made bequeathing his in terest in the business to bis partner, O. Bray, and the writing of a check for 20 in favor of St. Vincent's Hos pital. Some love missives addressed to woman named "Lillian" also were found. . UNI0IMPACIFIC Moves City Office. The city ticket office of the Union Pacific system will move temporarily to the southwest corner of Third and Stark streets. Railway Exchange building, where patrons will be served as usual, commencing Monday, July 1. and continue until the new Union ticket office is opened about August 1. Adv. CARD OF THANKS. We wish to thank our many friends for their kindness and sympathy ex tended to us in our late bereavement in the loss of our wife and mother; also tor tne many beautiful floral offerings. r.. J. IVKAfc.MCK, PERRY TOMLINSON, Adv. JOHN R. TOMLINSON. CARD OF THANKS. ' W e wish to express our heartfelt gratitude and thanks to our many friends for the beautiful flowers, the Kind woras ot sympathy and the vari ous acts or vaiuaDie assistance ren dered during our recent bereavement caused by the illness and death of our Deiovea nusDana ana lamer. MRS. EDNA U SLOCUM Adv. . AND FAMILY. CITY OFFICIALS PROUD OF RECORD Present Administration Comes to End of Its First Year Well Satisfied With Results. MAYOR SOLVES PROBLEMS Department of Public Works Com pletely Reorganized and Central ized With? Reduction of Force by Commissioner Barbur. Faced with countless new problems dealing directly or indirectly with the prosecution of - the war. with no set precedents to follow, and confronted with the task of paying far more for labor, material and supplies, the present city administration has come to the end of Its first year In office with a war activity record not surpassed, in the opinion of the men at the City Hall, by any other municipality in the United States. Not only first In virtually every war drive, but first la the solving and band ling of difficult problems concerning the safety and health of the soldiers and sailors, is the recognition Portland Is receiving from officials in every section of the country. Mayor Baker had hardly time to open his desk in the Mayor's office on July 1. 1917, when he was confronted with problems along new lines and through out the first year of the administra tion he and his colleagues have con tinued to work out successfully new and complete situations resulting from the war. Ordinances 'Are Enforced. Upon taking the office of chief ex ecutive of the city Mayor Baker rec ognized the policy that a. law is a law until either repealed by the people or annulled by the courts, and has made a strenuous effort to enforce all ex isting ordinances without fear or favor. With principal attention of the ma jority of citizens focused on the great war. so has it been with Mayor Baker, whose chief accomplishments of bis first year as Mayor have been along the line of war activities- The organization of a committee to handle the Oregon boys' emergency fund was one of his first steps along this line. This fund was created through a staging of a series of enter tainments at the Auditorium, which netted approximately $12,000. The money was designed for the purpose of providing for the comfort and needs of the Oregon boys In the service, not pro vided for by the Government. Colonel May and Major Chaplain Ollbert. of the Third Oregon, were given a portion of this fund to expend in the interest of the boys of the regiment. Each unit of Oregon boys was likewise treated. Labor Troubles Adjusted. Whjn labor troubles threatened the shipbuilding industry in Portland Mayor Baker brought about an adjust ment of difficulties between employers and employes.. He also did much to bring some of the present existing shipbuilding in dustries to Portland. At a time when the officials of the Albina Machine & Engine works were considering an in vitlng offer from Tacoma. Mayor Baker secured the temporary vacation of cer tain streets, which javed this industry lor Portland. Early in his- administration. Mayor Baker began active co-operation with Government officials. In some in stances he did not await orders to take certain steps. In the case of the Women s Detention Home he took the inltative and established a home at Kelly Butte. Plans were made for Duiiaing Known as .The Cedars, near Troutdale, which Is now nearing com pletion, for the housing of women suf fering from social diseases. The de tention home plan has been adopted since by many other cities throughout the country as a means of safeguard lng health of soldiers . nd sailors. Hotel License Plan Effective. Later Mayor Baker, with his assocl ates, worked out the plan of licensing hotels as a means of anihllating social diseases. This plan was placed into operation shortly after the first of the year and Federal officials declare that it has done more to drive vice from the city of Portland than any measure yet adopted in the past. Early in his administration Mayor Baker took a firm hand in the exter mination of the I. W. W. members con gregatea in this city. Raids were made by the police and after, a few weeks of work under, direct super vision of the Mayor the I. W. W. members fled to other cities, and Port land has had little trouble from this element Only a few weeks before General Crowder announced his now famous 'fight-or-work" order Mayor Baker introduced an ordinance dealing with the habitual Idlers, and within a few days following its passage the streets were bereft of old-time idlers, who had scurried to work to avoid arrest. Auditorium No Burden, Although tire Auditorium has been requisitioned for use for patriotic ral lies and benefits. Mayor Baker has so managed this institution that these free functions have been held without becoming an added burden upon the taxpayers. Complete reorganization and cen tralization of effort has been accom plished by Commissioner Barbur, of the Department of Public Works. The force of this department has been de creased from 236 to 132. and. although the department has not been working on large contracts as in some of the past years, maintenance work is abun dant, and records show that with the decneased force the department is ac complishing virtually as much work as had been done by the larger force. All improvements not necessary are frowned upon for the period of the war by Mr. Barbur. On the other hand, he Is Insistent that all streets be kept in good repair, and has taken steps, which in some cases have proven successful, to force public utilities to keep track area in the city. In good repair. Paving Repairs Made. The municipal paving repair plant was established by Mr. Barbur and began operation recently. R. S. Dulin was placed in charge of the plant and considerable repair work has been' ac complished. The city charter does not allow the department to lay new pave ments, and no efforts thus far have been made to do . more than general repair work. Equipment of the fire department with motor engines to a large extent and also of the street cleaning d partment are accomplishments to the credit of Commissioner Bigelow, of the Department of Public Affairs. July 1, 1917, 92 horses were In the Ore depart ment. At the present time only 29 are In the service. Mr. Bigelow solved the. problem of "time off for the firemen by giving them one day off in lour and yet by readjustments, lessened the cost of operation of the fire bureau over previ ous years. War conditions and the need of men in war Industries have caused resigna tions by the score in the fire bureau during' the last 12 months. Fifty per cent of the original firemen on duty a year ago are out of the service and some new men are filling their places. The continual need of men to recruit the companies to proper strength has been a serious problem well handled by Commissioner Bfgelow. The number of horses in the street cleaning department has been reduced from 121 to 74 and by the addition of two pickup automobile wagons and two automobile flushers the man power in the department has been reduced from 187 to 133- Flre Bureau Efficient Efficiency in the fire 'bureau during the last 12 months Is shown In a com parison of the fire loss during the fiscal years of 1916-17 and 1917-18. The fire loss during the last six months of the fiscal year of 1918 totaled $140. 004.61 and during the first six months of 1917 were tl5s.435.47. or a total of $296,440.08. The losses for the last six months of the fiscal year of 1917 were $120,308.93 and during the first six months of 1918 were $89,679.21, or a total of $209,988.14. One of the first steps taken by City Commissioner Mann, in charge of the water bureau, was for the protection of the water system from alien enemies. This protection has been given during the last year at a cost of $45,000, which expenditure of money has insured an ample supply of pure water, as at no time has there been an Interruption of service and repeated tests of water in all storage basins has been made with gratifying results. Water Supply Conserved. Little money has been 'spent by Mr. Mann in the Bull Run Reserve, but by the partial construction of an impound ing dam it has become possible to in crease the storage of water in Bull Run Lake considerably and also has proved that the water in the lake can be controlled. For a time it was gen erally believed that tha waters in the lr.ke escaped by seepage but careful investigations prove to the contrary. At the headworks above Bull Run small power house has been construct ed, providing ample lighting facilities for ail buildings at that place, also lighting the canal above the screen house and the streets. A new screen house has been constructed at the headworks and the canal has been im proved in such a manner as to make it impossible for the screens or canal to become filled with gravel or debris In former times collected leaves, gravel and debris have often required the em ployment of 40 men to keep the canal open but with the new arrangements in vogue It is believed the regular gatemen will be able to do this work, Health Bureau Handle Problems. The health bureau, in Mr. Mann's de partment, under the direct supervision of Dr. George Parrlsh. city health offi cer, has accomplished wonderful results In handling new as well as old prob lems. More than 1200 girls and 300 men have been examined for social dis eases and many of the girls have been detained for treatment. In addition Dr. Parrish has been sue cessful in keeping contagion well in check. Although there have been 36 more cases of typhoid throughout the last year than in the year previous, there have been 333 less cases of scar let fever, 38 less cases of smallpox and 34 less cases of diphtheria. Fish Market Success. Establishment of a municipal fish market ranks foremost in the years accomplishments of City Commissioner Kellaher. The market has been operated without loss to the city, and at the same time has increased the consumption of fish tremendously. The schooner Pulitzer was secured from the Port of Portland and is now going on fishing expeditions, returning to port every eight days with a cargo of fresh sea fish, which are sold at low cost. Efforts have been made to close the market and a suit is now pending to test the legality of the operation of the market by the city. Commissioner Kellaher, In anticipation of ultimate success In this suit, is making prep arations to enlarge the market. Sale of refuse at the incinerator was begun by Commissioner Kellaher, bringing a revenue of $1339.64 during the first five months of 1918. This Is the first time since building the incinerator that the city has secured a revenue from Its operation. Other Bureaus Successf ully Operated. Other bureaus under supervision of various members of the commission have been successfully operated, de spite the extraordinary condtions of the labor market. The work of the Civil Service Board has increased, but the board through its actions during the past year has established a record for fearlessness Impartiality and efficiency. The legal business of the city has Increased, although the force working under City Attorney La Roche has been decreased. Among the most important cases handled by the City Attorney's office during the past 12 months has been the test suit of the 6-cent car fare, the defense of the legality of the municipal fish market and the prose cution of condemnation suits in con nection with the Marquam Gulch play ground. Gold Hill School Head Drafted. GOLD HILL,' Or., June 29. (Special.) Herbert H. Matthews, of Gold Hill, who has been principal of the Phoenix Columbia Beach Opens July 4 The finest pleasure spot around Portland. A wonderland for young and old. Pleasure features aplenty here. Swimming, DANCING PELZ and his wonderful orchestra. The finest MUSIC you've heard in many a day. SPECIAL Added Attraction Mammoth ROLLER-SKATING Rink, with beautiful maple floor. Splendid music. Plan your outing and celebration of July 4th at Columbia Beach. It will be the favorite place of thousands. CLOSED Today Sunday , We are getting everything ready for the Big Day July 4. You'll find Columbia Beach at its best and better than ever. War Time Save Work1 The O-Cedar Polish Mop carries war time efficiency into the home in the saving of time, in the saving of work and in the saving of money. To waste any of these is unpatriotic. First consider the as a saver of work. getting down on the hands and knees to dust, clean and polish the floor. It saves time by dusting, cleaning and polishing all at one and the same time. Ufa? By saving time and work it saves money. In addition the O-Cedar Polish Mop saves money because it will not wear out like bfooms do and in many homes it has practic ally replaced brooms. Prove it to your own satisfaction: the time the work the money the O-Cedar Polish Mop will save you. Prove it at our risk. Simply deposit the price wi th your dealer and get a Battleship O-Cedar Mop on trial. He will refund your money if the O-Cedar Polish Mop does not prove its own worth. Channell Chemical Co. Chicago-Toronto London schools the past three years, and en gaged as superintendent of the Gold Hill schools for the coming year, has been drafted into the Army. The draft has practically exhausted the regis- trants in class the county, due 1 in the north end of to the havy volunteer Economies . Time Money O-Cedar Polish Mop It saves the work of 'Polisn enlistment, and at the recent registra tion of the young men entering their 21st year only ten were registered from Gold Hill and Rogue River, and five of these were rejected for physical defects when they applied to enter the srvife. -. r v