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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (July 21, 1918)
16 TOE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN", rOTTTT.AXD, JULY 21, 1913. MR SCHWAB LAUDS NORTHWEST YARDS Director-General Pleads for Hearty Co-operation in War Against Huns. SHIPS ARE GREATEST NEED Visitor Passes Busy Day on Grays Harbor Inspecting Plants and Addressisng Hundreds of ... ' Nation's Workers. ' ABERDEEN", Wash., July 20. (Spe cial.) GrayB Harbor and Charles M. Schwab, director-general of the Emer gency Fleet Corporation, joined recent ly In a friendship that will long en dure. Mr. Schwab completely capti vated the people of this city with his warm smile, " genial handshake and speeches. v Mr. Schwab spoke four times during his stay here of less than 20 hours. He talked to the workers at both ship yards, addressed a banquet gathering and upon one occasion left the hotel to talk to a crowd that had assembled. ."While I am a rich man, I do not feel the sense of possession. My great est pride is in the accomplishment of things that will benefit my fellow man. Wealth Is Side luue. "Money is only a mark of success. While I have wealth, fine homes, coun try estates, autos and yachts, nothing counts so much as the joy of knowing you have done a useful duty in life. "I disagree with the statement and disavow my reputed ability to handle great problems. I am not of those who believe in the sanctity of great men, such as masters of finance or of cap tains of industry. My greatest boast is that I am a plain, every-day Ameri can citizen, proud of the title, and will ing to do my duty by my country and fellow man. "My greatest aim is to make a suc cess of the shipbuilding programme. I have paid no attention to the great Bethlehem steel works for several weeks, and would be willing to sacri fice it entirely in order to win success as head of the shipbuilding programme and thereby win the war." Mr. Schwab said that his visit to the Pacific Coast had opened his eyes to the wonders being accomplished here In the shipbuilding programme. Mr. Smidlak, Cincinnati banker, said that any report regarding the success ful shipbuilding work on the Pacific Coast could not be too optimistic to suit him. Speaking of the work of the Emer gency Fleet Corporation, Mr. Schwab said that in two months he had let contracts for 1500.000,000 worth of ships and would have expended double that sum had materials been available. I'aciflc Coast Landed. He said that recently he received a telegram that the great Hog Island plant would launch its first ship Au gust 1, and that thereafter one steel ship of 9000 tons, would be lminched daily. Mr. Schwab predicted that the United States would build 10,000.000 tons of ships during the coming year as against 3,000,000 tons, the greatest production In 'any one year by Great Britain. Reports that the wooden building program would be abandoned, Mr. Schwab said, were erroneous. The wooden shipyard, he declared, will be kept busy with many additional con tracts. He spoke of the war as more serious than most people realized. "Win It we must," he said. "We cannot stop short of victory. The old flag has never waged an unjust war. It has never been defeated and never will be." Mr. Smidlak spoke of the necessity of capital and labor working together. He praised Pacific Coast shipbuilding. Saving, he declared, is one of the great needs of the Nation at the pres ent time. The man who saves a dol lar a week would have $8000 in 40 years, he said. The war, he said, necessitated saving In order that the bills might be paid. . DOUBLE FUNERAL IS HELD Vernon Forbes and Ralph Poindex- ter Buried at Bend. BEND, Or., July 20. (Special.) O. C. Callan, of Portland, represented the Oregon Legislature at the funeral of Vernon A. Forbes, buried today with Ralph V. Poindexter. The funeral was held at the Bend Amateur Athletic Club, the services be ing conducted by the Elks Lodge of The Dalles. Jay H. Upton, of Prine ville, spoke briefly, followed by Rev. W. C. Stewart, of the Methodist Church. The eulogy was spoken by Judge Butler, of The Dalles. Besides his widow and. little son, Vernon, Jr., Mr. Forbes is survived by his father and mother, and a sister. Miss Gail Forbes. Mr. Poindexter is survived by his widow, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Perry Poindexter, of Prtneville, three sisters and two brothers. INDIAN PONIES ARE SHOT White Lessees of Reservation Lands May Lose Contracts. YAKIMA. Wash., July 20. (Special.) After a tour of investigation through the Yakima reservation. L. V. Mc Whorter, a warm champion of the rights of the Indians, yesterday de clared he had proof that white lessees of Indian lands had been shooting In dian ponies that invaded their fields. Mr. McWhorter declared the whites had protected their crops with shot guns instead of fences. He threatened to bring the matter to the attention of the Indian depart ment and ask cancellation of the leases of offenders. MASS MEETING IS CALLED Irvlngton Red Cross Auxiliary to Ex tend Its Work. The Irvlngton Red Cross Auxiliary has called a mass meeting of all Irving ton district residents for Wednesday night at 8 o'clock, when ways and .means for extending Red Cross activi ties, with the Irvlngton Club as a medium, will be discussed. All residents of the district over 12 years of age are urged to attend the meeting. CHILDREN START FIRES Five Blazes . Due to Youngsters' Playing With Matches. Children playing with matches have started five fires in the past day. or two, according to Fire Marshal Gren fell. Robert Killian. aged 12. set fire to a pile of papers on the second floor of a building at 391 Second street late Thursday and ran away to watch the fire from the outside. The blaze was extinguished by the prompt arrival of firemen. The fire started 'Friday morning by Tommy Bairns, aged 5, 1621 Klrby street, was checked -by-the family be fore any damage was done.' Little damage resulted from a fire started in an old pile of trash at 321 Water street Friday by Harold Hoee and Ralph Lloyd. - A pile of excelsior in a shed at 207 East Sixth street was burning strongly Friday afternoon when firemen ar rived. It had been started by Lewis Kirchner, aged' 9, and Alvin and Olga Olson, aged 7 and 5, while playing store. Women of the neighborhood put out a fire in the rear of a mattress factory at 1450 East ' Davis street stared by Gilbert Smith. BETTER PAY EXPECTED TELEGRAPHERS . COSFIDEST WAGE LIFT SHORTLY. Increase of 15 to 30 Per Cent la Counted On aa Result of Recent Action of Concreu. - Wage Increases ranging from 15 to 30 per cent may be granted to all com mercial telegraph operators of the country when the Government takes over the lines, as it has been empowered to do by Congress. This, at least, is the expectation of the organized tele graph workers, as expressed in a letter received yesterday by James. R. Kelly, local organizer, from S. J. Konenkamp, president of the Commercial Telegraph ers' Union of America. . Mr. Konenkamp reports that he has just concluded conferences at Wash ington with Postmaster-General Burle son and. former Congressman Lewis, of Maryland, who is said to have been selected to serve as wire controller for the Government. Both men will ap prove wage increases, Mr. Konenkamp says, and Mr. Burleson holds that the advances should be from 15 to 30 per cent. Local officials of the Western Union Telegraph Company announced yester day that Newcomb Carlton, president of the corporation, and W. N. Fishbaugh. vice-presiaent, are en route to Portland from San Francisco. The visiting of ficials have been in the West since Congress passed the measure authoriz ing the taking over of their properties. The purpose of their visit to the Coast has not been disclosed. DISTILLERY PLANT FOUND Alleged Moonshiner and Outfit in Officers' Hands. BAKER, Or., July 20. (Special.) A complete moonshine distillery plant Is in the hands of Sheriff Anderson and District Attorney Levens as the result of a raid yesterday at Dark Canyon, on the Upper Burnt River, about 60 miles from here, and Cleve Ingram, al leged moonshiner, is under arrest. Two otners believed to have been engaged in illicit whisky manufacture with him escaped on the approach of the officers, but the latter believe they will soon be in custody. Over half a ton of cornmeal and other materials used by the distillers were seized by the officers, who be lieve the discovery of the still solves the mystery of the source of a lot of whisky peddled in Baker and vicinity. The moonshiners have been operating since early in May, it - is believed. Ingram and the others are said to have come to Oregon from Virginia. JUNCTION TO HONOR DEAD Ernest Paeschke Falls While Fight ing for World Democracy. EUGENE, Or., July 20. (Special.) Memorial services for Ernest Paeschke, who lost his life on the battle line in France, will be held at the River View Church at Junction City tomorrow morning at 9:30 o'clock. Friends will assemble at the church to pay tribute to a young man who made the supreme sacrince ior nis country. Mr. Paeschke was a son of Robert Paeschke, of Junction City, and was a member of Company F, 16th United States Infantry, at the time of his death. He enlisted in the service in May. 1917. , - Bend Youth Wins Commission. CAMP LEWIS, Tacoma, July 20. Sergeant Albert L. Zacharias, of the school for cooks and bakers, was com missioned a Second Lieutenant In the Quartermaster Corps of the National Army, according to a telegram received today from the War Department. Lieutenant Zacharias has his home in Bend. Ore. He is 'detailed for duty with a bakery company at the presidio. Cherry Yield Is Record. YAKIMA. Wash., July 20. (Special.) What is believed to be the record for Yakima cherry production this season is reported from the ranch of E. W. Brackett, who harvested 1400 pounds of fruit from one Lambert tree and sold it through the J. M. Perry Company, of this city, for J94. From 110 other trees Mr. Brackett harvested 10 tons of fruit. FIFTEEN HUNDRED CATHOLIC SOLDIERS ATTEND OPEN-AIR ' ; n o - ' A SECTION OF THE CROWD ASSEMBLED FOR SERVICES IN Our Greatest Gr af onola Get one now, Prices increase August 1st. Large shipments of these latest and best models just received. Our Special Offer You buy eighteen recordings of latest songs, . dances, bands,-or any other selections desired, and pay us $6.75 (after August 1st, $7.65) for them. We promptly de liver the records and either model as shown, without any further cash payment. Pay balance as most convenient. Terms as low as $2 a week, and the still smaller models only $1 a week. Sent on Free Trial. Telephone or write. Oregon Latest model, exactly as illustrated, : beautifully silent, most reliable motor. Famous bayonet joint tone amplifying arm. Latest tone control shutters, gradu ated dial, speed regulator, cluded and case plain but complete with eighteen recordings. Pay $6.75 for records, balance $2 a week, SOLDIERS AT MASS Fifteen Hundred Men at Van couver Barracks Attend. SERVICE IS IN OPEN AIR Breakfasts Are Served to Khaki Clad Boys Who Miss Itegulur Meal Because of Time of Church Service. Approximately 1500 soldiers stationed at Vancouver Barracks attended the open-air mass services conducted by the Knights ot Columbus In a grove of trees in the upper section of the can tonment last Sunday. Since draft con tingents began to arrive at Vancouver the Knights of Columbus building there has proved far too small to ac commodate the large numbers of Cath olics who are .now stationed there. Services were held at -7 and 9 A. M. The cathedral choir of Portland, com posed of about 30 men and" women, sang at the 9 o'clock mass, and Father Larriety, of Jonzaga College, Spokane, preached the sermon. As his text he took a line from a poem, '"I wish il were the boy my mother thinks I am." and many of the boys were moved to tears by his Impressive manner and words. Father Larriety is on his way to Seattle, where he will become a chaplain in the United States Navy. Father Powers regularly officiates at the Sunday services -at Vancouver. .' After mass each Sunday 500 break fasts are served the men who attend every essential feature in beautifullv finished- All till $60 has been paid. by women from Portland. Most of the people from Portland go by auto to the barracks. The. choir Is under the direction of Professor Goodrich. The Knights of Columbus building at Vancouver Barracks is popular with the men. An average of 1200 or 1600 letters are mailed at the building daily, according to a report of the secretary in charge. Moving pictures are dis played twice weekly and boxing and wrestling matches once weekly. Musi, cal entertainments are also held and there is some entertainment feature at the building every night in the week except Saturday. On Wednesday nights dances are held in the open air pa vilion built and maintained, by the Government for the use of troops in the upper- cantonment. WOMAN SOUGHT AT EUGENE Mrs. K. Scott Accused of Passing Two Worthless Checks. EUGENE, Or., July 20. (Special.) Sheriff D. A. Elkins, of Lane County, Is making an effort to .locate Mrs. E. Scott, who Is alleged to have procured funds on worthless checks. She se cured $62.50 from the Hampton store and $18.50 from the McMorran A Wash burne store. The checks were pre sented last Saturday, and on Monday each Arm received a letter from Mrs. Scott asserting that her funds had been mixed and requesting that the checks be held until Thursday. Mrs. Scott and her 17-year-old son left Eugene last Sunday morning. She was employed to do substitute work in , Attorney Travis' office while the regular stenographers enjoyed vaca tions. Mabton Doctor Gives Bail. YAKIMA. Wash.. July 20. (Special.) Dr. J. K. McCormack, Mabton physi cian who recently was charged with trying to evade draft registration, and later accused of practicing medicine without having registered his state li cense, gave $250 bond yesterday for his appearance for trial. MASS AT VANCOUVER BARRACKS EVERY SUNDAY MORNING. FRONT OF TH E KMGHTS OF COLIMBIS BUILDING LAST WEEK S IP il i t I jf It o This grand model complete with 18 re cordings and all accessories; pay $6.75 for the records, balance $2.50 a week till $85 is paid. Advance notice: We are how show ing a new superb sample of the new $115 Grafonola, ready for delivery Tuesday. Equipped with new motor, new motor plate and an automatic stop device which is amazingly sim ple and positively sure. Unquestion ably and at last the perfect automatic stop has been found. Descriptive lit erature upon request. The price of this new machine, G-2, will be $115, and the smaller model only $90. ALL SHOULD WRITE M. L. Kline Urges Business Men to Send Letters Abroad. LETTERS MOST WELCOME A. t. Itusscll, Former Resident of Portland, Xow in Royal Air Serv ice of British Expedition, Tells What Home News Means. M. L. Kline has started a movement among his business associates to make It a matter of regular business to write to their former employes who are now in the service oversea and in camps In this country. Mr. Kline recently re ceived a letter from one of his former employes. A. M. Russell, of the Royal Air Forces of the British Epeditionary Force, which tells how welcome letters from this side are. "Every one should write and send clippings from current newspapers, if possible, or entire newspapers," said Mr. Kline. "Just a few lines to the br.ys every week or 10 days will be a great help. "Don't wait for replies. They are re ceiving their letters, and their expres sions of delight certainly repay one many times for the effort. Sometimes the do not get these letters for several weeks. Then they get a number of them at one time, and anyone who has been away from home for a short or a long time knows what Joy there is in hearing from loved ones. To these boys who are away from home, abso lutely alone, with no relatives or close In the Piano frlenua. you can imagine what a letter !! mis to them. We have also been ending- each of our boys the addressee of thir old associates who are In the service, and in tnia way they can keep In touch with one another and learn of the, thin it a of Interest that each other are doinar and seelnc News from home is one of our mont important du ties to all of our boys who are fight l:ia for un." How thoroughly the letters are ap preciated la indicated In a letter Mr. Kline Just received from Mr. Russell. In part it La: anday Orecoataa Appreciated. Many thank for your letera of April R and May 8. You have no lda, how much X appreciate your letter, also The Sunday Ore soulan. which I am clad to say U arriving more regularly now. D urine the bl battles of March and April. In which we had our nhare, we received very little mall. It was the hottent time I'd had since I've been In France. I was In the battle of Arras during April. 1917. but It was nothing to what has been doing thin year. I have not had my leave as yet. and. what I more, I don't expect to get any until next Winter aa all leave la stopped. In my Job ! see a lot of the country, and I might tell you that there are American troops all over the place. They have been slow in coming, and' they have not come any too soon, either. They are a fine lot of boys just the sort me want. When I tell them thai ihrrv Is a war on. and that they will not go back before lftltu. they only laugh. Little do they know what they have to go throuch. Yes, this war Is going to last another Winter. You must forgive me for not writing you before this. I've oTten wanted to, and at night when I go to bed (?) I smoke my pipe and think of my friends In Portland and of the good time I had there, and won der If I thai! ever see them aagln. Just a little advice to you. or to anyone you know mho has loved ones out here In France, or likely to be sent overseas Don't Worry. Says Russell. There Is no need to worry. Being In France doe's not mean that they are in danger of being killed or wounded. I have been here nearly 17 months without stopping anything, and I know some w ho have been here since IB 14 so, why worry ? There are lots of things I would like to write about, but cannot do so. We have to make our letters short and sweet. I am feeling fit. and getting along all right. .It Is not so bad here now that It Is Hummer and good, dry weather, but the Winter Is cruel. Sura, we've got to go through another Winter, but we'll Just carry on. and smile, and do a lot of cussing and swearing It all helps to win the war. Mr. Russell's address Is: A. M. Russell, Fourth Reserve Lorry Park, 2R.143. Koyal Air Force, British E. F., France.. BROUGHERS IN PORTLAND Former White Temple Pastor and Son May Co to France. Dr. J. Whiteomb Brougher and his Bon. Rev. Russell Erouehtr, may both b In France before many months elapse Ir. Brougher, now or Lor Angeles but well known in Portland. where he formerly was pastor of the White Temple, has been invited by the Gov ernment to visit France and Italy on a lecture tour and expects to accept. The younger Brouirher is an Army chaplain. Since leaving Portland Dr. BrouKher has continued to make his Summer home at Gearhart and yesterday he was In Portland for a short time on his way to the coast. He was accompanied by his son. who has been commissioned a First Lieutenant and assigned for duty at Fort Stevens. This assignment, which places him near the rlrougher cottage at Gearhart. was a mere coin cidence, but came as an agreeable sur prise. It Is expected that later he will be assigned for duty overseas. Railroad Agent Promoted. J. H. Dundon, who has been chief of the secret service bureau of the Spo kane, Portland Seattle, has been ap pointed labor commissioner for the Fuget Round district of the railroad ad ministration by Director L. C. Gilman. Mr. Dundon has been instrumental by helping to solve the problem of fur nishing laborers for track work on the North Bank road by securing Mexicans for th work. In his new post he will l"olt after diverting laborers of this class to the ither railroads. Several slightly tised grands. A J1IS5 Chlckcring. as superbly perfect as the very latest, will take $S0i. The Chautauqua solo ist Kranlch & Bach grand, a $1250 urt model, .will take 1700 . A cunning Hallet & Davis tinv grand, well worth 1800. will take $465. A refinibhed Hard man grand. $400. 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Morrlnoa at Fourth Street RELEASES HARD TO GET MAKINK CORPS H1X1UITIX; OFFI. (Kits iiionii.t:n. Draft Board. Sold tn Ite Mow la Let ting IteglMraata Go for Serv ice In Marine Corps and Navy recruiting of. fleers of the city have been chafing a bit of late because of the difficulty ex perienced in persuading draft board to release registrants for entrance Into their branches of the military service. Lieutenant Harold 13. Potter "went to bat" yesterday when the Marine re cruiting office at Ktigene reported to him that Hoy 1 Wilkinson, just dis charged after four years' service with the Marines and presenting an immedi ate application for re-enlistment, was denied a release by the Kligens board. Lieutenant Potter is in charge of the Portland recruiting headquarters of the Marine Vrps. in the Panama, building. He desired Mr. ViIkinson"s service In the recruiting service for a time. When the situation was presented to Captain J. K. fullison. head of the selective service system in Oregon, the Captain called upon the Kugene board to grant the requested release. It was reported later that the board had ac cepted Captain Cullison's ruling, and that the matter had been amicably ad justed. LEGISLATOR IS FOR PEACE Itepubllcan Nominee Withdraws Be cause He Is Conscientious Objector. LA GRANDE. Or., July 20. (Special. 1 The resignation of Charles Albert Small, a prominent attorney and Re publican nominee for the office of County Representative, has been filed with the County Republican Central committee, and the reasons for the withdrawal Mated: "In order to be consistent. I cannot further seek the ofrice because I feel that a majority of my constituent would expect me to vote for certain measures to which 1 am conscientiously opposed." says the statement. Mr. Small sets out thst he Is a mem ber of the Friends Society an.l there fore a conscientious objector to prose cution of the war. He was elected to the last State Legislature lifter a hard triangular ficht and was unopposed at te last primary. The Republican Cen tral committee will act upon the resig nation next Monday. Unite Youth Summoned. YAKIMA, Wash.. July rV (Special.) Paul Cannon, a former Yakima boy now encaged in business in Butte. Mont., but registered here for the draft, has been ordered to report for service on July 24. his appeal for extension of time having been refused by the local hoard. The officials telegraphed to Mr. Cannon's father at Weiser. Idaho, and the latter aureed to go to Butte and close out his son's business. ICE All consumers overlooked by deliv eryman can purchase ice at factory; Eighteenth and Vaughn streets, day or night. Ice Delivery Co., and Liberty Coal & Ice Co.'s coupons accepted in lieu of cash. Ice Delivery Co.
