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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 4, 1918)
11 'i n LOUIS SIMPSQfJ TO JIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII1IIII1III1IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIMIIIIIII1II1IIIIIIIIIIIII1III1IIIIIIIIII1IIIIIIII IU TALK BEFORE ELKS Grand Patriotic Rally Will Mark Opening Session of State Convention. 8to(taB a MIGHT PARADE IS FEATURE IrootmJ tfl ' THE; SUNDAY OREGONIAN. PORTLAND, AUGUST ,4, 1918. " " A proa cm tM Indications Point to Attendance ofl More Than U,000, Bcpresent lns Hundreds of Lodges on Pacific Coast. Louis J. Simpson, of Marshfleld. will be the principal speaker at a public I patriotic rally, to Da held in the Public Auditorium Monday. August IS. one of the features of the first annual conven tion of the Oregon State Elks- Association. The convention, which Is expected to bring; more than 10.000 Elks and their families to Portland, will be in session three days. Trips to points of interest near Portland and various forms of en tertainment have "been arranged by a committee of Portland Lodge No. 142, word has been received from all the lodges in Oregon that large delega tions will be in attendance and the majority of cities will send bands with tnelr delegations. Seattle Elks to Attead. foeattle lodge of Elks will send Its Tand and a delegation of members, and ancouver lodge will be represented by a large crowd of "Bills" In the patriotic parade on Tuesday. Aucust Z Uniformed reception committees will meet all incoming trains on Monday morning, the opening day of the con vention. The entire morning has been reserved for registration of delegates ana members or their families. In the afternoon the visitors will be ' taken over the Columbia River Highway and on Monday night a patriotic rally will be held In the Auditorium. This will be the only feature of the convention open to the public. On Tuesday morning. August 27, the ursi session or the convention will open when Mayor George L. Baker will welcome the visitors to- Portland President W. & Kennedy, of the asso ciation, win preside. Patriotic Parade FVatare, At the invitation of members of the Vancouver. Wash., lodge, the visitors win travel to Vancouver on Tuesday afternoon, where they will Inspect the ranionmeni. Darracks and spruce cut tip mill, in operation. A review of S000 troops on the parade grounds has been arranged by Colonel Van Way. The patriotic parade, in which more than 6000 men will march, will be staged 'on Tuesday evening. Every delegation will carry service flags and banners, and each city will have a band in ine line or march. The final session of the conve win oe held on Wednesday mo When the officers for the ensuin win be elected and the delegates will rnoose tne convention city for 1919. The Oaks amusement park has been chartered by the committee for the aft ernoon and evening of the closing day, and none. but members of the order and their families will be admitted to the park. ' " SIMPLEX 3 " 14 Step in and see our special demonstration of the It is a wonderful labor-saving appliance that has solved the ironing problem for thou sands of women. It can do. the same for you. The SIMPLEX does beau tiful ironing at a total cost of 2 to 4c for an average family ironing. It does in .a short hour what ordinarily re quires a half day of tedious labor. It is worth a special trip to see the SIMPLEX. At the same time don't fail to inspect our complete line of washing machines, vacuum cleaners and other labor-saver for housewives.' Buy on eaty terms, if desired. . See our model laundry in full operation Bring some soiled clothes with you ?B J- C.English Co. 148 Fifth St Bet Morrison & Alder. BLACHLY-SEAVEYS RALLY Descendants of Two Oregon Pioneers Hold Reunion Near Eugene. EUGEXE. Or.. Aug. . (Special.) The fifth annual reunion of the de scendants of Eben Blachly and Alex ander Seavey was held on the old Sea vey donation claim on the McKensle Itiver six miles from Eugene last Bun day. About SO persona, manay of them descendants of these Lane County pio neers, were present. The Seaveys now own approximately 00 acres of land near the old home stead. The members of the Alexander Sea ey family present were: Jess 8eavey, of Corvallls; William Seavey. of Don. lia: John Seavey, of Springfield; James reavey. or the old home place; Tom "y. or me McKensle River district. ana Jirs. u. wasson, or Co burg. Anothe - mwio uusnneu, was no present. Airs. rellle Blachly, of Spokane, ' "-. was tne only uiachljt In at tendance. A basket dinner was served and i programme given by younger members vi ui oeavey iamny. YOUTH WOUNDED IN BATTLE carloads.' and D'Anious. 25 cars. A few cars of assorted varieties will be har vested. The total pear tonnage last year did not exceed 60 cars. The association this season will pack under refrigeration all of Its Bartlett crop and ship- direct to eastern lis tributing points. J. Milln Falls While Fighting for World Democracy. Mrs. J. II. Barln. 18S Porter street receives a letter Wednesday, asserting mai nernepnew, A. J. Mil In. had been wounded and is In a hospital in Scot land. The letter also said that on ac count of his wounds, he will be given an honorable discharge from the Army and will return to America. Mrs. Barln has not heard any news of the whereabouts of her nephew for some time. He was in Scotland at the lime the united States declared war and enlisted there with the Gordon Highlanders. Mr. Ullln Is a former Portland boy and left here over two years ago for J-.urope. He is a nephew of A. J. ililln. vi AjDior, ur. MAZAMAS TO CLIMB HOOD Outing Will Be Featured by Dinner at Government Camp. The Mazamas will leave Portland Sat urday afternoon, going by automobile to Mount Hood, where they will make the ascent of the mountain from the south side. Dinner will be served at Government Camp. The ascent of the mountain will start Sunday morning. An hour will be spent at the summit, where lunch will be served. The party will return to Government Camp for dinner. Anyone interested In making the climb Is asked to register at the Maxama clubrooms. 213 North western Bank building, by Thursday noon, August 8. PEAR . CROP IS PROMISING Hood River Growers Expect Largest Yield In History. IIOOD RIVER. Or.. Aug. . (Spe cial.) With prospects for one of the largest crops ever harvested local fruit sales officials expect to break pre vious records In the sales of Hood TUver pears. Air. alcCullagh estimates ae local crop as follows; BarUctU, SO HOOD FLAGSTAFF TO RISE Large Cedar. Found . on Mountain Base, to Support Old Glory. HOOD RIVER. Or.. Aug. . (Spe claL) J. F. Candee and George Hanne- raan. Upper Valley ranchers, arrived here recently with a cedar tree which will be erected as a standard for Hood River County's American flag. The pole will be stationed on the -Court house lawn. Mr. Candee and Mr. Hanneman' found the cedar far up on "the base of Mount Hood. PORTLAND MAST ISVESTi ICE GAUGE AND WEIGHT COMPUTER. Ysf." ' v.. . . : 1 Lew Wallace Go 1b a A new tee calculator has been Invented by Lew Wallace Going, of Portland. With this little com puter, which is about the sixe of an ordinary envelope, Mr. Going maintains that the exact weight of a block of Ice may be computed before It is put into the refriger ator and the iceman paid accordS lngly. By simply taking the length, width and depth of the Ice block and placing- the figures on the calculator the weight Is automatically computed. Mr. Going Is also the Inventor of the A. B. C. and Simplex gaug ing systems, by "which the con tents of barrels may be computed without weighing. Neighbors of Mr. Going in the Irvlngton district discovered on different occasions they were not ' 'getting the full weight of ice they paid for. but since check ing up the Iceman with this little computer they have no more com-' plaint. Mr. Going lives at 271 East Sixteenth street North. He is a graduate in electrical engineer ing of Oregon Agricultural Col lege and has taken post-graduate Stanford University. G RATIFYING, indeed, was the volume of business during; our July sale, just ended. We are grateful for the .largely increased patronage. extende'd to us by hundreds of customers, old and new. We had wished to deserve it through our offerings of hundreds of pieces of good furniture at deep reductions from normal prices. The response is sure evidence of the appreciation of the people for such opportunity. In order to meet the tremendous demand which still continues, we will begin on Monday Morning, August Fifth a sale yet greater than the one just closed. We have made incisive reductions covering a greater range of furni ture. We have also reduced some of our most staple lines in order that all who wish may share in this sale. We invite you to come; you can save money by buying furniture here now. The Lowest Prices and Most Liberal Terms of Credit Hundreds of Odd Suites i .. :, . Ill RppH nnrl RppH FJhpr Pieces Deeply . Reduced $70 Reed Settee in frosted flJETQ Ht! Bedroom Furniture and Single Pieces Incisive Reductions $232.25 Mahogany and Cane Bed room Suite $176.75 $60.00 Solid Mah'g'ny Chiffonier $44.50 $67.50 Solid Mahogany Dresser. .$51.25 $55.00 Brass Bed; three-quarter size, special $39.75 $41.25 Brass Bed; three-quarter ' size, special , $32.50 $125.00 Ivory Enamel Dresser and Dressing Table $91.50 $75.00 Birdseye Maple Dresser. .$46.25 $100.00 Birdseye Maple Dresser. .$74.85 $110.00 Birdseye Maple Chiffonier, special $82.50 $210.00 Birdseye Maple Dresser and Chiffonier $157.35 $240.00 Birdseye Maple Colonial Dresser and Chiffonier.' $180.00 $50.00 Mahogany Chiffonier. . . .$33.85 $95.00 Mahogany Chiffonier $69.85 $45.00 Quartered Oak Chiffonier..$33.85 $167.50 Quartered Oak Chiffonier . and Dresser ......$125.35 $105.00 Quartered Oak Chiffonier and Dresser .' $79.75 $75.00 Birdseye Wardrobe with French plate mirror in door. .$55.00 $7.50 Mahogany Bedroom Rocker $5.50 $42.00 Oak Napoleon Bed $33.85 $55.00 Tuna Mah'g'ny Chiffonier $33.00 Baby Carriages and Sulkies Reduced $8.50 Collapsible Sulkies $ 6.55 $9.00 Collapsible Sulkies $ 6.95 $19.00 Reed Folding Sulkies with top, for $14.85 $29.75 Collapsible Sulkies with reed hood '.$21.75 $38.00 Reed Baby Carriages .$31.75 $47.50 Reed Baby Carriage with wood panels :. $33.25 Furniture for the Dining Room $285.35 REDUCED FROM NORMAL PRICE $382 Quartered Oak Dining Suite of 10 pieces in Jacobean fumed finish. A beautiful suite .$330 Mahogany Dining-Room Suite of 4 pieces. A beau- dZOACl tif ul massive suite tDxOe I O $495 Mahogany William and Mary Dining Suite of 10 pieces. Shown today in our Wash- QA C( ington-street window DO 4 U.UU brown; cretonne upholstered $22 Chair to match $23 Rocker to match , Exchange Dep't Bargains In this department we show many stand ard makes of rebuilt Wood, Coal, and Gas Ranges, ready for service. You can buy any of these at one-half original cost, or less. Shown in the basement salesroom. Handsome Pieces . for the Living Room, Hall, Library, Den, Office Wonderfully Reduced $45.00 Quartered Oak Combination Case for . . .$33.50 $65.00 Walnut Book Case .$48.75 $75.00 Mahogany Combination Book Case for : ..... $37.50 $100.00 Quartered Oak Directors' Table T. $75.00 $95.00 Quartered Oak Office Table for only $69.75 $14.00 Birdseye Maple Stand $ 8.50 $25.00 Quartered Oak Library Ta ble, special at. $15.00 $35.00 Quartered Oak Chair. :. . .$24.25 $19.50 Solid Mahogany Reception Chair for . . . $12.50 $25.00 Solid Mahogany Reception Chair for $18.50 $50.00 Solid Mahogany Settee ... $29.50 $35.00 Solid Mahogany Window Seat for ...... . . $25.00 $80.00 Mahogany Chair or Rock er; velour upholstered $57.50 $80.00 Fireside Chair; velvet up holstered $60.00 $47.50 Jacobean Oak Arm Chair; denim upholstered ........ . .$35.00 $21.00 Quartered Oak Hall Tree end Mirror ....$16.25 $17.50 Quartered Oak Hall Tree ; and Mirror .$13.75 $13.00 Tuna Mahogany Rocker.. $ 8.75 $16.00 Tuna Mahogany Rocker. .$10.25 ...$16.65 ...$17.60 $25 Fiber Reed Rocker; tap,- J" 7 OK estry upholstered DJ- J OD $35 Fiber Reed Desk $23.50 $8.50 Fiber Reed Desk Chair $6.75 $43 Fiber Reed Desk $29.50 $25 Fiber Reed Arm Chair; OIO rft tanestrv uoholstered tDXOetJU $35 Fiber Reed Arm Chair; tapestry upholstered . . $30 Fiber Jleed Tea Wagon. $55 Willow Chaise Longue; upholstered S24.75 ..$19.75 $42.35 A Rug Sale!. $55 Axminster Rugs $43 0 We offer a limited number of Bigelow Electra, Superior, and other makes of 9x12 Axminster Rugs this week at this splendid reduction from their regular price. This is a bargain you should not overlook. Bargains in Ranges $85.00 Cole's High-Oven Range. .$62.50 $60.00 Stewart Gas Range $45.00 $97.50 Garland Malleable Range; 6-hole, for $85.00 $155.00 Garland Combination Range for $127.50 Curtains, Cretonnes NEW CROSS-BAR VOILES Very dainty; two ' sizes of bars. Shown in beige, cream, and white 36 inches wide. A good value. Yard 350 NET AND MARQUISETTE CURTAINS Odd pairs, which include some of the best patterns in our stock. HALF PRICE. CRETONNES 39-Regular 45c to 60c Cretonnes 'in short lengths, up to 10 yards. A good variety of patterns from which to select. KIRSCH ' FLAT RODS Don't overlook these in hanging your curtains. Made to ' fit any window; non-rusting and sagless. Priced as low as 350 Henry Jenning &Sons - JENNING'S - Washington at Fifth Tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiu7: Berea College Pastor Now Visiting in Portland. Father Was Fonodrr and Organiser of Free Methodist Church. . R1 BV. BENSON HOWARD ROBERTS, pastor of the Church for Berea College, at Berea, Ky., Is In Portland nd being- entertained with his wife at the home of their old friends, Rev. Alexander and Mrs. Beers. Dr. Roberts the sen of Rev. B. T. Roberts, the founder and organizer of the Free Methodist 'Church. Dr. Roberta will preach in the First Free Methodist - Church, corner East lnth and Mill streets, this morning. and both Dr; and Mrs. Roberts will speak in the evening. This is tneir iarst visit to tne coast. nd they express themselves as being delighted with the Western country In general and with Portland In partic ular. . workat ARMY HOSPITAL WILL RISE Salvation Army to Evsct Convales cent Home la France. Major Sophia Harris, matron of the Salvation Army Rescue Home of this city. Is in receipt of a letter from Paris asserting that the Salvation Army is preparing to open a home for conval escents., where American soldiers dis charged from the hospital may find clean and comfortable quarters at min imum prices. - The communication also says that according to recent advices, the Salva tion Army In Germany and Austria has been wiped out of existence by order of the Kaiser. terday to prevent Interference with construction work at a point about six miles north of Eugene. The prairie road between the two points is open and In good condition. Detour signs will be placed at either end of the sec tion of the road which has been closed. SEVEN NURSES SIGN UP Hood River Registration Already Exceeds County's Quota. HOOD RIVER, Or., Aug. 8. (Spe cial.) Although, the 'campaign contin ues. Hood River County, with a quota cf five, has already signed up seven young women for the United States Nurses' Reserve. Registration of young women is being made through 'the woman's committee of the- County Council of Defense. "We are expecting that some of the counties of the state may not' reach their quota," says. Mrs. Charles Fuller, of the Defense Council, "and we are endeavoring to enlist as great a num ber as possible here, in order that the state's full quota of 300 may be reached." EPIDEMIC IS OVERCOME Health, Conditions at Camp Are Exceptionally Good. Lewis Pacific Highway Is Closed. EUGENE. Or.. Aug. 8. (Special.) The Pacific Highway between Eugene and Junction City has been ordered closed for 30 days. This order was made . by Uls Lane .County court yes- CAMP LEWIS, Tacoma. Wash., A' g. S. The weekly health report. Issued today for the week ending Thursday at midnight, shows that, with 29,887 men in camp, there were but 51 cases of Ill ness in the whole week with no deaths. Influenza continues to claim a num ber, according to the report, which shows that there were 18 new cases during the week. The epidemic has been thoroughly overcome, however, and the new cases are among men who are not accustomed to the cool nights after coming from . states where the heat of the day continues-far Into the night. Endeavorers Will Encamp at - Jennings Lodge. Speakers Selected From Army Best Trained .Workers. of State. AMP MULTNOMAH," the Chris tian Endeavor training station. which will be held at Jennings Lodge from August 15 to August 19, inclusive, will bring before the young people of this county all phases of the Christian Endeavor movement. The- speakers have been selected from among the best trained workers of the state. Miss Edna Whipple, president of the Oregon Endeavor Union, will deliver the keynote address and conduct even ing "watch" services. . The leader of the song service will be Harold Humbert, secretary of the Oregon Sunday School Union. Bible study classes will be conducted each morning ' under Rev. Harold Griff is. Besides officers of the union who will conduct the conferences, other leaders will be J. W. Palmer, T. M. C, A. secretary from the front, and Miss Gladys Miller, director of the pageant. Delegates will take their own bed ding and live "camp style." HOP ACREAGE DECREASED Women and Children Pickers Will Be Paid 50 Cents a Box. RICKREALL, Or., Aug. S. (Spe cial.) The Polk County hop industry, which at one time was the greatest in the county, will have another harvest again this year, although the hop acreage is the smallest for years, Wigan, Richardson & Co., operating the Wlgrich ranch, near Independence, announce that a fair crop is antici pated " and that picking is to start about September 6. The Wigrich ranch is the. largest remaining hop ranch in Polk. County. All yards, which total 375 acres, will be harvested by women and children and the price for picking will be 60 cents a box, it is announced, Read The Oregonian classified ads.' PERUNA Gave Relief If ? 4 ' 5S- . fj3 Writes Mr. M. VanBnm. Engineer, G. Rapids. R. & 1 Ry.. 17 Highland SU Grand Mich. Entirely Free" from Catarrh of the Stomach "Peruna has positively done for me what many doctors railed to do. I have been time and again compelled to take to my bed for days.- The first bottle of Peruna gave relief and .while I always een it In the house for emerg encies, I consider myself entirely free from catarrh of the stomach, the trouble from which I suf fered for so long before taking this remedy." Liquid or Tablet Form Pold Everywhere Ak Your Dealer J GRTSH COLUMBIA. Right in the heart of a true vacation coun try Hundreds of nature's beauty spots mountain, land and sea right at hand. ; Wonderful scenery Magnificent auto drives. Only two-day motor run from Portland. r No trouble about cross ing boundary. Send today for free Road Map, Tourist Literature and "Where to Go" folder. J. R. DAVISON, City Publicity Commissioner. Board of Trade Bldg. Vancouver, Canada ' ' 1 mBBsi CH 102.2