THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, TORTLAXD. DECEMBER 22, 1918. OREGON FAR BEHIND AS DRIVE NEftRS END pninill!llliniill!llllllllllllll!ll!llllll!lllll!!!lllllilM OPEN EVENINGS FROM NOW UNTIL CHRISTMAS So That You and Your Family May Call Together and Hear the Wonderful Mi 'Hit Only Five Counties in State Exceed Last Year's Total. mm !n&iilrivii'i.!i. 8 IV ! u : i .i. 'If' 7 K ..- I SOLDIERS RALLY TO CAUSE raracle of Trucks and Street-Corner Meeting Help to Swell Port , land's Membership. fOontlmiea From First Pae united support of the American people to relieve it. - "Believing all loyal .A -rU take dollar memberships this Christ mas, the war council has canceled the war fund drive previously scheduled for Spring. Upon the success of your et fort this week depends whether your chapter must again go to the people before next Christmas. The success of the rollcall clearly depends upon reaching every adult with the request to Join, as no loyal American will refuse. Reports thus far indicate a comparatively small enrollment in Ore gon. Nevertheless we are confident that you can and will get 100 per cent." Five Conntlea Over Top. Reports which have come to State Manager Witham's office show that only five of the 31 Red Cuoss chap ters in the state have exceeded last year's total membership. Every county is expected to at least equal their 1917 marks If the rollcall is to be a success. Hood River last night reported a membership of 2000. 103 in excess of last year. Union County has far ex ceeded her best previous record of 5681 by enrolling 8000. Wasco County was the first In the tate to beat last year's figrures, reporting 6314. compared with 6701. Clackamas County has 9000 memberships, 140 more than last year. Judge Lowell has reported Umatilla County 100 per cent, estimating 10.000 by Monday, compared with 9538 last year. Western Washington County has en rolled 1200, with the Fairview. Watts and Fernhill districts 100 per cent, ac cording to Judge Lowell's report.' East ern Washington County has 2600 mem bers, more than last year. Sherman County has 1250 members. Guard Will Sweep City. Harney County's total is 960, Astoria E213 and Pilot Rock, with a population of only 1600, including children, has reported 786 members. There will be far from any slacken ing in the campaign pace in Portland today, for Red Cross headquarters at Liberty Temple will be open as usual, and the forces of the Multnomah Guard will be marshalled to sweep the city in a mighty effort to reach the 100 per cent rollcall mark on the last, day but one of the campaign. Orders have been issued by Colonel Campbell for the guardsmen to assemble at the Armory at 8 o'clock this morning. Officers met there last night to receive instruc- tions and Red Cross ammunition. Eighty stalwart men in their service uniforms of olive drab and 20 canteen women this morning will carry the roll call campaigni into some 60 Portland churches. The force will mobilize at Liberty Temple at 9:30 this morning, where they will be given their supplies and assignments by Mrs. A. R. Innes, assistant city manager. Members of the squadron will be taken in auto mobiles to the churches where they will be given the place of honor on the morning service programmes. Red Cross Activities Told. "The Red Cross is the greatest or ganization in the world today." This is the statement made by Mrs. Edmond C. Giltner. prominent Port land woman, who left Oregon last May for Red Cross service in Paris, in a letter under date of November 26, re ceived yesterday by City Manager Reed. "I am wondering if you will have the Red Cross heart and dollar drive in December as we had .last year," Mra Giltner wrote. "How I would love to be in Portland to help and tell some thing of the great work of the Red Cross as I see it daily here. It is the grandest organization in the world to day, and America can well be proud of what has been done for suffering hu r manity through its channels. "I cannot believe that any man or woman who has had any part in the work of the war at home or over here will ever bo content to go back to the self-centered, useless' pursuits of pleas ure when work of this kind is no longer necessary. TrnekB Carry Mercy Mesnagre. "We have all gained so much more than we have given and we have learned lessons of patience and self denial that will change our views of life. The things that were once so im portant become trivial in the face of all that we have suffered and survived in this war." Trucks in the highways transport review last night carried Red Cross posters, the parade serving as a pre lude to the street corner rallies staged in the downtown section in the inter ests of the follcall push. A number of the vehicles were pressed into serv ice to transport speakers from corner to corner. Prominent organizations of the city conducted the rallies, furnish ing their own programmes. O. C. Bortzmeyer, auditor for the city campaign, yesterday put on a second Red Cross button, because, he said, he had found one a little larger than his first. He confessed to holding three memberships. City Manager Reed con fidentially admitted that he had the . same number and had a feeling that he was going to take more. State Manager Coman holds the rec ord, it Is believed. "I just walked from For Christmas You can't beat fine Jewelry for practical and lasting gifts. Come and review the hundreds of sug gestions for holiday giving. You can shop here in comfort and with the assurance your money will go further. The merchandise is the very best the market produces. DIAMONDS are my apedalty. your money back If not ae eqaal of any diamond bought here can be dupli cated elsewhere for less. WATCHES dainty wrlat watrhei for the -woman In mJ the popular shape, f.I to $5GO. For meo all the popular mnkes Howard. Hamilton. Walt ham. Klgin and the thin model Swiaa. CONVENIENT TERMS Without Extra Charge LARGEST DIA-MO.M) bUALER IN OREGON. 334 Washington St. Opposite Owl Drnar Co. Liberty Temple- to the Gasco building." he explained to a canteen worker, "and I was stopped three tims and forced to pay three dollars before I got there. They're damned good workers!" One hundred soldiers of the Spruce Division, assigned to special duty by Brigadier-General Dlsque'. yesterday assisted in gathering the harvest of Red Cross dollars in the downtown dis trict. Few were the procrastinators who got by the uniformed hustlers. Co-operating with the soldiers were woman members of the Red Cross can teen service. ' under the command of Mrs. Ferdinand? E. Reed, chairman. "Where's your button?" was their watchword, and only those who could display the mercy emblem wera allowed to pass. .. Soldiers Boost Bend Campaign. BEND. Or., Dec. 21. (Special.) Returned soldiers and sailors today donned their uniforms and scoured the town for memberships to the Red Cross. Bend has - been lagging in the cam paign, and up to today only '$800. had been, turned in. Several of the dis tricts within the city and all of the rural districts in Jefferson and Des chutes counties are yet to be heard from. suits. The total membership In Clarke county will not be known until some time next week. Hood River Machinist' Dies. HOOD RIVER, Or, Dec. 21. (Spe cial.) Jacob Merle, a machinist and local garage man. died today of aro plexy. He was stricken at hia shop. and, although not thought to be seri ously ill. he expired within three hours. Mr. Merle formerly worked at Albany, urn came west irom new lort Ohio Needs Physician;. COLUMBUS. O.. Dec. 21. Appeal to Secretary of War Newton D. Baker for the release at once of at least 200 Ohio physicians from the Army to aid in combatting the influenza epidemic in the rural sections was made in a telegram sent today by the Ohio State Medical Association. Soi'ora e,H' Mil k; . "i . m Urn tmtit i ib ;! m iiu "Delightfully Different and Musically the Most Perfect Talking Machine in All the World" There is one talking machine which is chosen when heard in critical comparison. It won the highest score for tone quality at the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco in 1915. It is the Sonora A critical comparison of all phonographs invari ably results in favor of the Sonora because it is fundamentally correct and is the result of eight years of experience in the art of talking machine construction. The Sonora is not a new make of talking machine, but is one of the old standard makes, which has been tried and not found lacking. It has not been foisted on the markets during the last few months to take advantage of the unusual con ditions caused by the Government curtailing the output of talking machines by the older companies in order that their factories might be devoted to supply aircraft for war purposes. QUALITY, NOT QUANTITY, is the policy upon which the Sonora is manufac tured, marketed and offered to you for your con sideration. The Sonora claims your recognition of its superiority on the three essentials of a musical instrument tone quality, cabinet con struction and finish and mechanical construction. TONE QUALITY Sonora tone quality is recognized and conceded to be, among those who are familiar with talking machines, the most perfect in all the world. Sonora tone is not slight and questionable but is immediately and convincingly evident. CABINETS Sonora cabinets are delightfully different their beauty is found in delicate curves and soft bulges. In the Sonora the highest art of the wood worker has been applied. Wood of the finest grain is molded into cabinets of exclusive design and surprising beauty. MOTOR Sonora motors are the supreme motors of the phonograph world. They are of Swiss design, manufactured in America, are absolutely noiseless and will play nearly twice as many records with one winding as any other make. In certain models of the Sonora the motor will run as long as 45 minutes with one winding. A written guarantee accompanies each Sonora instrument. UNIVERSALITY Sonora instruments are designed to . play, all makes of records perfectly without the use of additional devices of any kind. Sonora was the first instrument on the market to play all makes of records. It has passed the experimental stage, as the present system of playing all makes of records is the result of seven years experimenting and is now the most simple and perfect device of its kind. PRIDE OF POSSESSION accompanies the Sonora because of the knowledge that it truly represents an ideal the finest that money can buy. There are 14 different styles of the Sonora, at prices from $60 to $1000, and may be purchased on convenient terms if desired. We Invite Your Inspection Exclusive Representatives for This Territory BUSH & LANE PIANO CO. BROADWAY AT ALDER, BUSH & LANE BUILDING SPOKANE MYSTERY PUZZLE Officers Mention Another Woman in Kemp! Murder Case. SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. 21. (Special.) Another woman began today to figure in police investigation of the mystery shrouding the death by strychnine pois oning of Miss Rosa Kempt, last bun day. Chief of Detectives Burns gave oat the new. 'woman version. It is alleged she was infatuated with William De laney, held at the City Jail on a bad check charge. She is said to have fre quently visited Miss Kempf. The officials have not yet made a murder charge against any one said to be connected with the affair, and it probably will be Monday before they announce their conclusions. GERMAN TRAVEL CURBED Permits Required in American Area of Occupation. AMERICAN ARMY OF OCCUPATION. Friday. Dec. 20. (By the Associated Press.) Beginning today only passen gers who are able to show permits will be allowed to travel on railways in the American area of occupation. The turning over of German rolling stock to the allies in accordance with the armis tice has caused a car shortage, making it necessary to reduce passenger train service on various routes. In some districts the car shortage amounts to 50 per cent of normal. Cattle Bring Top Prices. BEND. Or., Dec 21. Special. ) Th top notch price for cattle in Lake County was reached today when W. D. Robinett, of Summer Lake, sold 33 head of beef stock to W. G. Moss, of jaKeview, at 10 cents a pound, with !Il!!lli!lli!!l!Iililllll!illillllll!II!!lli!II!I!ll!iI!!liII!ll!II!ISIli!!!!!!i!li;il!!nS!lllIlllllI!l! delivery at a railroad point not spe cified.. The deal was closed In Bend. New Destroyers Launched. NEWPORT NEWS, Va.. Dec. 21. Two destroyers, the Semmes and the Satter lee, were launched today at the yards .if the Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company. The Semmes was named for Admiral Raphael Semmes, commander of the Alabama, famous as a Confederate cruiser, and the Satterlee for Captain Cbarles Satterlee, of the U. S. S. Tampa, who perished with hia crew in 'Bristol Channel some months ago. mens gift shop Vancouver Signs 180 0 Members. VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec 21. (Spe cial.) The membership of the Red Cross in Vancouver tonight is around 1800, though all reports have not yet been tabulated and will not be known until Monday. 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ABENDR0TH 146 BROADWAY Bet. Alder and Morrison E yj 1 K " " ; - -; - - -- . Vfi paw In His New Success Special! Another Majestic Scoop! First pictures of the greatest and most im pressive sight in all history the surren der of Ger many's fleet to the British. A Burglar for a Night In which Kerrigan takes the part of a young fight ing American, who plays the limit to win. How he played, and what he won, and the pep he puts into x the game makes this a real Kerrigan picture one of his best. W7 Elfil! l . -5 VJ K11 PLAYING NOW Programme of Concert on Our Today at 12:30 Overture. "Jlirttia" Flotow. Siamese Patrol Links. Gondolier Nevln. Selection "Leave It to Jane" Jerome Kern. Ernest H. Hunt Organist niiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiir: