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THE SUXDAT OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, JUNE 8, 1919.
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VMKELEBKe
(land June 10 In time to participate in
e annual nose re&uvai mere.
Stops will be made at Chico, Red-
K and Granada, in California. At
Medford, Or., where the equadron will
divide. The first section will make
stops at Corvallis and Lebanon, while
the second will visit Rosebiir&, Eugene
and Salem. '
The following men will participate:
Colonel Henry L. Watson, commanding
officer; First Lieutenants James S.
Krull, Frank D. Hackett, Earl Keublg
and William Bevan; Second Lieutenants
Charles W. Schwartz. William MoR.
Beck and J. II. Fetters: Sergeants
Thomas Stromyer, John MHkowski and
Charles A. Lajotte.
Alumni -and Students Honor
President Penrose.
QUARTER
ORATORICAL CONTEST HELD
Annual Commencement Festivities
in Walla Walla Attended by
Many Visitors.
WHITMAN COLLEGE. Walla Walla,
"ash., June 7. (Special.) The quarter-centennial
celebration. ir honor of
President Penrose started Friday aft
ernoon ivith the registering- of alumni
and delegates at Memorial building".
Professor Eells has opened an exhibit
which ho himself prepared which, by
means of charts, shows the growth of
tlie college from the academy stage
down to the present. The period
charted in this way includes the last
5 years, from 1894 to 1911.
Exhibits of war trophies taken by
Whitman men in France also hold a
prominent place in the exhibition room.
Helmets, &a.s masks, shells, bombs and
German insignia are the chief i tents
of interest.
The final speeches in the John Brin-
liif? freshmen extemporaneous speaking
contest were held this afternoon in the
college chapel, but the decision of the
judges will not be announced until the
commencement ceremony on Tuesday,
June 10. Those who participated are
JUary Venney, Walla Walla; Muriel
Morris, Walla Walla; Myrtle Mathies,
Pomeroy; Ruth Gilmore, Dayton; Har
per Joy, Walla Walla; Clement and
.Nathaniel Penrose, and Harold McGa
hey, all of Walla Walla. The prizes
are $15 for first place and $10 for sec
ond place.
The final rounds in the elimination
play for the Baker cup were played off
this afternoon. Jn the semi-finals this
morning Elwyn Webster, 22, of Spo
kane defeated both Leonard Garver,
last year's title holder, and Marion
Marquis, respectively.
Tonight a reception was given at the
residence of John Langdon. The lawn
was decorated with beautiful Japanese
lanterns and the inside with roses. The
recfeption was for all the guests,
alumni and friends of the college in
Walla Walla. Immediately after this
event, which was informal, the annual
junior promenade was given in the
gym iiasium.
Many prominent alumni have arrived
In town, among whom are Captain John
Lyman, for two years in France, Ernest
Schmidt of Seattle, Gus Meese, Thomas
Atavater and Paul Gaiser of Spokane.
BATTLESHIPS NOT BURDENS
FREE GIFT OF OLD FIGHTER TO
OKEGOX CONSIDERED.
ROBBERS LOOT IOWA BANK
Cash and Bonds Secured in 11a id on
Sioux City Suburb.
SIOUX CITY. Ia.. June 7. Four rob
bers held up the Leeds bank at Leeds,
a suburb of Sioux City, today, locked
the bank's cashier and clerks in a vault,
took 14000 in cash, $10,000 worth of
bonds deposited for safe keeping and
$12,000 worth of bonds held by the bank
and escaped in a waiting automobile.-
AUSTRIAN SPY MUST DIE
Captain Fnnck Sentenced to Death
by Paris Court-Martial.
PARIS, June 7. Captain Funcle of
the Austrian army has been tried and
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Stephen B. Y'. Penrose preRldmt
of Whitman college, Trtaone 27itfc
anniversary there ia celebrated.
sentenced to death as a spy by a se
cret court-martial here.
Captain Funck was in Paris before
the war began and remained in the
city throughout the hostilities, and it
was alleged that he made the enemy
acquainted with Information regarding
air raids and long-distance shelling of
Paris.
Representative McArthar Convinced
That Heavy Expenditure for Up
keep Is Unnecessary. -
OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, June 7. Plans for having the
battleship Oregon delivered to the state
of Oregon in a manner that will not
entail a heavy charge against the state
are receiving the attention of Repre
sentative McArthur.
Mr. McArthur is convinced that there
Is no necessity of an annual expenditure
of $20,000 for the upkeep of the shipt as
suggested by the navy department.
When Secretary of the Navy laniels
testified at the recent hearing of the
house naval affairs committee he sug
gested putting several battleships out
of commission, whereupon Representa
tive K. A. Britten, representative from
Illinois and a member of the committee.
Urged that the battleship be turned over
to the state after which it was named.
He said:
"1 am informed that the state of Ore
gon desires this ship for its historic
value and 1 am prepared to offer a res
olution in congress providing for the
transfer of the battleship to the state
of Oregon without expense to the people
of that state.
"The unprecedented journey of the
On.-g n around Cape Horn in time to
take part in the destruction of Admiral
(VreVa's fleet off the coast of Cuba is
still fresh in the memory of most of
us; and I can think of no more fitting
resting place for this former bulldog
of the navy for a couple of hundred
years to come than the wonderful har
bors of Oregon and its magnificent Co
lumbia river, capable of providing i
chorage for the entire American navy."
HIGHWAY WORK IS STARTED
Eugene Contractor Begins on Con
tract in Lane County.
EUGENE, Or., June 7. (Special.)
Guy Pyle of this city, who has the con
tract to pave the Pacific highway be
tween the Eugene city limits and Go
shen, has started his work. He has a
crew at work at Judkins' point, be
tween Eugene and Springfield, straight
ening a dangerous curve.
Mr. Pyle has started his rock crusher
at the old quarry at Springfield, and
wll soon begin work on the base of the
pavement on the highway.
Mr. Pyle also has a contract to pave
University street in Eugene and will
start that work next week.
BAN ON IMMIGRATION AIM
Kills Restricting Entrance of Aliens
Introduced in Senate.
"WASHINGTON", June 7. Bills pro
hibitlng immigration for five years and
placing more riRia restrictions upon
aliens entering this country were in
troduced yesterday in the senate.
One measure by Senator King, demo
crat, of Utah, would exclude alien
anarchists and others who believe in
the overthrow of governments through
force, and others by Senators Sterling,
republican, of South Dakota, would
amend the present citizenship laws so
as to denaturalize aliens who obtain
citizenship througrh fraud, or who as
sist others to do so.
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Walter Taylor Sumner. Such was the
glad news bishop Sumner phoned to
many of his friends yesterday morning
and afternoon. Elizabeth Ann is the
first child and her arrival Friday even.
ins at 11:30 o'clock is the cause of
much joy at Bishopcroft. She will be
calledfor her two grandmothers.
Three Small Fires Occur.
The parsonage of St. David's Episco
pal church, 140 East Twelfth street,
was the scene of a small blaze yester
day. The fire started on the roof from
sparks. The loss was small. The home
of L. F. Roberts, 461 Bidwell street.
also was damaged by a roof fire yes
terday. A ciragette which someone had
dropped in a crack between thep lank
on the steel bridpe started a small blaze
last night, but firemen extinguished it
before much damage resulted.
Band Girls Tour to Dallas.
Vhe Sheridan girls' band left today for
Dallas, Or., where they will give con
certs this afternoon and evening. They
also expect to give short concerts in
various small towns near Dallas.
Annual Junior-Senior Iicnic Held.
SHERIDAN. Or., June 7. (Special.)
The annual junior-senior picnic held
each year under th eauspices of the
junior class of the high school was held
last evennig on the banks of Graves
lake, near here.
Klizabctli Ann Sumner Arrives.
Miss Elizabeth Ann Sumner arrived
Friday evening to make an indefinite
stay with her parents. Bishop and Mrs,
CUBAN 'MIDDY' GRADUATES
Son of Formfr Island Cabinet om
cer Gets Annapolis Diploma.
WASHINGTON, June 7. Ensign Car-
ios Aurelio Hevia, son of Colonel Au
relio Hevia, former secretary of war
and navy in the Cuban cabinet, is the
first Cuban to graduate from the
United States naval academy.
He was handed his diploma at the
graduating exercises yesterday by his
father, who was accorded this unusual
privilege by Secretary Daniels.
"BATTLE WITH BUGS" WON
Men Who Risked Life to Save Amer
icans From Fever Lauded.
PHILADELPHIA, June 7 A com
pany of soldiers who faced death in a
'battle of the bugs" to save the Amer
ican army in France from trench fever
was lauded today by Surgeon-General
Merritt VV. Ireland at the Jefferson
Medical college 94th commencement.
The degree of doctor of laws was
conferred upon General Ireland and
Vice-Admiral Gleaves.
"The unsung heroes," the surgeon
general explained, submitted them
selves a volunteers for experiments
with disease-bearing cooties to deter
mine the cause of trench fever. The
men eurvived the experiments.
Surgeon-General Ireland said:
"As a result of the experiments we
learned that trench fever is transmitted
by the bite of this insect. This led to
the elaborate delousing plants."
200 GIRLS TO CAROL JOY
Singers to Waken Portland Folk To
day for Festival Week. .
Two hundred girls caroling songs of
thanksgiving and peace will usher in
Victory Rose Festival week thi3 morn
ing at 7:30 o clock.
On a dozen or more auto trucks mem
bers of the Victory chorus will travel
about the resident districts of the city.
Stops will be made before all homes in
whose windows are displayed service
flags. At 9:30 o'clock all tho trucks will
gather in Laurelhurst Park for a com
munity sing.
The Victory chorus is composed of
200 girls employed in Portland busi
ness houses. Many of its members are
department-store girls, and about 50
of them are residents of the Martha
Washington. The chorus was organized
by Mrs. Norman Christie, special girls
worker for the war camp community
service, and has been trained by Mrs.
Jane Burns Albert.
Among the songs which will be sung
are "The Battle Hymn of the Repub
lic." "The Little Star in the Window."
the official Victory Rose Festival song,
and the national anthem.
QUARTETTE AIDS FESTIVAL
War Camp Community Service Be
hind Latest Attraction.
Under auspices of the War Camp
Community service a male quartette
has been formed to assist with Victory
Rose Festival entertainment. Members
of the quartette are Eddie Forrest, first
tenor; Don Smith, second tenor; Greg
Menth, bass, and C. E. Clark, basso.
The quartette will form the nucleous
of the soldiers chorus organized by
members of the American Legion which
is being trained by Francis Russell,
song leader for the regular army. On
Thursday in the military parade this
chorus will sing. On Friday In the
floral parade the War Camp Commun
ity service quartette will also appear.
Plans for the elaborate concert to be
given service men and their friends
Thursday evening In the city auditor
ium are practically completed. Tickets
are now being distributed at Liberty
temple, each service man being en
titled to three. The official programme
for the concert will be published Mon
day. Portland musicians who have volun
teered their services for this concert
will meet tomorrow evening in the
First Unitarian church, Broadway and
Yamhill street, for the final rehearsal.
The chorus numbers several hundred
of the finest voices in the city.
dred votes short of passage. The latter
to 887.
Returns are complete or official from
all counties but louirlas. Grant. Lake
adn Harney, and are near enough com
plete from those counties to make any
change in the final result impossible.
BOND MEASURE DEFEATED
Late Returns Show Authorization
Act Is Voted Down.
Belated election returns received yes
terday served to make more definite
the defeat of the amendment giving
constitutional authority to Issue recon
struction bonds. This amendment in
the former totals was only a few hun-
Who Knows Charles A. Bellinger?
Information about Charles A. Bel
linger of the Canadian army is desired
by his sister, Mrs. Robert Gilman of
Pendleton. Sometime ago Mrs. Gilman
received word her brother was in a
Canadian hospital but the address of
the hospital had been torn away so
that the information which might hava
led to further facts was gone. Any
persons knowing of his whereabouts
are requested to write Mrs. Gilman at
300 Willow street, Pendleton.
Motorship Oregon Delays Trip.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 7. The Port
land built motorship Oregon, which
was to have cleared this week for
Pago Pago, Apia, Batavia and other
South sea ports, will not leave until
June 16. it was announced here. She
is owned by the Gulf Mail Steamship
company.
It will be the Oregon's first trans
oceanic voyage.
GIRL RESCUEDFROIVI RIVER
Dock Employe Saves Life of Elma
Xeimi at Aberdeen.
ABERDEEN", Wash.. June 7. (Spe
cial.) Elma Neimi, 12-year-old daugh
ter of Mrs. M. Neimi, 108 South E. street,
was saved from drowning this morning
when Fred Fisher, of the city dock
garage, hearing the cries of the girl,
left his work and jumped into the river
after her. "
The Neimi girl was playing with a
"boat at the foot of the city dock when
Fhe fell into the river, being carried
out into the stream by the current.
PLANES READY FOR TRIP
3'iplit Machines to Bring 1 1 Avi-
. ators to Portland Festival.
MATHER FIELD, SACRAMENTO,
Cal.. June 7. Eleven officers and en
listed men will leave here early to-
itwrrow ona flight o Portland. Or..
in eight army airplanes. The equad
ron is one of the largest that has ever
been used on a long distance flight
the west. The aviators have, arranged
their schedule to land them in Port-
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FEATURE IN TRAINED WILD ANBIAL CIRCUS.
COME TO THE WEDDING
The Victory Rose Festival association announces the marriage of
a young and popularly-known daughter and son of the City of Roses on
Saturday evening, June 14. The couple will be married in the lion's den
on the Lane o' Laughter just as you see it above. This is your invita
tion to attend the ceremony.
The Brightest Spot in a City of Wonderful Brilliancy
South Park Blocks
Jefferson to Mill Streets
Supremely magnif
icent places of
amusement, pre
senting every phase
of entertainment.
A fairyland of en
chantment, a place
whe,re the grind of
the work-day can be
forgotten, where a
colorful' hour of pleasure waits to. refreshen
the tired human. The one exposition that sets
the pace in this era of competitive, captivating
climaxes.
Starts Monday Night
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