TIIE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, NOVEMBER 9, 1919.
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Life of Famous Veteran Is
Inspiration to -All.
JAPAN'S ACCLAIM IS WARM
Last Voyage to Orient Recalled by
Friend; Children AYave Re
gretful Farewell.
HARDY'S DEATH
S WIDELY MOURNED
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BY WILLIAM T. PERKINS.
Little children have lost a friend,
but heaven has come nearer and death
has appeared only as a. messenger
that brings glad tidings ol higher
things.
The great pilot, the prow of whose
ship is the golden beam of the sun
set upon many waters, its sails the
billowy clouds that move in majesty
through the firmament, has called
from us forever William Howard
Hardy.
I loved that kindly veteran of many
voyages. To me, and to many an
other, he was fathor, brother, coun
sellor and truest friend. Merely to
be with him was an inspiration to
noble thoughts and high endeavor.
Have you gazed upon his patriarchal
features and wondered at his length
of years, despite the- Ftress of wind
and wave, the din and smoke of battle
end of far adventure? Let me tell
briefly of but one incident in the life
t him who has fallen asleep and you
will cease to wonder, for you will
know whence came his abundant
strength of body, and mind and souL
Japan Vinited Again.
In 1917 the people of Japan, who
had heard of him as the last of that
elf-reliant company which, more
than three score years before, had
come to their shores with the Amer
ican fleet under the command of Com
modore Perry, cent to him an af
fectionate invitation to revisit their
country, and, eager to set that land
egain, he determined to go. It wai
the evening of his departure. Many
f his comrades of the Grand Army
cf the Republic and of the United
Spanish war Veterans, together with
e group of friends, both American and
Japanese, had assembled at the Grand
Army of the Republic hall to do him
honor and to bid him Godspeed. Many
were the testimonials of love and af
fect ion.
When the time came to go, a pro
cession formed and he, waving aside
the proffered automobile, went on foot
to the station. Other friends had
gathered there, and tender moments
were spent in lingering farewells.
Vinally I drew him from the crowd
and went with him to his sleeping
car. Soon he disrobed and then, clad
in his simple gown of white, he knelt
in the quiet semi-darkness and com
muned long and in silence with his
maker. Wondering, I felt a presence
there; and I know that, far above, a
company of angels leaned from the
parapets of heaven and bent listening
ears to catch his message to his God.
The voyage was made. Clad in his
bluejacket s uniform, he stood proud
ly before emperor and empress, prince
and prelate. Children ran to strew
flowers in his path, and multitudes
paused to listen to his plea for peace
between nations, not only, but for
that greater peace which is now his
own.
Japan l.ovrd Captain Hardy.
The people of Japan would fain
have kept him, but though he loved
them as well as all mankind, he loved
be. t his own country, so he sailed for
home. Loving hands stretched forth
in farewell, and loving voices fol
lowed him over the waters long after
the shores of fair Nippon had faded
II om view.
The honor was mine of being the
first to greet him when he stepped
from the train and, as I put my arm
about him, all unconsciously I
breathed a prayer of thankfulness for
his safe return.
He had sailed his last voyage. For
him no more the sleeted rigging and
the icy deck; no more the sudden
Btorm, the stinging spray; no more the
call to arms, the fierce combat, the
righteous victory. Thenceforth for
him the golden memories of duty
done, the acclaim and the veneration
of his countrymen and of his friends
beyond the sea.
Call Bravely Answered.
Tet, after all, he did not rest, for
duty held him until that day when
there came to him the sound of a
mighty sea, and a glorious voice
echoed through all the house: "Where
is my servant?" And William Howard
Hardy, eager and unafraid, rose and
put on his uniform of blue and.
answering: "Here am I," put forth to
meet his pilot face to face.
Today, that part of him which was
mortal sleeps on the hillside. Winter
rains will fall softly there; Bummer
suns will shine with gentle ray; grass
will grow and flowers will bloom;
falling leaves will return to earth;
and ever the west wind, sweeping in
free and strong from the great waters
he loved so well, will sing a requiem
through the immemorial firs that
stand . like sentinels awaiting the
dawn.
Under the wide and starry sky.
Dig the crave and let me lie.,
Clad did I live and gladly die.
And I laid me down with a will.
This be the verse you save for me:
Here he lies where he loved to be:
Home is the sailor, heme from the sea.
And the hunter home from the hill.
GUAM B0YSG0T0 SCHOOL
Five Are Being educated by Gov
ernment to Be Teachers.
STILLWATER, Okla.. Nov. 8.
"Twenty-three days from San Fran
Cisco; seven days from Manila; eix
days from Japan."
This is virtually the only method
the majority of the natives of Guam,
an island in the South Pacific, have
for locating their home, according to
Glenn Briggs, a resident of Guam
who arrived here recently with five
boys from the little island to attend
Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechani
call college.
The youths" expenses are being paid
by the American government, which
controls Guam and following their
four-year course here, the young men,
whose ages range from 16 to Id, will
return to the island as teachers.
CORDOVA SHOWS GAINS
I'opulation Believed to Have Grown
200 During Summer Season.
CORDOVA, Alaska. Oct. 4. (By
Mail.) Cordova believes its popula
tion was swelled during the summer
season just closed by at least zou per
sons. These figures were arrived at
from the steamship arrivals and de
partures, which showed that 153 more
passengers came to coraova tnan lert.
A population gain is believed to
have accrued also through passengers
coming from the westward of whom
no record la available.
- The American man of business
. quickly senses the real value in
"""-v s". 10 ribs to. Ihe1 inch instead of 8.
Men who seek tne Northern
woods for business or pleasure
will tell you of the real warmth
of Mayo 10 -rib knitting.
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Met by American Ingenuity
Dollar
PEOPLE should know howacute the underwear situation is:
Foreign countries are buying up great quantities of our
available supplies out-bidding American buyers.
Winter is almost at hand. Thermometers are being dusted
off down around the 32 mark. People have learned to heed the
Army Surgeon's advice: avoid influenza, grippe, common colds,
by keeping the body warm, by wearing warm underclothing, by
being prepared against sudden drops in temperature.
There are over 100 million people in the United States.
Thousands and thousands of them will be crowding around the
underwear counters demanding warm underwear.
In general prices will be high and high-priced underwear
scarce. Fortunately, American people are not given to knuck
ling under just because the problem is a stiff one. If they
have a need and the old way is out of their reach,
they look around for another way, and nine times out
of ten they find it.
Why 10-Rib knitting gives "
added warmth
High-priced underwear has always been .made
righ r . Much of it was always knit 10 Ribs to the Inch
that is important.
But before Mayo Underwear came most moderate
priced underwear was knit with only 8 ribs to the inch.
Mayo Underwear is knit with 10 Ribs to the Inch. It
is the only moderate priced underwear knit with 10 ribs
to the inch.
. Those 2 additional ribs in every inch of underwear
surface put more warmth, more elasticity and longer
life into every Mayo garment.
This putting of 10-rib knitting into moderate priced
Mayo is probably the Greatest- Forward Step in the
underwear industry in the last twenty-five years. It
is the direct result of a series of forward steps taken by
the Mayo Mills.
How 10-Rib knitting came
to moderate priced underwear
In 1895, we started . spinning the highest quality
mule-spun yarn produced in this country.
In 1911, we started knitting Mayo mule-spun yarn
into abetter garment proclaimed by the well-informed as the
best moderate priced garment produced tip to that time.
But great need existed for a warmer, popular priced under
wear. No maker had been able to knit 10 Ribs to the inch in
any but expensive grades.
In 1915, we solved the problem.
Ever since Mayo Underwear for Men and Boys has been
knit with 10 Ribs to the inch instead of 8.
10-rib knitting is closer knitting hence warmer knitting.
It is softer and more "fleecy" your boys raise no "kick or
howl" when time to go into Mayo Underwear comes around.
10-rib Mayo must fit better 2 extra ribs to the inch must
give great elasticity. And common sense will tell you that 10-rib
knitting must make Mayo wear longer.
And in 1918, popular demand forced us to open our second
big mill at Mt. Airy, N. C.
Other points
of Mayo money's worth
about
yarn.
Mayo
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8 Ribs to the Inch. Until Mayo
came moderate-priced underwear,
was knit in the 8-rib way.
10-rib knitting isn't the only point of extra value
underwear. jvaayo underwear is Knit trom Xviayo-spun
sleeves and legs are cut to fit the arms of men and boys not all straight
up-and-down. The seams are rip-proof. The arm holes are full-sized.
There is no binding at the elbows. All edges are laundry-proof.
Snug-fitting collars and shoulders, snug-fit cuffs and ankles. Full sized
eat and re-inforced crotch. Big strong pearl buttons, well sewed on.
Mayo special shoulder-gusset, giving fit and freedom to the shoulders.
In fact, Mayo Underwear is Well Thought Out and Well Made
Underwear at every point.
But the Big Point is this: 10-Rib warmth and Quality
at an 8-Rib Price. Those 2 Extra Ribs per inch are Extra
Reinforcements in your Dollar.
Just one word more: There is not nearly enough Mayo
Underwear to supply all America. Scarcity has forced the
Underwear Buying Season a full month ahead.
Then too, people know that Jack Frost is no respecter of
persons. Shivers will soon be the style for postponers. So if you
want 10-Rib Warmth, 10-Rib Quality and 10-Rib Wear at an
8-Rib Price, see the merchant who features Mayo while you can
still get your size. Better see him today. Too many people
realize Mayo money saving, to have present limited stocks of
Mayo last very long.
10 Ribs to the Inch. The Mayo
way. Closer knitting gives far
greater warmth and wear.
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This trade mark on each
garment assures you of
Mayo 10-Rib Quality,
Warmth and Wear.
Union Suits
Shirts
Drawers
FLEISCHNER, MAYER & CO.
Portland, Oregon
WINTER UNDERWEAR FOR MEN AND
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