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TUB SUNDAY" QfcEGON'iAJf, PfHlTXAP, DECE3IBER 21, 1910.
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General Shakes Hands With
5000 at F?ecepion.
WOUNDED ARE GREETED
Ceneral Ij Photographed In Pose
With Disabled ergeant Tank
Hero Is Congratulated.
CHICAGO, Dec. 20. General John
J. Pershing paid his first visit since
the war to Chicago today. Hundreds
of thousands greeted or tried to greet
him.
Tonight General Pershing was the
gue.st of honor at a banquet where
he and Major-Oeneral Leonard Wood,
commander of the central department
of the array, spoke.
At a public reception at the Art in
stitute this afternoon he shook hands
with morq thaii 5000 persons while
-'i.uuu more besieged uoors in a vain
effort to meet him.
The reception followed a parade
through the loop that was turned into
a triumphal procession by' the hun
dreds of thousands who had gathered
to cheer him.' Picked battalions from
three Illiriois militia regiments fur
nished tho escort of honor.
Legion Hears Addrea.
General ' Pershing spoke to 3000
American Legion veterans earlier.
Tomorrow he will visit Fort Sheri
dan in the morning, spend the after
noon with his brother and other rela
tives and in the evening address a
mass meetings
The general's party will leave Mon
day for St. Louis where he will be
joined by his sister and Warren Per
shing, his son. Tuesday the party
will visit Lacled?, Mo., the little
village where the general was born
and in which' his boyhood was spent.
Wednesday he will proceed to Lin
coln, Neb., to remain over Christmas
with relatives. The itinerary of his
inspection tour of army posts includes:
January 18, Vancouver Barracks,
Portland, Or. '
January 19, Camp Lewis. Tacoma,
Wash.; Fort Lawton, Seattle.
HfMirtns Welcome Given.
General Pershing arrived this morn
ing for a ifwo-day visit. He was met
at the stat Ann by Major-General Wood,
commander'-of the central department
of the army", and his staff.
The comnaauder was given a roar
ing welcome ty the former overseas
fighters, members of Chicago's Amer
ican legion posits.
"There Is aitrest throughout the
country, as is avlways the case after
a war," General) Pershing said In a
ehort address.- lt is time for us as
democracy to realiz- thn-t we are
gua'iS'ians of our '.future. The Amer
ican legion will' ' 'stand' up against
these revolutionary ideas being
preachod now. Yon not only will op
pose them morally,. 'hut physically, too,
if necessary."
As the general 'left the hall he
passed down a lane- of wounded men
from Fort Sheridan hospital. Many
were on ' crutches. " The general
stopped, shook hands with every man
jnd questioned them closely regard
ing their service, wrtinds and their
progress toward recwiry.
Commander Foira Wit Wounded.
Scrgi'im t Walter , paxtially
paralyzed and carried to the meeting
in the arms of a husky comrade, at
tracted the general's attention when
a friend shouted the information that
Dukes, seated in a wheel chair, was
to be married tonight. -
"Where is your wound chevron?"
Pershing asked, catching sight of the
sergeant's undecorated arm. "If I
had a wound chevron," he continued,
"I would walk about carrying my arm
out at right angles for everybody to
see."
Asked by photographers to pose
for a picture, the general placed his
arm around Dukes' and supported him
while they posed.
Another wounded veteran yolun
teered the information .that he had
served in the tank corps. Pershing
grasped again the hand he had Just
dropped, shook i warmly, and saldi
"I can't tell you' how much I ap-
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M, SICHEL DIES, USED S3
POItTXAXD MERCHAST FOB 19
YEARS ILL. SHORT TIME.
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Veteran Business 3Ian pf City Was
Born in Bavaria-and Came tq
Amerjci In Early Youth.
iL Sichel, for many years on of
the chief figures In Portland busi
ness life, and a resident of the city
since 1877, died yesterday 'morning
at his home 721 Johnson street, fol
lowing a Tarlef illness.: ' "
He was 60 years- of age and .' had
spent the greater part of his life In
and about Portland. For the past 19
or 20 years he was one of the city's
successful merchants.
Mr. Sichel was born' In Bavaria in
1859. He came tq the United States
when only a boy, reaching Portland
by way of San Francisco in 1877. His
first mercantile experience here was
gained in the store of his uncle,
Soloman Hirsch. From 1S81 to 1898
he conducted a mercantile business
in Prinevillel During that time he
continued to make his residence .in
Portland the greater part of the time.
He first established himself . in
business in Portland in 1909, opening
a store at Fifth and Washington
streets. The present store at 321
Washington street has been estab
lished about ten ypars.
Mr. Sichel is survived by his widow.
Mrs. Gjssie A. Sichel, and son, H. H.
! Sichel. lie also leaves two brothers.
Emanuel Sicbel and Isaiah Sichel of
this city.
Funeral services will be held from
the residence tomorrpw morning at
10 o'clock.
The late M. Sichel.
predate the bravery and gallantry
of you brave fellows who served In
the tank corps. Your work was wonderful."
A. M. LA FQLLETTE S 73
Birthday Anniversary of Marion
County Senator Celebrated.
SALEM, Or., Dec. 20. (Special )
Senator A. M. LaFollette. known, as
the "Peach King" of Marlon county,
last night celebrated the eeyenty
third anniversary of his birth at a
family reunion held at his home here.
Present at the reunion besides Mr.
LaFollette were hig four sons, Joseph
of Marlon county, Clyde of Wheat
land, Polk' county; Charles and Perr
of Cornelius and their families.
Senator LaFollette came to Marlon
county when i7 years old and has re
sided here continuously since. He has
served five terms in the state legis
lature, three in the house and two In
the senate. '
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SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. 20. In order
that Spokane people may get a taste
of the choice of apples grown here,
and -which usually are shipped to
eastern markets, a local growers'
union today announced Its intention
of opening its stock of apples near
here for direct sale to the public. It
is to be sold at prices of 11.60 to $3.69
a box.
About 226 cars of the union's crop
has been senf to eastern markets.
About 25 cars more are to be placed
on the local market.
Aberdeen Office Safe Thrilled.
ABERDEEN. Wash., Dec. 20. (Spe
cial.) An attempt at safe ' breaking
was frustrated in the nick of time,
it Is believed, by the police, when
employes of the Aberdeen Fuel com
pany discovered this morning that
eight holes had been drilled in the
of flee ' safe. The holes apparently
had been drilled by an amateur, but
had been . so placed that If 'they had
been fired the entire face of the safe
Would have been blown off.
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