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15 CITY'S ODDFELLOWS RALLY -TOMORROW of public instruction, and instructors from the University of Oregon and Oregon Agricultural college were speakers at the local institute at tended by many teachers from nearby cities, town and communities, as weli as those of Albany. The institute was under the direction of Mrs. Ida M. Cummings, county superintendent. OUR GAT SAYS "A man, well attired, is well received in business or in social life" E AGAIN btate Superintendent Churchill's ubject was "Thrift Stamps and the Two-Mill Tax." Dr. V. S. Smith of Albany pave a talk on teeth hygriene. Lodge Members to Celebrate 101st Anniversary. Professor H. C. Seymour of the Ore- HOME Bon Agricultural college, leader o boys' and girls' club work in Oregon, ICE discussed that subject. Dr. K. D. Ressler of the Oregon Agricultural college, spoke on "The Two Mill Tax.'; W. A. Eastburn. chairman of the Al- M. C. GEORGE TO SPEAK Evening Programme at Auditorium to Include Community Singing and Police Drill. THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, rOETLA"D, . APRIL, 23, 1920 HER Cf '. Yf ?afe-scEaV rij PR The 101st anniversary of the or ganization of Oddfellowship in Amer ica will be celebrated in Portland to morrow. The public has been asked to join with the Oddfellows in a free entertainment and programme to morrow night at the municipal audi torium. The anniversary celebration is an annual affair of the Independent Order of Oddfellows and is one of the most important events every year participated in by the lodges and general public. Last year 7000 were in attendance, and the unusual suc cess of the entertainment last year is considered assurance of a large at tendance tomorrow evening. The programme at the auditorium will open at 7 o'clock with com munity singing under direction of Walter Jenkins, and at 8 o'clock, fol lowing a selection by the Oddfellows' 40-piece uniformed band, will occur the f lagpresentation by Canton Port- i land. No. 1, Patriarchs Militant. Pant Grand Master to Speak. lr. A. II. Johnson, deputy grand master, will be chairman for the eve ning, and the principal address will L be given by M. C. George, past grand t master, pu "Oddfellowship." Musical V numbers during the evening, in addi tion to thoFe by the Dana, will inciuae y a cornet duet by Thomas Stebbens I and C. a. Hapenny: a violin selection ft by Miss Helen Harper, assisted by t Miss Jean Harper, and a vocal solo by f Mrs. A. W. Claxon, accompanied by 1 Mrs. Edith Stiles Miller. Special fea j tures in connection with the pro It gramme will include a police drill by Star lodge No. 219 and Rebekah drill by a group of members of the local Rebekah lodges. The programme is planned to end about 10 o'clock, and the rest of the evening will be spent in dancing. On April 26. 1819, Oddfellowship was born in Baltimore. Md., with five charter memlfcrs. It has grown- from that small beginning to 2.250,000 mftmhprs. with chanters not only in X'fce, United States, but In European tltitrles, Canada, aiexico ana rtawan II ell. and now has 35,000 lodges. Mrmhrrshlp in Orearon 4O.OO0. Ii Orfcon there are 220 lodges with J m mbership of more than 21,000, die 64 encampments numbering more l 4uuu memDerB ana :ii iteoeKan Judges, with a combined membership jot more than 40,000. In Portland atone mere are in uuuui uuiaic iwsca, 14 Rebekah lodges, two encampments, two general relief committees, one canton and one patriarchs militant auxiliary. The Oddfellows' state home is also located in this city. It is a $60,000 structure at Thirty-second and Holgate streets. The celebration and entertainment Monday evening at the auditorium is t free to all and Is as much for the general public as for members of the 1 order, it is announced by the com mittee in charge. DELEGATES FOR C. W. RYAN Candidacy to Republican Xational Convention Ilccelves Support. VANCOUVER, Wash., April 24. (Special.) Delegates elected to the Washington state republican conven tion from Clarke, Cowlitz, Skamania and other southwestern Washington counties, are lining up to support the candidacy of C. W. Ryan for delegate to the national convention. Mr. Ryan was elected to the state legislature for two terms and both times led the republican ticket. At the special session of the legislature this year Mr. Ryan informally -an nounced his candidacy and at once began his campaign. He returned to- y from a trip throughout south western Washington and is assured the support of practically all of the delegates elected from these counties. Mr. Ryan is for Wood. CO-OP' STORE ORGANIZED NO FURTHER PAVKMEXT BIDS TO BE ACCEPTED. City Has Contracted for $3,000,- 00 0 Worth of Work This Year and Cannot Undertake More The improvement programme for the city of Portland for 1920 is closed No further hids will be accepted for Recording to City Commissioner iiar bur. The city has contracted for more than $3,000,000 worth of improvement work this year and this construction work will demand the attention of the entire engineering force of the city. To take additional work would re quire additional men. The city being low in funds, cannot employ more men, hence it was decided not to ac cept further bids this year. Improvements on which plans will not be prepared until next fall or winter, for work next year, include the following: Wabash avenue from the north line of Lombard street to the south line of Baldwin street, and Russet street from the west line of Wabash street to the west line of lot 6, block 2, Went's subdivision of lot 10. Sixty-sixth street Southeast from the south line of Foster road to the north line of Fiftieth avenue South east. East Seventeenth street from the north line of Lambert avenue to the north line of Southmoreland. East Thirty-sixth street from the south line of Holgate street to the eouth line of Seachrest. East Flanders street from the east line of East Fifty-eighth street to the west line of East Sixtieth street. East Twenty-ninth street from the south line of Fremont street to the north line of Klickitat street. Polk street from the north line of Lombard street 'to the south line of Fessenden etreet. South Syracuse street from the east line of Buchanan, street to the west line of F.urr street. East Eleventh street from the north line of Mall street to the north line of Boise street. "UTAHNS" PLAN BANQUET Mcetinjr to Arrange for Aiding Visitors During Convention. The former "Utahns" in Portland V. ii v- nrrflnrpH fnp fin Infnpmal Han quet at the Benson hotel Thursday evening, April 29. It is planned to get acquainted so that during the Rose Festival and Shriners conven tion visitors can De assisted In find insr old friends and acquaintances. The. committee in ehre- of Ar rangements are Heber C. Iverson, Soren Peterson, Dr. J. O. Nibley, Paul -semen, ami .-ioiey ana jay H ctrrkmnn Pprsnns dpsirino- te at. Stockman at 1521 1'eon building. Main 214. , INN TEACHERS IN SESSION . oted Educators Deliver Addresse t at County Institute. ALBANY, Or., April 24. (Special.) J. A. Churhill, state euperin tenden i i-v: m AMr - J n hats wmmm i i b 8 i.f i . ' m an - Dr. A. H. Johnson, deputy t?rand maNtfr, who will prmide at Oddfellow annlvemary cele bration tomorrow evening. bany school board, discussed prob- ems affecting" school work, and Pro fessor J. C. Almack of the University of Oregon, talked about "The Im provement of Teachers While .in Service." HATS $5 and $6 CAPS $2.50 to 3.50 ARE .DOWN Because it costs me less to sell dependable, stylish clothes upstairs, where rents are low. You can't wear high rents and ex-' pensive ground-floor fixtures. But you must pay for them when you buy your . SUITS unless you come upstairs. $30 to 53 O A- Fit Assured A Iterations Free im(Fb III J.fM-j.r. L--. . A i V'ln-fiMn ifi i iml fit tit ' A MM uuvuuvu y mmsM UPSTAIRS- Cat-ty Corner From Pantages Theater BROADWAY AT ALDER 40 Farmers Sljrn Asrreement at Meeting at Win lock. CEN'TRALIA, Wash., April 24. (Special.) At a meeting Wednes day -nifrht at Winlock, an organiza tion was perfected for the conduct of co-operative store. Forty farmers signed up for stock. Trustees elected were Mike Blum, H. Sarvela, O. Pan nonen, K. Turula, J. Annonen, J. Thompson and H. Nelson. The new store will be opened as soon as a suitable location is obtained. Poultrymen of Winlock will per fect an organization next Wednesday night and will affiliate with the Washington Co-Operative Poultry and Egg association. A station for the collection of produce will be es tablished in Winlock, with a local man in charge. CLASS DAY TO BE JUNE 1 Albany High Scliool Commence ment Kvents Announced. ALBANY, Or., April 24. (Special.) Commencement events at the Al-' bany high school have been an nounced by Superintendent Boettich- er. The baccalaureate sermon to the, class will be delivered Sunday. May 30, and the senior class day exercises will be held Tuesday, June 1. The graduating exercises will be held Wednesday evening, June 2. Members of the senior class will complete their actual school work May 21. Examinations for the annual Schmitt prize, given to the member of the class securing the best grade in an examination on questions of general information. both as to scholastic subjects and political and economic matters, will be held May 25. HUBBARD DAIRYMEN MEET Milk Producers Hear Address on Co-operative Marketing. HUBBARD, Or., April 24. (Spe cial.) An all-day session of Hubbard dairymen which proved an interesting one was Held in the city hall here to day. At noon the guests were ban queted by the Hubbard Creamery company at Thompson s cafe. The meeting was called to hear i address on co-operative marketing by M. S. Shrock, representing the Oregon Dairymen's Co - Operative league, an organization which assures the -producer a uniform price for his product and the consumer a good grade of milk and butter. At. the close of the meeting a number sig nified their willingness to join the league. E. C. PAPE IS PROMOTED RISE RAPID IX WILLAMETTE IROX & STEEL WORKS. hotel will be heard in municipal court Monday on a. charge of failure to give the right of way following an auto mobile accident which she had Friday afternoon at Second, and Madison streets, in which she struck O. S. Campbell, 660 East Fourteenth street north. Mr. Campbell is In the St. Vincent's hospital with a fractured ankle as a result of the accident. Miss Second Vice-President Enters Firm i Rockwell first collided with the m- I chine of Mr. Campbell. He had got- 1905 as Draftsman; Many I ten out of his machine to give her his name and Positions Held. Appointment of Edwin C. Pape to the second vice-presidency of the Willamette Iron & Steel works has juat been announced here. In 1905 Mr. Pape first entered the employ of the Willamette Iron & Steel works as a draftsman. Now he "4 if- : I -' j j ! t ' - i l " I r -i -it vr . " hl K ' It s- Yir r ii i v it IV it If " - r ki - il T hdwia t;a i'npf second vice prmldrnt Willamette Iroa Jk Steel Worki. . .4 Aged Pioneer Dies. VANCOUVER, Wash., April 24. (Special.) Mrs. Louisa Jane South, 86, pioneer of the northwest, died at the home of her son, W. R. South, at Ridgefield yesterday. Mrs. South crossed the plains before the civU war and the family settled in Linn county, Oregon. Mr. South died 20 years ago. The body will be sent to Albany, Or., for Interment in the family plot there. Hoover Club Organized. BOA RDM AN, Or.. April 24. (Spe cial.) A Hoover club was organized Wednesday. W. A. Goodwin was elected president: S. A. Boardman, vice-president: Mrs. Claire P. Harter, secretary: Mrs. W. H. Stewart, treas urer.. Twenty-one members signed the roll. A meeting was called for Tuesday evening-, April 27, when it is expected to increase the member ship to 50. Rodman Called to Washington. LOS ANGELES, Cal., April 24. Admiral Hugh Rodman, commanding the Pacific fleet, today received or ders to proceed to Washington to serve on a navy selection board, which will consider the promotions of a number of officers. is given entire charge of all main tenance and operation at the plant. He is now in his -early 30s. - He is a son of the late Henry Pape, for many years connected with the old Oregon Railway & Navigation company when that company operated a substantial fleet of steamers on the Willamette and Columbia rivers, and is a brother of Fred Pape, local dis trict officer of the emergency fleet corporation. He has lived in Port- laud since 1883. He spent four years at Washington State college at Pullman, Wash., and was graduated with the degree of me chanical engineer in 1913, later re-entering the employ of the company and filling various positions of importance up to general superintendent, to which . place he was appointed in August of 1918. As general superintendent at the Willamette plant, Mr. Pape had charge of construction work during the period of the war, when that com pany turned out a large amount of important government work. Miss Rockwell to Answer Ch-arire. Miss Maude Rockwell of the Carlton address and was standing in front of her car. She attempted to back out, but Instead the gears were in low and the car surged for ward, striking him. PAINTINGS TO BE SHOWN Palette Club Plans to Resume Its Spring Exhibits. Portland artists will exhibit paint ings In oils at the second annual spring exhibit of the Palette club, which will open in the rotunda of the central public library tomorrow and continue for two weeks. The exhibit will be open to the public. The Palette club was organized some years ago and made an excellent spring exhibit shortly before the war. Since then none has been given, owing to war conditions, but the club now is planning to resume its spring exhibits. Among the local artists whose oils will be on exhibition are Morgan, Fowle, Alfred 6. Fix, Clyde L. Keller. C. C. MoKlm, Paul Lauritz, 6. Miz- suno, D. G. Pedersen, B. Bruce Hors fall and Fred Strickland. BISHOP HUGHES LAUDED XOTED MEX PAY TRIBUTE TO LATE CHCRCHMAX. FARMERS TO CO-OPERATE Junction City Milling Company Property Is Purchased. EUGENE, Or, April 24. (Special.) The Farmers' Warehouse company has been organized among the farm ers of Junction City and has pur chased the Junction City Milling com pany's property in the southern part of the town. . A co-operative warehouse, like the one operated In Eugene by the Grang ers' Eugene Warehouse association will be conducted, it is announced. The warehouse is adjacent to both the Southern Pacific and Oregon Electric line. The company has been capitalized at 14.000. Jewish Chronicle of Kansas City Among Papers Testifying to Sincerity and Worth. The Pacific Christian Advocate, of ficial organ of Methodism in this area, in its current issue devotes much of its space to eulogies of the late Bishop Matt S. Hughes by noted men in the denomination and others who knew him in his various pastor ates and as a general superintendent. A full-page picture adorns the cover page. Among the many high tribute paid to the memory of the late bishop and repuoiisneu in the Advocate is the following from the Kansas City Jew ish Chronicle: The Jewish people or Kansas City mourn with their friends of the Methodist Episcopal church over the death of Bishop Matthew S. Hughes, who passed away after a brief ill ness; on Easter Sunday in Cleveland. O. For ten years Dr. "Matt" Hughes. a he was affectionately called in Kansas City, was pastor of the Inde pendence Boulevard Methodist church. succeeding Bishop Quayle In that pulpit. When Dr. Hughes left Kan sas City in 1918 his departure waa universally regretted. At the fare well service tendered to him by his church, Henry Beardsley. Bishop E. R. Hendrlx. Judge John Park and Rabbi H. H. Mayer delivered ad dresses, voicing the high esteem in which this great pulpit orator and great man was held. In his oratory Dr. Hughes was not ahowy. but al ways effective. "The writer of this modest tribute to his memory spoke many times from the same platform with him and never heard him deliver an address that was not the product of ttudy and wonderful psychological insight. As a public speaker Dr. Hughes trav eled from end to . end of this coun try, sowing seeds which have ger minated In countless hearts. For six months prior to his demise, ever since October last, he had been on the road delivering lectures In the churches 410,000 PLANTS SHIPPED Oregon City Man Does Big Bnsi ness With Calforna. Growers. OREGON CITT, Or.. April 24. (Spe cial.) A. H. Finnegan, one of th prominent strawberry plant growers of the country, has shipped since January 12 about 410,000 plants, mostly to California. These were pruned and prepared for shipping by seven women and counted and packed by Mr. Finnegan himself. The varieties shipped were the New Oregon and the Mckomer. Japan has more than 60,000 textile workers. Their pay. for males more than 15 years, averages from 19 to 28 cents a day, while the wages of fe males average zo cents. til Delightful and Different is the menu of the Portland Hotel. Thafc is why it appeals to the jaded appetite. We offer the Spring's choicest delicacies, cooked and seasoned "just right." Dine or lunch with us any day. v - Sunday and Evening Table'd'Hote Dinner $1.25 Weekday Business Men's Lunch ( p HOTEL PORTLAND 'whvmk Aonoer Wm a WO With every dress length of material purchased here during this week we give you ONE FREE. McC ALL PATTERN, which you may choose from our extensive pattern department. MONDAY SPECIALS ARE: 50-inch heavy black Mohair, $2.50 yd. 36-inch Mohair in invisible checks, $1.25 yd. 36-inch all wool Batiste. $1.50 yd. 36-inch French serge, $1.19 yd. 36-inch plaids and shepherd checks, 49c 75c, 98c yd. 36-inch 'black Taffeta, $2.47 yd. 36-inch black Messaline, $2.79 yd. 36-inch heavy black Peau de Soi, $3.48 yd. 36-inch Messaline in light shades, $2.25 yd. 36-inch black Duchess Satin $3.48 yd. GRADE EXTRA SPECIAL HIGH PLAID SILKS, $2.98 yd. Figured linings for coats and suits, $1.15 yd. Black sateen, mercerized. 75c j'd. White seed Voile, 40 inches wide, 75c yd. 40-inch colored voiles at 85c yd. 36-inch best grade percales at 49c yd. 27-inch mercerized poplins at 35c yd. Blue Bird batiste, 27 inches wide, 59c yd. 36-inch colored suitings at $1.35 yd. 40-inch printed voiles at 49c, 98c, $1.25 and $1.75 yd. NOTION 'SUGGESTIONS D. M. C. Crochet cotton, in white only, sizes 3 to 80, at 30c balL Stewart's Duplex safety pins, all sizes, 10c card. Assorted sizes of pearl buttons only 5c card. Snap fasteners, black and white, 5c doz. 50-yard spool silk in nearly all shades, 10c Shop for Dressv Goods Now 7ff0dhSYYGrOffS75. Henry j. Ditter, Mgr. Sew Now and Save of his denomlnr.tion. His kindly thoughts embraced the Jews in the circle of love which he drew around all men. He Indulged in no flatter ing clap-trap to demonstrate his re spect for the Jewish religion and the Jewish people, but his spoken and written discourses and his daily in tercourse gave eloquent testimony of hla tolerance, his broad-minded-nesa and his sincerity. If there were more ministers like him the world would be better." GRAND JURY PROBE WAITS Delay in Audit Report on Treasury Department Is Cause. SALEM. Or.. April 14. (Special.) Because of the delay in preparing the final report of the accountants em ployed by the state to audit the books of the state treasurer's department, the Marion county grand Jury will not reconvene until Tuesday, accord ing to announcement made by Attorney-General Brown today. The probe Is based on charges made by a Portland newspaper that O. P. Hoff, etate treasurer, purchased bonds for the state for which he paid the' brokers excessive commissions and that in several Instances these se curities were sold to the state at prices higher than the raarket quotations. CITY SEEKS LONG LEASE COUMY POOR FARM PROPOSAL TO GO TO VOTERS. Change in Charter 'eccsary to Enter Into Park Agreement for More Than Two Tears. Authority to enter into a lease with the county for the old county poor farm tract for more than two years, wilt be sought in an amend ment to the city charter to be submit ted to the voters at the special city election. May 21. This announcement was made yesterday by City Commis sioner Pier. Under the city charter at present, the city is prohibited from entering Into ny lasw for a period of more than two years. The county commis sioners have expressed willingness to lease the tract for iO or 99 years, and allow the city to transform the tract into a park. The rental charge would prohably be II a year. Without a change In the charter provision the city would not be Justi fied In making any large expendi tures, when possible. Future mem bers of the board of county commis sioners might not see fit to renew the short-time leases. The tract virtually Joins 'Washing ton park, lying directly south of it. Commissioner Pier believes that the acquisition of this tract will virtually complete the west side chain of parka National Oommitlrrmnn Selected. RENO, Nev.. April 14. George Wingfield waa elected republican na tional committeeman from Nevada by the state republican convention this afternoon. Delegates to the national convention were to be selected to night and to be uninstrueted. Germans Adopt Electoral Bill. BERLIN. April 24. The electoral bill, which is to govern the elections for the firet republican parliament, to be held June S, was passed by the national assembly today. See Meier & Frank's 63d Anniversary Sales Section This Paper A NEWSPAPER IN ITSELF 8 PAGES OF THE MOST WONDERFUL NEWS Look for the Section With the Purple Border ' The 63d Anniversary Sales of the MEIER & FRANK Store celebrate with a feast of bargains this institution's unique record of 63 years of continuous business in Port land. The sales begin all over the store tomorrow,, Mon day, April 26th, at 9:15 A. M. Additional Salespeople Wanted for the Anniversary Sales. Excellent opportunities for those who can qualify to serve this store's patrons. Former employes not now engaged are especially invited to assist us during the Anniversary Sales. Please apply at the Superintendent's Office, Sixth Floor, at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning prepared to go to work. me u us says "the genuine (jGFfgSr dates back to 1866" "1 remember well when we' used btaclc powder for stump blasting and mining. Just after the Civil War the first Giant Powder ever made in the United States was manufactured in a little laboratory in what is now Golden Gate park. "Out of that beginning has grown The Giant Powder Co.. Con., with its chain of great plants and magazine stocks throughout the entire West. And the Giant Farm Powders are being used for stump blasting, boulder blasting, tree planting, etc, by thousands of Western land owners. Giant Powders have always been so popular that some people have thought any ordinary dynamite was Giant Powder, but that is wrong. The only way to get Giant economy and efficiency is to get the genuine Giant Powders made by. the originators of the name. "send me year book. and we will mail yu our valuable guide to Better Firming with Giant Farm Powders." THE GIANT POWDER CO., CON. "Everything for Blasting" 23 fnt National Buk E!dc.. Saa Francisco Branch offices: .Butte. Denver. Los Anseles. Portland, Salt Lake City. Seattle, Spokane. luting. 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