TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAXD, JUNE 13, 1920
MEN OF SCIENCE
UNIQUE DELIVERY CAR USED BY PORTLAND LIBRARY TO SERVE RURAL DISTRICTS.
'NEWLY-INVENTED EXCAVATING MACHINE WILL PROBABLY
BE MANUFACTURED IN PORTLAND.
CHILD HOSPITAL PLANNED
ESTABLISHMENT P It O P O S ED
BY SCOTTISH RITE MASON'S.
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TRAVELING LIBRRAY
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Oregon Civic League Listens
to Chicago Botanist.
WATER WEED UTILIZED
Work Begun RoTore Armistice Now
Carried On to Benefit People
in Time of Peace.
How some of the great problems of
tlie war relative to production and
manufacturing were solved as the re
sult of knowledge possessed by the
impractical" students and the theor
ists of the country were explained in
an address by Dr. John Merle Coulter,
head of the department of botany of
the University of Chicago, delivered
yesterday at the regular weekly
luncheon of the Oregon Civic league
at the Jienson hotel. lr. Coulter is
on a trip through the Pacific coast
region and was the guest of Reed
college yesterday, delivering'ttie com
mencement address at the college
yesterday morning.
Time after time during the war it
was necessary for the men who were
directing the various branches of war
activities to call upon the botanists,
biologists, chemists and other men of
scjence to furnish them with infor
mation needed to further war work,
Mr. Coulter stated, in speaking before
the civic league. In the matter of
finding substitutes for certain raw
materials ordinarily imported from
Kufopp, or for which the war demand
had greatly exceeded the normal sup
ply, the men of science did particu
larly important work.
Water "Weed ftl In War.
Among the works of this nature
Fciompiished perhaps the most im
portant named by the speaker was
that of developing the water hya
cinth, a weed which grows in great
profusion in Florida and other south
ern states, as a substitute for cotton
in the making of explosives. A plant
and soil survey, -to determine methods
of Tgrcater and . more varied produc
tion was also hegun by the botanists
a'lid so important was the work that
it is being carried on furthertat the
present time.
'' When I think of the way in which
this country goes on year after year
producing the same plants 1 come to
the conclusion that we are more nar
row than were the Puritans of years
gone by," be said.
Work of ItolaniHtM Outlined.
"We have, no conception of the
wealth of raw materials in our varied
plant life. We are striving now to
prepare data which will show what
plants can be produced to best ad
vantage in every section of the coun
try, and we are ' also working along
the lines of drou t h-resiat i ng and disease-resisting
plants, the develop
ment of which has been rapid during
the last few years."
This meeting of the Oregon Civic
league was the last of the season
iiud the league adjourned to meet
again in the fall. It was announced,
however, that special luncheons might
be held during the summer if pro
g-raimnes of sufficient interest to
warrant them could be arranged.
When such luncheons are planned
special notices will be sent out to all
members.
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CHRISTIAN BROTHERS' SCHOOL
EXERCISES TOMORROW.
4 1 Students to Receive Certificates.
Address to Be Made ly
J. C. English.
T he. 31th annual commencement ot
the Christian Brothers' college will be
held tomorrow evening in the alumni
hall, (jrand Avenue and Clackamas
street. Kleven 'ire to receive gradua
tion honors and 41 certificates. J. ...
English is to address the graduates
and Archbishop Christie will award
the diplomas and the honor awards.
Among the features on this years
programme ar.-i an elocution contesi
and a one-act playlet- "The Verdict.
I he contestants in the elocution con
test are: John J. Callahan. Harold t.
l'av. Linus V". r imcterh ide. Oscar J.
Home and Prank L. Noary. Those
taking part in the playlet are: Will
iam II. Altetihofen. Harold A. Betten-
dorf. Roland Oot tsacker, .1. Bernard
Cody and John J. Callaha.l.
Several musical numbers by the
community chorus of the school and
the solo and duet numbers of I'hilip J.
oreghan and Marius Langan will
complete the exercises.
The following students will receive
diplomas:
William H. Allenh-ofen. Walter K.
Bennett, I,awrenoe. G. Beyer, Jiarolc!
A. Rettendorf. J. Bernard Cody. John
J. Callahan, Dennis J. Galvln, Roland
B. Gottsacker, John J. O'Meara, Henry
I arisi and Philip J. Soreghan.
The medal winners are: Archbishop's
medal for Christian doctrine. Harold A.
Bettendorf: Kuneral excellence. nior
division, medal presented by M. O. Munlv,
William H. Aitenhofen; medal presented by
Alumni association, Francis 1,fo Neary;
meda! presented by J. J. M., James D. Mc
Allister: junior division, medal presented
by M. E. M., Arthur V. Fuller: medal pre
sented by the college. Ferdinand .1. Tloos
ley: typewriting (medal presented by the
colleKP), John J. O'Meara: penmanship
fmedal presented by a friend), Richard B.
Maher.
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Book-Case on Wheels Is Sup
plying Old and Young.
DISTANT SECTIONS AIDED'
Hooks Are Transported Quickly to
Outlying Districts and. Truck
May Be Gotten Later.
AllOMi 1.IBRARV CAR BEADV TO START OX ONK iff" ITS TRIPS.
IlKl.OW HOW THE HOOKS ARK LO.iDKD
Residents of outlying districts who
are unable to go to the different li
braries are having the opportunity to
get books through a personal de
livery service inaugurated two weeks
ago by the Central .ibraryi. Miss Anna
Mulheron, head of the school depart
ment of the library, and Miss Nelly
Fox, of the branch department, make
tlie deliveries in a light car which
has been fitted up v.-ith racks hold
ing 150 books. Miss Fox takes the
car. Tuesdays to Gilbert, Lents and
Pleasant Valley, where stops are
made for one hour at the local com
munity center, generally a grocery
store. Miss Mulheron on Thursday
covers Capitol Hill. Multnomah,
Maplewood and West Portland.
The service was begun to give
school children en opportunity to con
tinue their reading through the sum
mer and grownups a chance to im
prove themselves and properly use
theii time.
When present accommodations for
the delivery of books become inade
quate, it is likely that the library
board will be asked to purchase a
truck with room for a 1000 or more
volumes. Cars of this description
have been used at Hagerstown, Md
and Hibbing, Minn., for several year.
The idea is a novel one for Port
land and will greatly extend the scope
of the library. " Both Miss Mulheron
and Miss Fox suggested the plan.
Miss Mulheron thinking of reaching
the children and the latter, older
folks. The result was a combination
of the two, and books for both young
and old are carried.
WATTS EXCAVATOR.
Announcement of the invention of an improved excavator by a Port
land man, M. E. Watts, was made yesterday by officials of a recently in
corporated concern, the Watts Excavator company, which will soon begin
the manufacture of excavators upon a large scale. Heading the concern
is Thomas A. Sweeney and the inventor of the machine. Mr. Watts,
It is said that the Watts excavator has many unusual features not
possessed by other similar machines. It can be built upon a caterpillar
tractor and derive either power from gasoline or steam. It is claimed
that it Is 90 per cent more economical than hand labor.
The first excavator was built in Seattle but the company which will
manufacture the machine will prooa bly estaoiish a plant in i-oriiana
the necessary arrangements can be made.
if
be. remembered in Portland as he ap
peared here twice in concert with
Melba and once alone. His last ap
pearance here was in 1916.
According to Mr. Van Hoose. mem
bers of the glee club of Houston have
achieved a state-wide reputation in
Texas. On their way to Portland they
will stop a day at both Los Angeles
pnd Snn FrRncisco. arrivinsr here
either June. 15 or 16. Twenty-three
members of the organization have
promised to come to Portland to sing,
said Mr. Van Hoose.
The Japanese are not great meat
eaters. Beef is sold in Japan by the
ounce, and chickens are minutely dis
sected and sold by the wing, the leg,
or an ounce or two of the breast.
MAN'S RECOVERY IN DOUBT
J. II. Rankin's Skull Fractured
When Run Donn by Autos.
J. H. Rankin, retired business man
of 207 Bourteenth street, who was in
jured by two automobiles, following a
collision at Fourteenth and Taylor
streets Wednesday, is still uncon
scious at the St. Vincent's hospital
and attendants expressed the belief
that he had but little chance to re
cover.
William Libke. 25 East Forty-fifth
street, and Roe Haroun, 132 East
Forty-seventh street, drivers of the
two cars which struck Rankin, have
charges of reckless driving pending
against them in the municipal court.
Iftinkin was knocked down by one
of the automobiles and then run over
by the other. He received a traciure
of the skull.
EWELL'S BODY IS FOUND
Deputy Game Warden nrowncil
When Boat Swamps in Current.
The body of Bert LJewell. formerly
deputy game warden in the Clackamas
district, who was drowned-in the up
per Clackamas river Wednesday morn
ing while fishing for salmon, was re
covered yesterday under the direction haul.
RICH GOLD ORE IS FOUND
Development Work Carried On at
Xew Pi nil Near Gold Hill.
r;OLI HILL, Or.. June 12. (Spe
cial.) llecent development work on
a. gold-bearing ledge, which ha-s been
known for a long time to carry gold
values, uncovered rich pay shoots of
free-milling ore. The new find is
f-outh of Gold Hill and west of Jack
sonville, the most accessible point to
shipping. It is owned by F. E. Hayes,
G. Womack and Allen Brackenreed
of Medford. It is reported that George
,-K.erns and A. H. Gunnell of Grants
'Pass have taken a 60-day option on
the property in behalf of E. L Esk-
ridge. an Alaskan mine operator, now
located at Grants Pass. The lessees
will spend considerable money on
the deposit in opening it up.
The vein lies east and parallel with
the old producing Opp mine, and since
its recent survey seems to be the
qurce of the placer gold in .lack
"o'n creek and the site of Jackson
ville, where gold was first uncovered
In 1S3 1.
GUARDSMEN GO TO C1P
OFFICERS AA'D PRIVATES TO
ATTEND FEDERAL SCHOOLS.
LARGER SCHOOL NEEDED
Catholics of IvJumalh and Adjoining
County Plan to Raise Funds.
1. KLAMATH FALLS, Or.. June 12.
" (Special.) Catholics here are plan
ning to raise funds for the new $75,--IXU0
Sacred Heart academy, on which
it is hoped to start work this year.
Adjoining counties of southern Ore
gon and northern California will be
asked to contribute, as it' IsJ "felt 'the
benefits of the institution will be
widely spread.
Eventually it is purposed to have a
echool capable of accommodating 500
students. The present school had 40
boarding pupils last year and re
fused applications from more than 60
others because of lack of room. The
academy will continue under the
charge of the Sisters of Nazareth,
whose mother institution at Nazareth,
Ky., is recognized as one of the lead
ing schools of the south.
Instruction for Artillerymen at
Camp Lewis Will I5e Followed
by Target Practice.
SALEM, Or., June 12. (Special.)
Officers anil- selected enlisted men
from every national guard organiza
tion in the state left today for two
federal schools of instruction to be
held from Monday until Thursday at
Camp Lewis, Wash., and Vancouver
barracks. Final orders and prepara
tions for the two instruction camps
were completed yesterday by George
A. White, adjutant-general of the
state, in compliance with authority
sent from the western department of
the. army at San Francisco.
The heavy artillery units will go
to Camp Lew.is, where they will study
the operation of the big six-inch field
guns there. The artillerymen will be
thrown in with the regulars of an
artillery regiment which served
trance. At the end of the school they
will have target practcie. Coast ar
tillery squads will po to the school
from Ashland, Newport and Marsh-field.
The infantry and staff corps will
go to the Vancouver school. The com
panies from Silverton, Medford, Wood
burn, Independence and Portland will
be represented. The detachments will
return to their homes next Thursday.
Following the instruction at school
the guardsmen will have 15 days'
field instruction, beginning July 6.
GROCERS SUPPORT SILL
CANDIDATE FOR SCHOOL DI
RECTOR POPULAR.
Klamath Chamber Elects Officers,
KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. June 12.
(Special.) The Klamath county
chamber of commerce, reorganized
last April, has re-elected all its offi
cers for another year. They are E. B.
Hall, president; H. N. Moe, vice
president; Andrew Collier, treasurer;
O. C. Applegate. secretary; W. H
Mason. 1. C. Struble, H. J. Lester. A. J.
Voye. B. E. Wolford, W. A. Delzell,
A. Kalina, R. V . Tower, George J
W alt on, L. C. Sisemore and E. S,
catch, directors.
Win lock Loses Teachers.
CENTRA LI A. Wash.. June 12.
(Special.) Six Wlnlock teachers will
not return next year. Mrs. Frances
Wiltse goes to the Pe Ell school. Miss
Evelyn Culver, principal of the high
school, will teach English in the Bell
ingham high school, and Miss Lillian
Foss, Ida Foss and Edith Bayley
will teach in the Seattle schools. Mrs.
Harriet Dunlap will retire.
Students to Enter College.
CENTRALTA, Wash.. June 12.
(Special.) Five members of the 1920
class of the Wlnlock high school plan
to enter the Washington State college
In the fall. They are Ernest Katter-
man, Frank Johnson, Mason Hall,
Toivo Kakela and Archie Laako
Salrno Blum, another member of the
class, will enroll in the Bellingham
Normal school.
Election N'ext Saturday Confidently
Expected by Members or
Many Civic Societies.
Retail grocers of Portland in large
numbers favor thi election of F. L.
Shull as school director. The election
will be next Saturday. The terms of
Dr. E. A. Sommer aivd O. M. riummer
will expire and the woman's clubs,
parent-teacher associations and many
other societies are backing Mr. Shull
lor the office.
The first committee that called upon
Mr. Shull and asked him to run for
school director was a group of prom
inent women, mcst of whom are
mothers of school children. The in
terest spread to the men and a joint
committee was formed, including Mrs.
A. M. Webster, W. L. Brewster, Mrs.
C. A. Hart, H. P. Coffin. A. M. Work,
Miss Henrietta H. Failing. D. A. Pat
tullo. Mrs. G. M. Glines, E. A. Mac
Lean. Mrs. F. S. Myers, Mrs. A. F.
Flegel. W. S. Raker, Otto J. Kraeiner.
Mrs. C. W. Hayhurst, H. F. Boyce and
Mrs. J. v. Chapman.
KIWANIS SINGERS COMING
Gleesters From Houston to Give
Series of Concerts.
Ellison Van Hoose, director of the
Kiwanis Glee club of Houston, Texas,
arrived in the city last week to ar
range for concert engagements to be
given in Portland by members of the
club during the Kiwanis convention
and Shrine week. Mr. Van Hoose will
lenco.
J1AS0N AND HATTLN RANQS'
Pauline's Diary and the
Euphoria Inner-Player
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of City Grappler Brady about 200 feet
from where he went down. The body
was turned over to the coroner at
Oregon City.
Fishermen had been dragging the
river without success until City Grap
pler Brady took charge. Within an
hour from the time he told the work
ers where to drop their hooks the
body was brought out.
Jewell was fishing with two com
panions when the boat swamped in
the swift current. He was at one time
a motorcycle officer on the Portland
police force.
Scheme Put Before Meeting Friday
Night Calls for Outlay of Ap
. proximately $500,000.
1 Establishment of a hospital in Port
land for the care of indigent crippled
children by the Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite Masons of Oregon was
proposed at a meeting held in the
Scottish Rite cathed.ral Friday night.
The proposal made by P. S. Malcolm.
sovereign grand inspector general of
Oregon, was enthusiastically received
and indorsed by the 2500 members In
attendance.
Final plans in connection with the
establishment and mainteance of the
hospital will not be completed for a
number of weeks. The cost of the
project has not been finally estimated
although it is understood that the
hospital and its furnishing will rep
resent an investment In excess of
$500,000.
The proposal for the Tiospital came
as a distinct surprise to members of
the Scottish Rite bodies. It was made
immediately following the conferring
of the 32d degree upon members of
the 35th. cathedral class. This class.
Incidentally, began the subscription
list for the hospital by pledging ap
proximately $15,000. This class is
composed of 250 men from Portland
and other parts of the state.
Klamath Wants Bank.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. June 12.
(Special.) Application has been made
to the United States treasury depart
ment for a charter for a new bank.
to be known as the American Na
tional. The incorporators are E. jr.
Bubb, William Dalton, O. J. Ferguson,
Marion Hanks and Bert Withrow.
The capitalization has been placed
at $100,000. The city now has three
banks, but development has been o
ropid during the past year that pro
moters of the new institution believe
there is ample room for another.
A Vermont farmer took up his posi
tion with a horse at a mudhole in the
road near East Montpelier. and stayed
there all day. making goixi money
hauling out stalled automobiles at $1
6 000 Pheasants Expected.
Between 6000 and "000 pheasant
eggs are to be hatched this year at
the state game farm at Eugene, ac
cording to State Game Warden
Burghduff, who spent Friday inspect
ing the plac in company with Com
missioner John Gill. At present 1300
young birds are out and 2600 eggs are
under the hens. The Corvallis farm
will also produce about 7000 birds in
1920.
Read The Oregonian classified ads.
Euphona Player Pianos
are satisfying hundreds of music-loving homes aid are
sold on convenient payments. Your name here will bring
catalogs.
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SAM MK, SACRAMEHTO. tJO AIMELCS
Kantleek Rubber Goods
are Sold by The Owl Drug Co. Exclusively
in this city. Kantleek products belong to the Rexall Family a
fact that is an impressive endorsement of their quality and gen
eral worthiness. They are sold under a broad customer
protection policy of the manufacturer, which is backed up by
the satisfaction-to-every-customer rule of The Owl Drug Co.
. 1.25
Kantleek Water Bottles
2- quart size ... . $3.00
3 - quart size . ... $3-25
Kantleek Fountain Syringes
2- quart size . . . $3-5
3 - quart size .. . . . $3-75
Kantleek Combinations
2- quart size . . . $4-5
3 - quart size . . . . 4.75
Kantleek Face Bottles
(i-quart size)
Kantleek Breast Pumps . . 75c
Kantleek Bulb Syringes . . $2.50
Kantleek Infant's Syringes . . 50c
( 1 -ounce size)
Kantleek Monogram
Ear and Ulcer Syringe . .35c
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A Shower Bath
in Any Tub
The Cost? As Little as $1.25 !
The artist has told the whole story in the
picture. They can be attached to any modern
faucet. The inset picture shows their usefulness
as a hair rinser after a shampoo.
Todco Bath Sprays 1.25 to 2.00
Knickerbocker Sprays 2.50 to 7.00
Some of the latter have three sprinkler heads
for shower, shampoo and massage.
V. -v. BROWN, Manager.
BROADWAY ANU WASH1.VUTO.V ST.
l'ortland, Orrgoii, Marshall SOOO.
Mail Order Given Special Attention.