TITE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, AUGUST 21, 1921
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BYIERICIFLAG
J. J. Handsaker Describes
Near East Conditions.
OLD- GLORY RESPECTED
People 1'Iee Before K emails Army,
hut (Moslems Do 3fot Molest
Orphanages of Kelief.
Tales of fighting between the
Greeks and Turks in the contested
area of Armenia, which has been the
scene of fighting for so many years,
are contained in a letter Just received
by The Oregonian from J. J. Hand
saker of Portland, now In Armenia
for the near east relief. The pres
ence of an American flag over an
orphanage at Ismidi saved all in the
building from the Turks, reports Mr.
Handsa.ker.
"From the lips of H. C Moffett,
who is the director of the near east
relief unit at Ismid. and from other
workers, I heard a moat stirring
story of recent events. In which
America again played the part of the
good Samaritan," wrote Mr. Hand
saker. "For some reason the Greeks on
June 22 decided to evacuate the ter
ritory near Ismid. They had been in
control for some time and had several
warships anchored in the bay at a
point between Ismid and the town of
Bardizag, which is directly opposite.
They also had a bod-y of several thou
sand troops at Ismid and many others
over at Bardizag. At 10 o'clock at
mght the Greek commander sent no
tice that he would withdraw his
troops and warships the following
morning. . This meant that the
Kemalist army would come sweeping
through these towns immediately
after the departure of the Greek
forces. It was not known even by
the Greeks how many men Kemal
Pasha had in the immediate vicinity.
It was known, however, that these
forces were only six miles away.
Maddening? Scenes Prevail.
-Miss Sophie Holt of Duluth, Minn.,
who is in charge of the near east
relief orphanage at Ismid, told me
about the great excitement In the
town when the news came that the
Greeks were about to leave. Miss
Holt now has 350 girl orphans In her
care. There are now 70 of these chil
dren at the trachoma hospital on the
hillside above the orphanage. I may
add that the orphan boys at Derindje
are there only temporarily and di
rectly because of the Greek evacua
tion of the town of Bardizag. At
Bardizag the near east relief main
tains an orphanage where these boys
were comfortably cared for, but they,
with all the other people in the town,
were obliged to move when the Greek
commander decided to withdraw.
"In the two towns of Ismid and
Bardizag and the surrounding vil
lages, more than 33,000 people moved
out within ten hours after the Greek
commander gave notice. The most
maddening excitement prevailed on
both sides of the bay. H. W. Kings
bury, in charge of the near east re
lief orphanage at Bardizag, managed
to secure Dassage for his 285 orphans
on a Greek vessel, and they were
taken safely to Derindje. Miss Holt
said that she waited with fear and
trembling the approach of the
Kemalist forces after the Greeks had
withdrawn. She did not know what
might happen.
"Miss Holt told me she believed
it was the American flag and one
other thing that saved them that
night. That other thing was the
presence of an American destroyer In
the bay, sent down by Admiral Bris
tol. The admiral also sent a landing
party of ten men to the orphanage
and ten men to the hospital. Day
light saw the harbor empty of Greek
Vessels.
American Humanity Fine.
"Both Bardizag and Ismidi are now
practically deserted. Where the peo
ple are no one seems to know. In
the haste of the evacuation members
of families were separated. It Is
terrible situation, but no more terri
ble than Hundreds of other similar
instances In the history of this sorrow-stricken
land. After seeing what
I have seen, after knowing from per
sonal experience what America and
the American flag mean here, I am
devoted more deeply than ever be
fore to this great humanitarian cause.
Our steadying hand, as well as our
contributions for the sustenance and
rehabilitation of these innocent suf
ferers, are needed now as never be
fore. I want to say, too, that the
Armenian orphans I have sees at
Constantinople, at Ismid and at
Derindjl are fine specimens of boy
hood and girlhood, and give every
promise of great leadership among
their races.
"When the 225 boys at Derindje
gatnered today on the pier as our
ship was leaving and sang with great
gusto and feeling our good old Star
Spangled Banner, it brought tears
to my eyes. I want the folks back
home to know-that It is a good work
we are'doing a worth-while work.'
Mr. Handsaker has visited Derindje
where the near east relief ship took
a cargo of flour recently. At Derindje
the near east relief maintains a large
warehouse.
Ivrmalist Army in Control.
"Derindje really consists of noth-
. lng more than the warehouses them
selves, which are huge structures
covered with corrugated sheeting and
built alongside the waterfront," he
ays. "Around the warehouses, in an
area comprising not more than five
acres, is what might be called the
near east relief compound. The lim
its of this compound are marked by
a barbed Wire lence, which wa
erected by the British when they
were in possession of this territory
The entire country is now in contro
of the Kemalist army. To me it was
a most significant sight to see
Kemalist soldiers that is. Turkish
soldiers patrolling the outside
this barbed-wire stockade, while in
' side the little children, helpless or
phans to the number of 250, rompe
and played fearlessly under the pro
; tection of the American flag.
'"The orphans are housed in a la'ge
. building, which formerly was used
as a stable. You would be delighted
to see evidences of the ingenuity of
these boys and girls, none of them
more than 15 years of age, trying to
make habitable their temporary
quarters in this former stable. They
have built little cots for themselves,
mostly out of pieces of boxes re
ceived at the warehouses. I noticed
on many of the boxes the name of
Oregon, showing that those very or
phans had received the benefits of
the contributions of the people of our
state." -
VETERANS T0GET HELP
Traveling Contact Vnits to Hear
Claims for Federal Aid.
BAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 20. Help Is
to be taken direct to disabled ex
cervice men of California, Nevada and
Arizona py two traveling- contact i
units. eonAistlnc rtf rpnr pnlat.ivi-s of
. 1 . - . i
tne Dureau or war risK. insurance, me
federal board for vocational educa
tion and the United States public
health service. j
For the next six weeks about 40 j
towns in the three states will be I
visited by the units, each made up of J
eight workers, and the ex-service men
will be asked to meet the units and
present their requests for vocational
training, compensation and medical
treatment. The requests will then be
sent to San Francisco for approval
and to Washington for final award.
Transportation will be provided the
disabled men from their homes to the
nearest towns in which the units will
stop. Claims for medical, dental and
surgical treatment will be settled on
POH.TL.ANI GIRX. LAVXCHES
OWN ADVERT15UG
SERVICE.
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Bushnell Photo.
Mia Amie II. Brnna.
Miss Amie B. Bruno has sev
ered her connection with the
Botsford-Constantin-e Advertis
ing agency to offer specialized
service to a few clients. This will
be known as the Brunn Adver
tising Service, located in the
Northwestern Bank building.
During her association with the
Botsford agency Miss Brunn
was responsible for many ad
vertisementa of western prod
ucts appearing in national mag
azines in color and) in- newspa
pers throughout the country.
Among them was the campaign
for Jantzen swimming suits,
which received favorable com
ment in Printer's Ink. Prior to
her agency connection she was
advertising manager for Lip
mah, Wolfe & Co. for two years.
Miss Brunn, who was a reporter
on a local paper, left that work
to Join the advertising staff
of the Meier & Frank company.
She spent several years in New
York studying art and adver
tising. the spot and immediate provision made
for needy veterans.
Co-operating with the three federal
gencies all volunteer veteran relief
organizations will assist in going over
me districts to locate and assist dis
abled veterans. The following organ
izations will help: The American Le
gian. Veterans of Foreign Wars. Dis-
Dled American Veterans of the World
War, Military Order of the World
War, Red Cross, Knights of Columbus,
Salvation Army, Y. M. G A. and the
Jewish welfare board.
ohn1 w. McGregor dies
Resident of Portland Since 1889
lassea at His Home.
John W. McGregor, a resident ot
Portland since 1SS9, died at his home
at 190 Cherry street, August 6. He
was born in Pittsburg, Pa., March
21, 1853. He took up the work of
locomotive machinist in the Porter
Bros.' locomotive works in that city.
where he was employed until August
15, 1889. Thence he came, to Port
land, where he- worked for the South,
em Pacific in' the capacity of fore
man in the shops here during the
greater part of the 29 years he was
In their employ.
He retired from the service with
the railroad company in 1918 on ac
count of failing health. Mr. Mc
Gregor was a member of the Odd
fellows lodge. No. 24, of Pittsburg,
and also of the Order of Independent
Americans of Pittsburg, and the
Washington lodge, No. 46, of the
Masons of Portland. The Masons
conducted the funeral services in the
Roee City cemetery.
He is survived by his widow, a
daughter, Mrs. Sadie Dirk, and a son.
w. Howell McGregor, all of Portland.
A eister. Mrs. Maggie Garrett of
Wilkensberg, and two brothers.
Thomas and James McGregor of
Pittsburg, Pa., also survive him.
ROAD WORK NEARS END
Dcadborse Hill Grade to Be Fin
ished in Six "Weeks.
EUGENE. Or., Aug. 20. (Special.)
Deadhorse hill grade on the upper
McKenzie highway west of the sum
mit of the Cascades will soon cease
to be a terror to motorists, accord
ing to U E Harlow, county commis
sioner, who with J. C. McLeod, state
highway engineer for this district,
made a trip to this point Thursday.
The contractors expect to finish
the job in about six weeks.
Another stretch of the upper high
way about a mile long, near Alder
Springs, is being worked and this
contract is progressing, said Commis
sioner Harlow. Road Supervisor
Charles Neal Is rapidly completing
his reconstruction job on the high
way just west of Blue River and will
begin the rock surfacing within a
few days.
CONCRETE PIPE ORDERED
Section of Hood RiTer Irrlgatinj
Flume to Be Replaced.
HOOD RIVER, Or., Aug. 20. (Spe
claL) At a meeting of the directors
Thursday, the Farmers' Irrigation
company, which waters a large por
tion, of the west side orchard district
authorized E. E. Newell, Irrigation
engineer, to replace the Metcalf
flume, a section of the company s
system in the Belmont district.- with
concrete pipe. The estimated cost of
the improvement Is $3500.
The company, which last year In
stalled a low-pressure system for ir
rigating vacant lot tracts In the
heights residence section, plans with
in the next two years to place a large
amount of permanent construction,
the estimated expenditure running
close to $50,000. -
Montana Klwanls to Meet.
BILLINGS, Mont.. Aug. 20. The
first convention of the Kiwanis clubs
of Montana is to be held here August
29. when the state ia to be reorgan
ized as a district. There aro five
citie3 organized now. The loca" club
is preparing to entertain the dele-
Sates at the first sessions.
EASY
TERMS
Walnut oblong: extension Dining; Table, size
$12.50 Cash
Big 28x44-inch plank-top quar
tered oak library table .
Similar to Cut
$19.75
Sat
We Also Carry a Tremendous Stock of Used Goods, and
We Sell Them on Easy Terms at Very Low Prices
WE PACK CAREFULLY AND DELIVER TO BOAT OR
DEPOT FREE OF CHARGE
TYPING TAUGHT BY JAZZ
IDAHO SCHOOL. FETD-S XEW rSE
FOR POPtlLAB MTJSIC.
'Phonograph Is Turned Xooso and
Students All Move Fingers in
Time to Rhythm.
BOXSE. Idaho, Aug. 20. (Special.)
Jazz music makes good typewriters.
This is the opinion of members of the
Boise school board. They reached this
conclusion this week when tihey gave
their approval to a number of bills to
pay for phonograph records. When
one of the members of the board
ventured the- Information he under
stood the records were for the music
department of the high school he was
surprised to learn that instead they
were for the commercial department.
The explanation was then made that
one of the main objects in the teach
ing of typewriting, after tie student
has mastered the touch method, is to
promote an even distribution of mo
tion in touching the keys.
The easiest method discovered was
to Bet the phonograph going in the
class room with some exceedingly
spirited record where the music has a
marked rhythm and set the class busy
on dictation.
This may happen to be Sousa's lat
est march. Perfect time is kept by 20
tvDewriters. all writing different copy
PudIIs taught under this method, their
instructors say, have a mastery of the
keyiboard which enables them to write
for hours without tiring and they
make better typists than those pro
duced by the old system.
HUNTING SHARKS EXCITING
SPORT DECLARED TO BE SAFE
FOR MODERX BOATMEN. r
Hawaiian Fishermen Said to Have
Hunted Man-Killers With
Dagger or Spear.
HONOLULU. T. H., Aug. 20. Thrills
occasioned by riding the surf in out
rigger canoes or on native sun
boards, or standing on the rim of
the continuously active volcano ot
Kilauea and gazing down into the
roaring, tossing sea of molten lava.
have an active rival in the keen ex
citement that accompanies- the hunt
ing of the shark in the waters out
side the coral reet that encircles tne
island of Oahu.
Newspaper men who are coming to
Honolulu In October as delegates to
the Press Congress of the World will
find that shark hunting goes hand in
hand with other sports, and. although
intensely exciting, is In no way dan
gerous. The shark hunters go to sea
in a launch or sampan which tows a
dead white horse. When the fishing
grounds are reached the boat begins
to circle about, and soon the fins of
sharks may be seen cutting through
the water.
If one Is an expert he may harpoon
a shark as it turns over to strike, or
he may try his Vuck with a high
powered rifle. The shark is a furious
fighter, and, . once harpooned or
caught with hook and line, displays
amazing strength. But he finally
tires and is gradually hauled aboard
and then dispatched.
There are few Hawalians living
today who care to meet a shark In
the open water and right him as
their ancestors did. In the olden days
a Hawaiian . armed himself with a
hard, wooden, double-pointed Javelin
et These Prices Bo.
45x54, and 4 beautiful
chairs to match, up
holstered in genuine
blue leather. Theset$Qg50
for UO
$2.50 a Week
Coil Springs
Guaranteed steel coil springs
with heavy steel frames
$8.95
k 11 L
about 18 inches long, and with the
center portion large enough to permit
a good grip. He then let himself
down into the water. As the shark
approached and turned over to strike,
its greait jaws open to their full
width, the Hawaiian, with a quick
movement, thrust the javelin between
the jaws, one point penetrating the
roof of the mouth and the other the
lower jaw. The shark, thus unable to
close his mouth, and helpless, was
either speared or allowed to swim
away, as the Hawaiian chose.
There were some daring fishermen
who would attack a shark single
handed, armed only with a short dag
ger or spear, depending upon agility
in the water to avoid' the monster
until the time came to strike.
PLANT OFFERED TO BEND
WATER COMPANY PROPOSES
TO SELL SYSTEM.
'Plan to Obtain Supply in Tunralo
Oreek Blocked by District's
Threat of Injunction.
' BEND. Or, Aug. 20. (Special.) An
offer to sell to the municipality the
water system, including rights and
distribution facilities through which
the Bend Water. Light & Power com
pany serves the city of Bend, was
made today in a statemnt issued by
Charles A. Brown, president of the
company, who arrived here a few days
ago from Chicago. Mr. Brown made
his proposal following a three-day
survey of local conditions. The price
which the company would consider Is
original cost less depreciation, he
said.
Water now used by the city Is taken
from the Deschutes river, passing
through a chlorination plant to ef
fect thorough sterilization. For omi
time the Bend Water, Light & Power
company has considered obtaining a
water supply from Tumalo creek, but
recently officers of the Tumalo irriga
tion district threatened an injunction
if any steps were taken toward this
end. Another factor which prevents
the company from seeking -to obtain
water from the Tumalo is the addi
tional cost which would necessitate
an increase in the prevailing water
rate.
The cost at which the system could
be transferred to. the city has not
been estimated, but it Is known that
it would exceed $100,000.
SHRINE OUTING ARRANGED
Valley Clubs to Gather at -Albany
Park Septemiber 5;
The first annual reunion of Willam
ette valley Shrine clubs will be held
at Bryant's park in Albany Monday,
September 5. The outing will be un
der the direction of the Albany Shrine
club and plans have been made for
similar outings each year In differeht
parts of the valley. The Al Kader
patrol, band and drum corps will be
in attendance, as will the divan of Al
Kader and many of its members.
The committee has announced that
boating, dancing and swimming will
be among the amusements provided
for the Shriners. Hot coffee will be
served by the committee. Special rail
road rates are promised.
PrlnevlIIe Ships Cattie.
PRINEVILLE, Or.. Aug. 20. (Spe
cial.) During the past week 11 car
loads of cattle were shipped over the
City of Prineville railroad to Port
land by the following: W. I. Dish
man, two cars; S. Rogers, two cars;
James Cram, three cars; Baldwin Cat
tle & Sheep, company, four cars.
BUCK'S
COMBINATION
RANGES
Bake in the oven
with coal, wood or
gas. Warm kitch
en in winter. Cool
in summer. Only
ne stove to clean.
We take your old
stove or gas
range in ex
change. Balance
very easy terms.
Guaranteed for
23 Years
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9x12 Wilton Velvets -S47.50
9x12 Axminsters --837.50
9x12 Brussels Rugs S27.50
9x12 Fiber Rugs 17.75
9x12 Grass Rugs .. -.$ 9.85
9x12 Matting Rugs .... $ 5.85
These Rugs Are Absolutely Priced at
Pre-War Prices and Less
185 First Street
OUT OF
FINLAND URGED TO JOIN
BAITIC UXIOX WANTS NATION
IN SEW ENTENTE.
Esthonla, Latvia and Lithuania
Sign Alliance Which Makes
Them Buffers.
RIGA. Latvia. Aug. 20. Efforts are
cow under way to induce Finland to
join the Baltic union, which became
an accomplished fact with the signing
of various conventions leading to a
triple alliance of Esthonla, Latvia and
Lithuania.
In diplomatic circles here the sign
ing of these conventions is considered
as a great step toward the potential
formation of a united military front
from the Arctic to the Black sea
against any aggression from soviet
Russia.
Latvia and Esthonla are understood
to have signed already a military con
vention. Lithuania has not yet been
included in this, but is expected to be
shortly. Fear that Poland, which Is
expected to be in the union later,
might object to any immediate inclu
sion of Lithuania in the military con
vention until the Vilna dispute be
tween Lithuania anad Poland is set
tled deterred Latvia and Esthonia
from admitting Lithuania at this time.
The latter country, however, through
her foreign minister. Dr. Puritsky,
is understood to have given assur
ances that Lithuania will stand with
the other two nations on any political
question of Importance.
Trade, railway and other conven
tions already signed or about to be
signed Include all three countries.
None of these Baltic states fears
any Immediate aggression from Rus
sia. Their statesmen, however, con
sider the Russian situation so full of
possibilities that they desire to take
no chances, some of them have ad
mitted privately to the correspondent.
In their fight for political and eco
nomic stability, toward which- they
are making rapid progress, these lit
tle republics constantly have before
them the specter of danger were
Lenine's regime in Russia either to
crumble Into anarchy or be succeeded
by some government determined to
include in a united Russia all of the
little peoples who have broken away
and formed independent governments.
These statesmen consider the for
mation of the triple alliance a fairly
adequate safeguard against any of
these eventualities. The protection
would be stronger, they say, were
Finland and Poland and possibly Rou-
have at least made a splendid start.
One of the participants in- the con
ferences of the three nations said:
"It is natural that this union can have
no offensive aim, but the cordial rela
tions of the union's members prove
ami testify Its safety and security
The great powers will now have to
reckon seriously with this entente."
One of the Riga newspapers char
acterizes the Baltic entente as "i
chain of states standing between the
two main revolutionary coun-trie
Germany and Russia destined to
play the role of frontier guards be
tween Europe and Asia."
VETERANS TO GET LAND
19,0 00 Acres to Be Opened to ex
Service Men Next Month.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Aug. 20.
(Special.) Nearly 19,000 acres of land
will be opened to ex-service men nex
month, according to advices to na
tional headquarters of the American
Legion. In September 9222 farm
n 1 1 1 Via nnn a s4 rk K -t n-i no t ao 4 a Tt t w Vtv
ex-servlce men of the world war on
the North Platte irrigation project in'
lost of the Talkie
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Willi" TrifTi an
ered free with
reum with any
Buck's Combina
tion Range this
week. .
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fil
Near
THE HIGH RENT DISTRICT
Wyoming. A week later, September
16, 57 farms will be opened on the
Shoshone project in the same state.
For 60 days the filing on the farms
will be restricted to ex-service men.
The North Platte land, formerly the
range of nomadic cattle, is now
dotted with productive farms, made
possible through - irrigation. More
than 100,000 aeres of the former
range is now producing alfalfa, sugar
beets, corn and potatoes. . -
The Shoshone tract is In a line
dairy country and is suitable for gen
eral farming. This district is rapidly
becoming populated.
UTILITY HEADS CALLEO IN
State
Tax Commissioner to Take
Tip Valuations.
SALEM, Or., Aug. 20. (Special.)
Frank P. Lovell, state tax commis
sioner, has written letters to the heads
of various utility corporations oper
ating in Oregon, asking them to call
at his offices in Salem within the
next few weeks to discuss the valua
tions of their respective properties.
Levying 'of taxea on these corpora
tions will not be completed until
December, but because of many In
tricate problems Involved in making
the assessments officials of the va
rious concerns will be given an op
portunity to be heard. This, Mr.
Lovell believes, will eliminate mis
understandings and prove more satis
factory to all concerned.
WORK TO BE REORGANIZED
Changes in Office of City Attorney
Grant Expected.
Reorganization of the forces and
work in the city attorney's office is
planned by City Attorney Grant.
Stanley Myers, deputy city attorney.
i9 slated to resign to accept the of
fice of district attorney in the gen
eral 'shift that will take place if
Chief Justice Johns is confirmed to
the judicial post in the Philippines.
E. T. Lansing Jr deputy district at
torney, has announced his resigna
tion to fake up private law practice.
Mr. Grant has not announced his
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Soak a piece of absorbent
cotton, cloth or sponge with
Sloan's Liniment, hang it in
your bedroom or tent. It will
keep the mosquitoes away
and let you have a good
night's rest.
Sloan's Liniment quickly
takes the sting out of mos
quito and other insect bites.
Good for all sorts of ex
ternal pains, aches, strains
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appointment to fill Mr. Myers" place,
but said that a general reorganiza
tion of the work would be made and
that only one deputy would be ap
pointed at this time.
Prune Prices Pleasing.
SHERIDAN. Or.. Aug. 20. (Special.)
"We are very well pleased with the
opening prices for the fall prune crop
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lip 0(300
A YEAR
TO PAY
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$2.50 a Week
Fleaters at Pre-War
Prices SI DOWN
Places Any Heater in
Your Home'
CHARGE NO INTEREST
MAIL ORDERS
CAREFULLY EXECUTED
as announced Thursday by the Oregon
Growers' asociation," said C. R.
Thompson, local manager of the asso
ciation, today. "I have personally
seen a large number of the growers
and all express satisfaction in regard
to the new price. The Sheridan dis
trict will begin prune drying about
the middle of September. The crop
Is very light, due to frost of a year
ago and heavy rains this npring.'
CO.
RUPTURE
is uncomfortable and dangerous and
should be held with a good fitting
Truss. Our success is due to being
able to properly fit Trusses without
Truss torture.
LAUE-DAVIS DRUG CO.
TRUSS KXPKRTS
173 Third St. Portland. Or.