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EIGHT PAGES I SECTION TWO TONIGHrS THE NIGHT THAT VITCH AND i GHOST BREAK FROM PRISON AND GIBBER j AND THE SMALL BOY REVELS IN PRANKS 'i i Innocent Banshees Not to Be Bothered by Chief Clark's Goblin Tamers, but Tricks Such as Putting Streetcar on Top of Yeon Building Do Not Go, . Tonight's the nlRht. Resiles witches and horrible UfiHl.i 1 r . ..I - A 1 I . . . .1 V ll I break from their prison houses 0 ift distant Infernos and invade Port- fi I J . J. - . - ' 1 L A . ... lunu io H:ree ii ana ginoer mm lerruy the timid. ! lialoween, like Christmas, colnes -tit once a year. But when It conies everybody known it, even though at Yuletide Santa Claus sometimes for gets. There will be tlck-tacklngs nn-1 Corn throwing. -Borne of tho hob goblins may be expected even to Stretch wires across dark sld :walks to entrap belated footsteps. J History tells of gates that were mysteriously Spirited away and docile Jersf-ys hoist ed ,tO tiee tops. But this ort of doings la Irowned upon by. Chief of Follco Clark, who will have a coterie 4dE-pec!al ghost tamers to prevent any supernatural destruction of property. Although this night Is held acri'J to the powers of darkness, nearly every boy and girl In 1'ortla.nd is planning to Join the ghostly caravan. Bed sheets will be whisked' from j trundle beds to shroud merry faces I end cast despair over people who !' meet them In the gloom. Jack o' lan- terns and false faces will add to the 4 consternation. f In many neighborhoods little Hallo ween parties will bo Indulged In by children, young people and even those more advanced In years. At these func-. tlohs the old practices of bobbing for PPles and the superstitious glances Into darkened mirrors, the narration of tales of banshees and eerie spec ters and the consumption of vast quantities of pumpkin pie and cider. Chler Clark has notified 1 the mem bers of the day relief and the sec ond night relief to report for extra duty tonight. The day boys' will have to be back at 7 o'clock and the sec ond night boys at 10. Thus the first night relief, which otherwise would have tho Job of keeping the spooks properly lined up, will have some help. No Innocent banshee Is to be both ered, even though the sly "cops" catch him or it in tbe act of tlck tacklng. But woe betide the witch or elf that daubs paint on the Yeon building or puts a street car on tho roof of the East Side library. De THE EVENING STORY IGNORANT (Copywright, 1914, by V. Werner). LYDIA PACK had not expected to be asked to meet Mrs. Whitford. In the first place, the scarcely knew Mrs. Ostrom, who wAs Mrs. "Whitford' s hostess. Mrs. Ostrom was Just then the first lady of Westmore. Bhe had as much money as anybody and brand new Ideas of usinp it. She had also an aggressive spirit. She could have run the town and still had time to. spare. As it was sbe organ ised a woman's club and ran that. She had not asked I.ydla Page to join the club,; which was supposed to be com posed of all the Intellectual lights In town. Lydla was not intellectual and knew It, still sh did long to be Iden tified with women who were. When the invitation to meet Mrs. Whitford came sbe felt girlishly glad. She could hardly wait for Rodman to come home from the grocery to tell him. "How do you suppose Mrs. Ostrom .came o ask me. Rod?" ho asked, eager?. "Why shouldn't she ask you'" de manded Rodman. "You're as good as she Is blamed sight better, to my notion. Any woman is who keeps her home nice and makfs her husband -and children tprnforjable. I've no rati en ce with females who, having no . business of theit own, want- to run everybody else's. It looks to me as If Mrs". Ostrom wanted to handle this town.but she can't do it, I'll tell her '. that, though she starts forty clubs." "She does buy groceries o' you. I suppose that, accounts for it." said Ly dla. still puzzled. "Yes, that must be . it. Thjs Mrs. Whitford is a very great somebody. Rod. I've seen her picture evi-r. so many times In the papers lately and I've read things she's said. She's .out for suffrage, you .know, ,aral all that. I Bhould like .-Sfb jgpv her. ' jft's ' to be a ladles' Hinch ' eon. .' 'I've ri$ver been to any-thing of -' rh. ,ik.rnd?'arS3U I've got my new "dress o to wear. If-1 could get somebody to '.Why shouldn't she ask you?" staj) with the twins I belle .tV- "Cio by all means," urge leve I'd go." jrged Rodman. 'dismisslm? the whole subject, as he opened the newspaper at the market quotations. , .L" Afte supper, when the twins were , asleep and Katherine and Raymond .hd .been "tucked into bed and Don- facement or destruction of property la strictly taboo. So is the dismem berment of fences and the dissection of automobiles. Twenty-five of theses ''cops" will watch the west side.' They will wer ' if m i I nn m - A like number will aJ li'V1 ' V tf $ U ? ; . rMfJl plain clothes. prowl around the 11ns, be warned. Bide. WOMAN old and Hugh were doing their les sons, Lydla ran across to Mrs. Storie's. Mrs. Storie was one of Mrs. Ostrom's set, and though she- was Lydia's neighbor their acquaintance had never progressed beyond the formal call stage. Mrs. Storie on her porch gave Lydia a courteous but cool Invitation to come up and sit down. Nervously she stated she wished to accept the Invitation, but there were so many things she didn't know. "You sefi I've never been out in so ciety mucrg" Lydia murmured, hum bly. "I married young and since then I've had just all I could do to look after Rodman and the children But I would like to meet Mrs. Whitford." "Mrs. Whitford is wonderful," said Mrs. Storie. "I am well acquainted with her. She is the most gifted nuiimii i ever Knew, but, like al girted women. she has ,n--.i ties. " One of them is her aversion to children. She doe- nnt Aieui,. i but she shuns them; she. never refers i mem in any way. She herself Is childless. I just mention thia that you may avoid the subject If you should happen to talk to her Of course. Mrs. Ostrom is anxious' that nothing should mar the occasion of her visit." Lydia. went home with her head swimming. She must wear white gloves with her new dress, and sh must not mention children.4K4.Sot mention chil dren when she had six and a pair of twins at thaand she thought of noth .Jif . f-oming until night' hrLf 1 lips'" she Promised ?m t silent that's one thing I can be. If I mustn't' talk chil dren 1 can't talk anything, for I don't know anything else." A little sting of regret stabbed'her when she thought how ignorant ishe must aDDear hesfHo o,nn. ,i " uuier wom en who knew so much and could talk SO WelL Mrs Ktrtr-ttt'o V W l - uuuuy was ara- ' matic Poetry; Mrs. Brady's Greek! .wuc, irs. usirum j sociology But then they were childless. Oh, the pity or it! "Its foolish of me to think of go ingonly I do want to." she thought. 'I want to see Mrs. Wltltford." . She hunted up an old picture of Mrs Whitford which she had cut from a newspaper .and studied it carefully Such a close, still, controlled face: Hch eyes, with vistas! She had the mn T,nJntlier and yet sh dunned little children! However, Lydla had received her warning. The day of the luncheon arrived, was cool and dull. Lydla got Hannah Clapp to stay with the children. Hannah came at 12. the Pages' dinner hour. The luncheon was at 1. Between 12 and 1 somehow Lydla meant to find time to dress. Between 12 and 1. however, came "a variety of happenings. Katherine ran gainst Hannah when she wa3 filling t-he teapot and she got slightly scald ed. Cold cream was applied, but her WOA filled th a hmisa - vuniu wa.8 late to lunch, and Mrs. Bright stopped In as Bhe was passing: to leave some word or other which must bo heard. The moment she-Heft 1 Lydla ran up stairs to her room. Her new dress black satin, of course, lay upon the bed. She got into It quickly. Time was going: so fast. The thought terri fied her. She gave one look at rter heated, flushed, palpitating- self In the glass and fled. j At the foot of the stairs Hannah met her. She dangled a twin by eadh hand. "Oh. Mrs. Page, what shall ?I do with them?" she half wept. Lydia half paused. They were soak BOBBING so. gob. l wssfw m, ,.v. ,&MJmp ing wet from head to foot. "They've been playing with the lawn sprinkler," Hannah said, "and I've spanked them for it twfte al ready." Tears of mortification sprang to Lydia's eyes. However, there was nothing to be done but sit right down and then and there change them Into dry garments before they took cold. It was a duty she could not evade, for what did Hannah know about the intricacies of baby clothing? The clock was striking 1 as Lydia ran up Mrs. Ostrom's arlstocratio front steps. Her hand trembled be tween excitement and hurry as sho rang the bell. A moment later she was being ushered into the gorgeous parlor, rustling with still more gor geous women who were rather Impa tiently awaiting the summons to luncheon. Mrs. Ostrom advanced to offer her hand. Aa Lydla responded faintly to the greeting she felt Mrs. Ostrom's eyes grow startled aa they rested upon her.! Lydia underwant an Instant's uneasiness; then she for got everything save the fact that she was being presented to Mrs. Whit ford. All over the room women were look ing at Lydia. Some appeared aston ished, some horrified, and some amused. But the eyes of all were riveted upon her dress her little black satin dress, which was so new f - n mn, upon a rormaaen topic, ana sne iriea - i i I 'MSmt BY GERMAN OFFICERS: II 1 fi i'WV mnr . V the home." lacsil ui uiauco uiawo I IIGi f I ft t -&SJk of her indeed her attentions made flnt HpflVV I OQC-. 4" f J C f tit 7 . i. , - 1 courier and mall to New York) Ger- f sH" f i , ?, ysrfn''r''rTtrm- fa- Kobbins, a veteran of the Civil war, made them especially the targets for X & . ZtexL- and she felt so appropriate. She be came aware of all' this presently. What was the matter? She cast a troubled glance around and her hand fluttered to her bosom as if to shield it from their strange glances. Her heart seemed turning bottom side up. Then something happened. Mrs. Whitford leaned forward and quietly detached a string of safety pins from the bosom of the black satin gown. "I -See you have little ones of your own," she said. Tears of mortification sprang: to Lydia's eyes, and In her stress she r PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY FOR APPLES" subject is not odious to me. as you have been led to believe, only pain ful. I had a little son once, and I lost him. That Is why I turned to the work I am doing I wished to for get. In my heart, I still believe that the normal woman's true place is in the home." Mrs. Whitford had Lydla alt beside her at luncheon and made very much of her. Indeed, her attentions made Lydia the favorite of the occasion. Lydia was a very happy woman that night as she told Rodman all about It. "They seemed to think I wasn't so very Ignorant after all," she confided. "They've asked me to Join the club. They said I knew more about child culture than any one they ever saw. Just think of it. Rod." Another Veteran Goes. Chehalis, Wash., Oct. 31. Andrew S. Bobbins, a veteran of the Civil war, died suddenly at his home on Folsom street after, an illness of a week from rheumatism of the heart. The deceased was 67 years of age. Mr. Robbins was a soldier in the Sixty-sixth Ohio in fantry during fhe Civil war. ! HALLOWEEN FATHER blurted out the whole story of the pllfnftnO niOnifinrn ti i twins' last misdemeanor. Too late wllrfll lllxl A 11 IH 1 1 - X ft she realized that she had enlarged OllUllUO U UUnllULU I A kxw! i Jjyaia ine ravonie or the occasion. VUui hbmmMmmm" -1 John Haehlen? who drew this cartoon, is", a Journal, carrier and cartoonist for The Little Journal, the publication of the Journal ' Carrier's association, and of the Lincoln High School Cardinal. EVENING' OCTOBER 31, - ON EOF THE By Karl JI. von Wiegand. Alx La Cfiapelle. Oct. 17. (By courier and mail to New York) Ger man officers are throwing away their swords. They have found them use less in modern warfare. The high percentage of fallen officers on the kaiser's side is attributed to their failure to recognize soon enough that the style of weapons they carried made them especially the targets for the enemy's marksmen. "We have paid heavy toll to the sword, so far as the infantry is con cerned," said one major to me. "When the charge was sounded, the officers sprang forward, flashing, .blades in DOES SENTRY DUTY Z I MORE LANCES USED j '1 of Fnem AS. With Rfisiilt- i V 1 I . 9 I ?r tl ua. xiiey nave iouna mem use- . a 1 o-a 1914. JOYS OF HALLOWEEN ' Jt : . their' hands, to lead their men. the allied soldiers could see the gleam of the light on the metal and naturally they have picked off those who called particular attention to themselves In this way. "Now, however, the officers at the front leave their swords in their quar ters when they go Into action. In other respects everything possible has been don to make them indistinguish able from their men. Many of them carry rifles when they charge. Not only do they serve to make them look like common soldiers, but they are really useful. "Discarded long: ago by American army officers, except as dress, par ade ornaments, swords have been clung: to tenaciously by the Germans as traditional badges of rank, but I think th present war marks their disappearance from the battle field in the Infantry branch." But while the sword unquestionably Is rapidly going- out of date as an in fantry weapon, the lance, which most of the world's other armies have dis carded. Is declared by German military men to be proving Itself a most ser viceable weapon for cavalry. In a charge, officers say, this wea pon's constant motion- and fluttering pennon confuse the enemy's eye and aim, its reach gives the soldiers an advantage and Its pyschologtcal effect Is to spread terror In the ranks op posing; It. Formerly only Uhlans carried lances, but practically the entire German cavalry has now been equipped with them, which explains why, in the pre sent war, hardly a reference is beard to any cavalry patrol in Belgium other than Uhlans. , A new milk separator for household use parts the skim milk.' - which ts drawn off at the bottom, by gravity. I) " f O I ; " American Marines For Port au Prince Transport Eaacoek and Battleship Kansas Ordered to Haiti to Frotect America From Bevolntlonlsts. Washington, Oct. 31. That Presi dent Zamor of Haiti has fled from Port Au Prince, his capital, and gone on board a Dutch ship was reported to the state department today by the United States legation in Haiti. Port au Prince. HaitivOct. 29. (De layed) Foreigners hers received to night with much relief the news that the United States transport Hancock, with a regiment of marines, had been ordered here from Dominican waters, and'that the battleship Kansas was on its way from Wera Cruz. The cruiser Tacoma was already In port and marines were guarding the United States consulate, Jbut a strong, er force was deemed- necessary to handle the threatened danger growing out of the rebel leader Davilrnar Theo dore's march on the city: Considerable fighting has occurred already, and a grave situation was thought likely to develop. v" Auto Drivers In Court. Eight auto owners were befors ths municipal court yesterday for traf fic violations. They were II. K. Haak, J. H. Crane, Edna M. Long, F. M. Nehr, C. E. Bolds, J. A. Humphrey, J.Melick and H. B. Wolkheim. The charges were passing street cars . while the cars were discharging passengers. . No fines were given, as the arrested persons- agreed -to more carefully Watch the street cars hereafter, j OREGON CITY1ID TO- BE MORE PROSPEROUS NOW THAN FOR YEARS Town Is Declared Not to BiP on Verge vofj Bankruptcy, as Asserted, if To the Editor of tlyie Journal An swering letters written by a certain - party by the name oc. II. King, and the paid advertisements that- the liq uor dealers ar sDrs&dlns: broadcast I ever Oregon containing statements concerning regon Klty that are "0 patently falsa and njs lead lug that no attention need be paljl to thorn, except in such cases wherej'ithe readers may have no means of gefting at the truth, the facts are as follows: Oregon City, for yais was in ths hands of the liquoeRtrust. Its poli cies and politics vre also in ths hands of that iniquitous gang. Ths result was that the;fcity had not pr gressod ae it might, lilts finances were crippled by incapatsty and the ex penses of taking cajjjjs of the product of the saloon. L.astj!lanuary the city, by a vote of the Ijieople, started a new career as a Mijponletia town. A dry council was eletjjed and the town was dry in tact asi;jvell as In name; crime was cut do win lees than half in city and countyihand here let mi state that prohibition hurt "the crimi nal-lawyers and thod "garnishee' busi ness, for without cflfne these lawyers were out of a Job, 'and as the work ers have money to py their just debts, there was no occasion . to garnishes wages. Men who formerly! were liut wrecks are today walking ;:;with their beads erect, with new lie, new courage lew clothes, and rnpney to Jingle in their pockets, and jjp Xatten balances at the savings baks. HomeH ars made happy- that Sfprmerly suffered. -Crime and drunkeitess would prac tically disappear big fur booze joints at Portland, Milwfbkle and Oswego, where a few of thi city and county wets get filled upiln'tlmt diabolical tanglefoot and brain fuddler. Oregon City is nef bankrupt. Sixty years of an open jjialoon has run it behind, as they are. jjow doing to -other wet cities t the state. Of Its 250, 000 of debt, nine-tilths was Incurred vhen it had ealooM. It .has during the last year mock nearly met its expenses than for thliny years, and lias done a large amoiijjft of street, sewer and improvement jork. Since the town jfwent dry the fol lowing new buildings have been erect ed: New postoffij, 'new' brick Cour ier building, ncwfl-Ooinmercial club block, large concrete livery barn, new block on tho hill, nd about 60 to 80 new homes completed. - Houses and business places ar' rented su that tt is difficult to find an empty plaoa. Postal savings infeased over $4000. More than last year's savings bank depofdts, J51.079.43ij Anladditional mall carrier was put to wr.k recently tn the city. Now firms fSAy Kone Ihto business: Four new grOters, twaireal estate firms. one flour and feed'istore, one commis sion house, 1 pressing and cleaning, one pew hardware'ittore, one new wood and coal business ij one harness hop, two new wood sawjs, one fish drying: and oil factory, tneo new confection eries, one creamery, one new pool hall, four soft drink aind soda fountains, one new undertaking establishment. Last year the ounty was out ' of debt for a few da, seven to be cor rect. This year ife-j county was out of debt for sevenpnbnths. Business has been steady itifkll lines in Oregon City and Clackaimis county, which Is the garden spojj of Oregon. And tbe best answer ttjfjwhat we, the busi ness men of this- 'think of prohi bition, is to watchjthe increased ma jority we shall jtSU up on Novem ber 8. 1i Finally, let me ipuote Josh Billings to my untruthful fjriends, -Charles ii. King and the Ll'iUiir Dealers' associa tion. In their various guises: "It is better nut- to know so much than to know so? many things that ain't so." . MACDONALD. Oregon City. Or Advertising Plans Are JNojjUompietea East Bids Buslnssit' Men Will at Ones Start Campaign; or Booitlng Tbslz Section of Clty. " Plans have beef, "completed for tha novelty advertlslt campaign to ba conducted by thejast Side Business Men's club to create a spirit Of lxost ing and trading. upon the east side and two-thirds of thsf money to finance the campaign hatgi already been sub scribed. About $?00 per month W'il ba spent for 12 months. The. slogan adopted Is: "Helps Boost for a Bigger, Better and BusiejEast Side. Quality, Price and Service! Being Equal, Gira the East Side Rrerence." C. C Hall, a4lsiaht secretary of the chib, announces that the slogan will be placed upon th'T glass of east side show windows, on folders and cards to be distributed at residences, and on- stickers f)d tags attached to goods sold at enjtt side stores. ' . The club will erect billboards at the east side approaches tfjitfee bridges for dis playing the slogifl. The advertisings.' plans were adopted at a meeting of $he club's committee, of which H. A.'1'Calef Is chairman, Wednesday nighfj attended by rep re--sentatives of 33: east side business firms. ' ) t MAN BUYS llNTIRE TOWN '31 Seattle, WashJlOct. 81. A. K. Det wleler, a bankeriof Toledo, Ohio,' has Just purchased ;jn' entire town;: for $45,000 from a lrjf-al real estate firm. The town is Gran$l Dalles, Just across th Columbia tiir from The Dalles, Or. It compriscjs 300 acres, a water, plant and a few; uildlrigs. . Detweiicr sayssihe intends to build up a manufactuihg town with people from Ohio and Ohliforlnans, who pre fer northern climate. ' -. v; ii 5- W m