THE OREGON .' DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, . FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1915.
AS DARKN
E
SS APPROACH
ES
MANY
ANXIOUS
10MENTS
SPENT WAITING
FOR
BIRDMEN
WAR ZONE TO "COME HOME: TO ROOST"
Correspondent Describes How British Troops Gather on
Flying Grounds and Search Skies for Airships That
-Have Been Soaring All Day Over Enemy's Trenches.
By 'WJIIlam G. Shepherd.
United Prewt Staff Ctrt-eDondnt.
Copjrlght, 1115, by the t'nlfwl l'rew; Copy-
rlgbted iu lireat Britain.)
Headquarters of the British army.
; Northern France, April 29. (By taail
to New York.) 1 stood out on .the
I flying- field at dusic this evening with
a- score of- General : French's young
flying- men and "saw the chickens
come .home to roost."
Of all the tenie hours on the fly
ing grounds, the one hour of twilight
and dusk, before nightfall, is the hour
that tugfe hardest at the nerves of the
British flyinar men. Wherever a fly
ing- man may be, you will see a cer
tain nervousness and distraction come
over him at su'nset.
boon he -will stir, himself and
whether he walks along the French
roads to where his flying grounds are
situated, or t whether he is lucky
enough to- get a .lift In a passing au
tomobile, you will find him, some time
before darkness begins to fall, on flis
own "particular flying Held. He is
-waiting fou the chickens to come
home to roost," as he calls It.
walked out of the town earTy this
evening wltlr two flying men.
- Zook for Pals Far Above.
:I've got a couple of pals who have
been up In the sky all the afternoon."
explained one of the flyers. "I want
to see whether they have come In or
not." '
"Yes," Assented the other. "There
re four fellows from my mess who
went out this afternoon and you rather
want to know if they are iu before
dark, you know."
When we got to the field wo found
thirty or more of the young, lithe
Britishers who make up General
French's flying squad at this particu
lar place. They, stood about in knots.
chatting, cutting nervously at the
grans with their canes,, or sitting in
the lee of the. hangars to protect them
selves from the cold. 50-mile-an-hour
wind. I noticed that with all their
seeming Idleness and preoccupation,
their sharp trained glances were rak
ing the evening skies.
Come Sown One By One.
"There's I think." said one
young fellow.
X followed his kaze and saw a dot
In the ky no larger thun the head of
a pin. .
"No, I . think that's ." safrt nn-
other youth.
"Right you are."' said the first one.
"I was mistaken." How he knew he
was mistaken I couldn't understand.
Neither could the flying men explain
to nie haw they had developed the abil
ity to distinguish one aeroplane from
inotner. ihey have slmnlv rievclnnni
it, that's all.
The tpot grew biKsrer. suddenlv th
machine tilted and spiraled down diz
Hy. Within a minute or two it had
alighted and two heavily furred young
Britisher's climbed from it.
; -,
One after another the spots appeared
In the sky, were fecognlzed, the pilots
climbed out and came over to Join our
group. j ,
"Who Isn't in yetTf was always the
question they asked. Safe themselves
from the batUellne, where the deadly
shrapnel had ben breaking about
them, they were curious and anxious
as we for the safe return of the other
chaps.
Worry Over Hew flyer.
"At last they were all in but one.
Night was almost upon us. A man
In an aeroplane must see the. grass
when he alights: there's a clever little
throw of the lever which he must
give at the last moment that will bring
him to earth lightly instead of in a
smash.
"He's a young fellow and a new
flyer," explained an officer to me.
"And I'm rather worried about him.
Better get. out the flares." he said to
an attendant.
The flares are white lights that are
placed about the field when a flyer
is out at night; by them he can trace
his way through the night successful
ly to his own flying field ani with
difficulty can measure his low height
from the ground at the last ticklish
moment before landing.
Suppose the flyer didn't come back.
Where might he be? This wasn't any
ordinary peace time flying meet; this
was war time. He might be a wreck
of broken bones and bleeding flesh;
men had been trying to kill him all
afternoon; they had been shooting at
him iike hunters shooting at a bird.
They had hunted In packs; If he had
goffe near the trenches it was certain
that a thousand German rifles had
potted him; he might be a prisoner
in the German lines, for If his engine
had 'stopped at the wrong time he had
been forced to come down.
We were waiting for a man wh
might be dead. There were the sol
diers setting out the flares and get
ting ready to light them. No one
was speaking now.
"That's him." said an officer.
"Yes," answered three or four of
the young men at once.
"Where?" I asked.
"Can't see him yet, but that's his
propeller," explained one of my
friends.
- Their trained ears had caught the
hum. Of his aeroplane engine.
Soon he came into view. It was
almost lark and the aeroplane loomed
large when I caught the first glimpse
of it.- It settled down on the field,
the two young fellows piled out of it
clumsily on account of their many
clothes and walked over to us.
"Who isn't in?" asked one of them.
"Everybody is here." said the cap
tain. "Good!" said the young fellow for
whom we nil had been waiting- Then
we aril dispersed.
Every "chicken" had come-' home to
"roofct."
Kills Herself in
rLuxuridus Suite
Mrs. Adeltf Talxchild of San Francisco
Swallows Poison in Los Aageles
Hotel following Big Damage Suit.
I Los Angeles, Cal.,- May 28. (IT. P.
Coroner Hartwell today signed a cer
tificate of suicide in the case of Mrs.
Adele Falrchild of San Francisco, who
poisoned herself In the Hotel Alex
andria last night. The body will be
tent to San Francisco where her hus
band, Leon H. Falrchild, resides on
fine street. v .
Last January Fairchild filed suit
against Walter P. Shaw of Los Ange
les demanding $250,000 damages for
criminal conversation," Shaw was
Western representative of a Kentucky
distillery. Fairchild eald, in an inter
view at that time, that Shaw had come
between him and his wife.
The Falrchilds lived together urKil
Mrs. FuirMld left her home Tuesday
and came to Los Angeles. She igls-
tered ot the Alexandria Wednesday as
Mrs. A. Frisbie and secured a luxurious
oite. Last night a passing chamber
maid heard groans issuing from Mrs
Falrehild's rcom. Physicians were
summoned, butnhey were too late. The
poison was purchased at a drugstore
liear the hotel.
Organize to Aid
Wounded Italians
San Francisco, May 2 S. (U. ?.
San Franciscd' Italians will send a
medical relief party to the Austro
Italian front In the near future to as
sist In the care of Italian wounded.
according to members of the war re
lief organization today.
Two doctors and at least six nurses
will be included, according to the ten
tative plan of the relief committee,
which will complete organization at a
meeting of the Vittpria Colonna club
Saturday.
While the personnel of the medical
corps has not been announced, it is
understood that Dr. Borthwick-Gian-nini,
prominent woman physician of
San Francisco, will head the staff.
Queen Elect and
Suite to Take Trip
Miss Sybil Baker, queen-elect of the
Portland Rose Festival and her suite
of six princesses and six maids at
honor, will go to Cascade Locks Sun
day on the steamer Bailey Gatzert as
the guests of The Dalles, Portland &
Astoria Navigation company, Mrs.
David Campbell, chaperone of Queen
Thelma and her princ.-s.sos last year,
and Mr. and Mrs.1 Phil S. Bates, will
serve as chaperones. F. S. Kingsbury
will represent the company.
Eecords Broken by
Rarcel Post Plan
All pre?edinE records for delivery of
Incoming parcel po3t In Portland was
broken by the business for the wetk
ended May 22, according to Postmaster
Myers.
Not including the, large number of
parcels delivered by foot carriers the
records show that vehicle deliveries
totaled 3784 packages. The highest
previous record was 3737 packages.
Hen ftear Linnton
Lays Eggs That ;
Rival Submarines
Emulating the 1 example -of
those sisters whose accomplish- 4tt
ments have attained due notice
Jn print, a hen out Linnton way '
has laid an egg that would
certainly be taken for a cub-
marine were It not for the
absence of a periscope. This,
particular egg measures eight
inches in longitudinal clrcum-
ference and six lncnes around
the other way. ' '
4 This, of course, is quite an
egg but it is really nothing for
4t this hen, for she lays one like 4fc
it every eight days or so. The
bird is of the Rhode Island Red
variety and is owned by Mrs.
C E. Palmer.
Inasmuch as the hen appears 4t
to be launching- a whole flotilla 4t
ifr of eggs It has been suggested
jfc that each successive egg may He
if: be christened In sequence, Z-l,
m Z-2. Z-3, and ad infinitum.
Anti-Meter Debater
Proves Hard to Find
" "
Chairman Newell Tries Several Well-
Known Spellbinders bat They None
of Them Seem to Want the Honor.
Wanted badly some one who will
debate against water meters before
the Oregon Civic league tomorrow
noon. -
Will If. Daly, commissioner of '-public
utilities, is to uphold the affirma
tive. : "I'm up a stump to get some one
who will talk against meters," con
fessed A. C. Newill. chairman of the
league's program committee.
"I asked Edgar B. Piper, editor of
the rOregonlan, and he said it was a
positive rule of his not to discuss In
public issues handled by the paper.
"Whitney L. Boise at once told me,
when I asked him, that he would be
out of town, and that he knew of only
one other man competent to talk
against meters and that that man is
dead.
"I asked' Roger Sinnott and he said
he had not yet decided to vote against
meters.
"I heard Thomas McCusker was
against meters, and asked him, but he
said that he favors meters.
"Where am I going to find anyone
who opposes water meters enough to
speak out at the Civic league meeting
against them?" ,
CORPS
FOR
SERVICE
Find Bodies of 7
Explosion Victims
Fifteen Still Remain in Beserre Mine
at Wan aim o, B. C, "Where Accident
Occurred Yesterday; Rescuers Work.
Vancouver, B. C, May 28. (P. N. S.j
Of the 22 victims of the explosion in
the Reserve mine of the Western Fuel
company at Nana! mo late yesterday af
ternoon, the bodies of only seven have
so far been recovered. Three were
taken out last night and four more
were recovered this morning after the
entrances of the shaft had been cleared
of gas. -
it is expected that the entire mine
will be safe for rescuers by noon today,
when most of the remaining bodies will
probably be easily recovered. There is
no possiillty of any of the missing ones
being still alice, for a cloud of gas In
which no person could live met the
first rescue party last evening when
an attempt was made to get into the
shaft.
Nearly all of the lost men are Scotch
or English miners whose families lived
In the vicinity of the shaft. All night
long wives and little children of the
men imprisoned below hung in a weep
ing throng around the mouth of the pit.
German Encircling
Attempt a Failure
Petragrad. May 28. XT. R) The
Austro-German forces have been de
cisively beaten in' the attempt to sur
round Przemysl an official statement
said today. There has also been a de
cided diminution of artillery fire from
the German and Austrian lines whiih
have completely failed in their efforts
to advance. The war office declared
that at no point east of the San river
was the enemy within 20 miles of the
Russian lines of communication. 1
Will Censor Wireless Messages.
San Diego, Cal., May 28. a J. P.)
Acting upon strict orders from Wash
ington, Commander Clelland Davis, U.
S. N., will censor all wireless mes
sages sent from the British bteamer
Prince Albert,' now in Mexican waters.
The Prince Albert is In the carrying
trade, but lor some unknown reason'
the government authorities have de- !
cided to keep a strict watch on her.
TiJO matter wh
y your job, Moyer
$15 Suits will fit
right in with it
N
It's because they've got the, style, the quality
and the all-around goodness for which you or
dinarily pay a higher price. Everybody's glad
to wear Moyer Suits.
When You See It inOw Ad, It's SO!
TTT)
Second and Morrison
Third and Oak
IN AIR IN WAR TIME
SUGGESTED FOR U. S.
August Belmont Head of Fed
eration -to Establish Na
tional Reserve,
New York, May 28. (L N. S.) The
Aero Military Service Federation of
America, a voluntary organization of
which August Belmont is president
general and Mortimer Delano deputy
president-general, 'has announced the;
proposed formation of a national re
serve of aviation volunteers for use
in case of war. The program outlined
by Mr. Delano contemplated the es
tablishment of district bases in New
York, Richmond, Chicago, St. Louis
and San ; Francisco, with 28 aero
squadron centers and 1500 landing sta
tions scattered from coast to coast.
Mr. Delano explained that under the
federal law at present there is no au
thorization for the formation of an
aviation regiment, and that therefore
his organization is a provisional body.
He says efforts will be made to have
the next congress favor the first avi
ation corps, the formation of which
is the ultimate purpose of the aero
military federation. The federation
also planned a propaganda to urge
upon congress ' federal control of all
aviation.
The' prospectus of the organization
says Its purposes are, patriotic and
educational. The aviation corps is di
vided Into three classes aviators, of
ficers of the United States army and
navy, and civilians who are unable to
serve In an aviation corps
Mr. Delano said that about 50 per
cent of the squadron branches had been
formed and were busy recruiting. He
expects a membership of 2G,0d0 in
three months. When this is i reached
he plans to establish hundreds of land
ing stations to make aviation safer
and easier in all pans of the (country.
Mr. Delano said the federation is be
ing supported by voluntary contribu
tions. President Is Indisposed.
Washington, May 28. (I. N. S.t
There was no meeting of the cabinet
today, President Wilson being Indis
posed with a headache and a slight at
tack of Indigestion.
FAILING SIGHT
'A
You are probably aware of the fact
that your sight is failing. You know
yon need glasses but are putting the
matter off. You simply cannot afford
to do it. Every day adds permanent
injury to your eyes, adds to your in
convenience ana adds to the expense of
proper fitting and proper grinding of
lenses. Why r.ot come in today? For
years I've perlormed this work with
skill nd success.
Dr. GEO. A-CUTTING
In Charge JAEOEK BEOS.' Optical
Dept., 368 Morrison St., Bet. 3d ts 4th.
A LIGHT WEIGHT X EP
POINTED
OLL A R:
2or23ts. Qaect, P body A Co.. I !
Makers qt Arrow Shirts I
A. f D
yviv.iv
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Look Down on
the World
v.
from the eagle's home, and cee
below you peak a-dazzle and
cool green valleys, in ;
The Canadian Rockies
Mountain climbing, with real
Swiss guides, is one of many
recreations offered at the Canadian
Pacific hotels at Glacier, Field,
Lake Louise, Banff. Take the
delightful circle tour through
these mountains, via Kootenay
Lake. Reached only by the K
Canadian Pacific
Railway
This tour may Inclnde a ins mile
bout trip nn Pnf t Sound. Call or
write for Booklet No ll-i7
Take th 10OO Mil AUka Boat
Trip. Send for Booklet No. 1369
J. V. MURPHY. G. A. P. D. -S
Canadian Pacific Railway,
S3 1 hlrd street. I omh
Saturday Is Boys' and Girls' Day
Everything in Apparel at SALE PRICES
FOR
SUITS BLOUSESHA TS
CAPS PANTS
An Extra Special Event, Offering Our
High-Grade, Custom Tailored
Boys All-Wool Suits
Reg. Prices . $6.50, $9.50, $11.50, $13.50
Sale Priced $4.95, $5 .95. $7.95, $8.95
An exceptional lot of Suits in homespuns, cashmere,
tweeds, newest fancy suitings, in all the latest models that
a boy wears. In grays, tans, browns, black and white, and
blue mixtures, extra fine tailored, lined and finished. All
sizes from 6 to 18 years.
$1.00 BLOUSES OF FANCY SHIRTINGS, SOc ,
Sixes 6 to 14 years. Made of excellent percales, in the
latest stripes, including black and white. Laundered or soft
style, with or without soft, detachable collar. '
. $1.00 EXTRA QUAUTY CORDUROY PANTS, 69c
With taped seams, buckel at knee. Mouse color only, in
an extra' durable quality corduroy. Sizes 4 to 17 years.
. IPorirtJi Tloox.
NEW WASH HATS
7Sc Wash Hats, 59c
Of white duck and pique,
with the new square crown, or
in rah rah and telescope, shapes.
With silk or self bands. Also
showing: the new plaid or navy
brims with white crowns, and
all linen hats. Sizes from V
to 7. '
6Sc Wash Hats, 49c
The popular rah rah and tel
escope crown styles, in white,
and black and white checks.
Also regulation style in jfancy
ratine, in white and tan. ! All
sizes 6yi to 6. I
FOR GIRIk WACOATiMDDmfTS
For Misses and Small Women
Every New Spring Suit Reduced
Sale $10S5,l$16.95 to $29.45
Every suit new this Spring, featuring: the flar
ing skirts, the belted and box jackets, in the very
latest effects for Summer wear. Of navy serges,
black and white checks, gabardines, coverts, and
fancy tweed mixtures. Fourth Floor
Newest Summer Wash Dresses
Sizes 13 to 17, and for Small Women
Special $3.95, $6.95,
$8.95, $10.95 to $14.50
Dainty, Summery fnocks of voile, linens, crepes,
percales and Panama cloth, in attractive plain and
novelty styles, bolero. Empire and waisted styles,
trimmed with embroideries, pleatings. lace and self ,
materials. They are the newest, prettiest dresses
in town.
Fourth Tloox. ;
Children's Dresses
Sizes 2 to 6 Years
Regular price 75c and 85c
Sale 59c
Many new styles in ginghams,
and percales, in plain colors.
checks, plaids and stripes. Made
in cunning regulation and high
waisted models, with plaid and
plain banding trimming. - Most
attractive dresses at this low
price.
Girls Dresses
Sizes 7 to 14 Years
Regular $1.50 to $1.75
Sale $1.19
New Roman stripes, fancy
plaids and checks, in suspender,
gnimpe. medium and long-
waisted styles the prettiest
dresses we have shown this
Spring for girls. Fourth Floor
Middy Day
All New Models
$1.50 Middies 98c
Two styles, with or without
dickey, long or short sleeves, all
white, op white with navy collars.
Sizes 6 to 20.
$1.50
Middies
$1.15
Fine white
jean, with navy
f 1 a nnel collar,
laced fronts,,
collar trimmed
with white
braid and stars.
All sizes.
$1.75 Middies $1.25
Laced front and sides, or regu
lation yokes. AH white, or white
with navy collar, braid trimmed.
All sizes. Fourth Floor
For Misses and Small Women
Spring Suits Selling $20 to $30, Sale $5.00
Spring Coats Selling to $12.50, Sale $2.50
Spring Coats Selling to $15.00, Sale $3.95
Ponrth floor.
Girls Coats
The latest Spring styles
Sale $4.45. 55.35 to $13.95
Sizes 8 to 14 years
Fourth Floor
SATURDAY SPECIALS
FOR THE LITTLE FOLKS
Hats to $3.98, Sale . .98c
Pique Hats and Sun-Bon-
nets to $1.00, Sale . . .69c
All-Wool Sweaters. .$1.49
Children's Rompers . .48c
Fonrth floor.
Victor Talking
Machine Records for
June Are Now In.
All the Latest Hits.
Basement.
Mail and Telephone Orders Filled by Expert Shoppers
CfVV Art
Wolfe
n
Merchandise of J Merit Only"
Pacif ic Phone Marshall S000 Horn. Phone A-6691
All Goods Pur
chased Saturday
Charged on Your
July 1st Bill
P ICNI C
Everything Here
You Will Need
Paper Plates
25 in package ....10c
Crepe ' Paper Napkins
100 best white .-. .. .10c
Paper Table Cloths
af
Large size i 25c
Medium size 10c
Waxed Paper -
Large packages. 50 sheets. . .10c
Medium packages. 25 sheets... 5c
Outing or Auto j
Packages, complete . . .10c
Contain 10 waxed drinking cups.
10 waxed lunch wrappers. 10
waxed tissue' napkins. 10 paper
towels, all for 10c.
National Package, 5c
Contains 1 large table cloth and
12 paper napkins, complete for 5c
Week-End and
Outing Needs and
Necessities
$7.50 EVER-READY BAG
SPECIAL $5.95
Of soft, polished calfskin, in
black. Completely fitted with
12 toilet articles in ivory or
ebony finish. All silk lined. In
models for men or women..
PICNIC SETS $1.25 TO $5
In pigskin case, fitted with
knife, fork, spoon and drinking
CUPTHERMOS BOTTLES
Indispensable for outing and
picnic use.
Pint size 89c to $2.00
Quarts . . . .$1.00 to $3.00
ICE CREAM JARS,
SPECIAL $1.25
rir t floor.
' Just Received by Express These Smart
Fiber Silk Sport Sweaters
On Sale Saturday for the First Time at
Remarkable Price $5.95
For golfing for motoring for sea
shore wear, these Sweaters are the cor
rect thing. Fashioned of an unusual qual
ity of " heavy fiber silk; which so closely
resembles , the real silk, that it would be
difficult to tell which was which. They
are shown in plain colors, and two-tone
effects, in emerald, rose, gold, black and
white, black and gold. Made in V-neck
. style, with belted back; and two patch
pockets. Third Floor
Veilings J
A Manufacturer's Samples
Selling from 35c to 65c
V 25c Length
All the latest veilings, in plain
and -fancy meshes in white, black,
navy and brown. First Floor
Picture Frames
Regular $1.25 to $2
SALE 59c
All sizes from cab
inet to 14 x 17. An
tique gold, gilt, wal
nut veneer and ma
hogany finish. Com
plete with glass and
back.
Bring us your Pic
tures, we will fit them
FREE OF CHARGE.
Sixth Floor,
Pretty Neckwear
Priced Regularly 75c to $1
Saturday 48c
Separate collars of sheer or
gandie, and Oriental . laces
hand-embroidered, semi-roll col
lars vestees of ! organdie and
net low or high-neck guimpes
of net Dainty accessories for
the tailored suit or dress.
First Floor
Going Away Luggage SaleTrunk Dept.
Trunks - Sqit Gases - Bags - Sale Prices
$7.50 Bags ...... . .$4.98 $8.00 Bags. . . .$5.58
$80 Bags ........ $6.68 $7.50 Suitcases .... $4.98
$9.00 Suitcases . . . .$6S5 $2.00 Fiber Cases . .$1.59
80c Mafia Suitcase, 14-inch Size, 48c
Nothing more convenient for picnics, week-end trips, and
for shopping. Light durable and easy to carry. 14 inches
long, o inches wide, with bolts, and leather handle.
Beeefnerit.
Metal Cemetery
10 Inches Long, 1 0c
llxtb rioor.
25c Handkerchiefs
All Pure Linen 1 2c
Sheer linen kerchiefs, with
quarter-inch hemstitched hems,
and dainty embroidered corners.
First Floor
Washable Gloves
Chamoisette and Leather
ette Gloves, Spec?l SOc
Fabric gloves that closely re
semble kid. In- 2-clasp style,
white, grey and natural.
. first floor.
Women's Smart New Pumps,Oxfords
Women who like the exclusive note in
their footwear will find what they want
for street or dress in our new and com
prehensive showing of the latest models.
Women's Pat. Colt Oxfords $4.45
Patent colt vamp, sand cloth tops.
Tan Russia calf, with fawn tops. Dull calf,
gray tops. Plain toe models, light welt
soles. Cuban leather heel.
Women'sjPFr. Turn Oxfords $6.45
Patent colt, dull calf, bronze and white
vamps, French models, with plain toe. top
pings of buck and cloth. Colors gray, sand
and black.
Discontinued Line of Pumps. $1J5
Gray and brown suede pumpt. for street
wear, extra qualities. Basement
Portland. Oregon :.J. , Ji