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TOE -OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER fl. 1915.
I OF
DRILLS KEN
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Fatal Burning of a School
.at Peabody, Mass,, Stirs
Portland to Take Action,
PUPILS WORKING HARD
Conditions in the Virion PabHe
" Schools Xs Keviewed and Compu
obi Had.
6Ine 'The
catastrophe in
Peabody.
a num
death to
Mai
last week when
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SCHOOLS
rrre, macs pressure nas oeen oromni
- to bear upon the school authorities
' with reeard to fire drills. The drills
in three of the high svnoois nave re-
carved the severest criticism and a
comparison is indeed interesting.
Jefferson high school probably
spends the most time on the drill sys
tern. The fire squad is composed of
-a chief, assistant chief, four battalion
chiefs and 26 assistants. These boys
are required to register every morning
. and at 9:05 a. m. substitutes are ap
pointed to fill the places of absentees.
These boys are assigned to each
- hose and another must see that no
one la "in certain rooms nearest his
hose' station. The boys have regular
stations for the entire day and are re-
quired to come from every part of the
building to their station.
Students Make Good Time.
The students are required to pass
at least 300 feet from the building and
are not allowed to talk or to cross
streets that the fire apparatus would
At the, sound of the alarm all win
dows must be closed and the janitor
must Stop the electric fan. All Jan
itors and battalion chiefs mast report
to the fire chief. Jefferson has about
. 71 rooms and 1565 students, and they
' Clear their building in about one and
a half minutes. The building has five
- exits and two fire escapes that reach
the around. (
X) infer at Minimum.
.. The Lincoln high school is a fire
" proof building and hence danger from
lire Is at a minimum. Here the teach-
ers and principai assume direct con
" troL Regular boys under a chief are
. assigned to the different hose stations
and to clear the rooms of loiterers.
During- the drill talking is absolutely
forbidden, the object being that many
. panics are caused bysjaie one making
a noise or an outcry.
The janitor ia also under orders of
; the principal. Lincoln high ias al
most 1500 students, and the building
has five exits. The best time made in
a drill Is one minute and 35 seconds.
Washington high school, which Is
r sow the oldest building, is only pro
vided with three exits and no fire es
capes to the ground.
156 Boys on Squad.
There are 106 boys on the fire squad
,. who are under the direct supervision
of the principal. The students are
put entirely on their own honor and
fare expected to be orderly. Talking is
not encouraged, but is permitted; the
idea being that this freedom would
tend to distract the minds from the
thought of a fire. Boys in rooms near
est the hose stationa have charge of
the hose. Some husky student is as
signed to see that no one remains in
the rooms. All cripples are required
to go- to the top of the stairs and the
room inspectors must carry them down
.-, If necessity should demand it.
Building' Empties Quickly.
- The boys who Inspect the rooms are
required to report to the office. The
Janitors must shut off the fan and
. report at the office. Washington has
43 rooms and 1381 students. The
, building is emptied in less than two
minutes.
A comparison of the different drills
Is very interesting. At Jefferson the
drill is under the supervision of a stu
dent fire chief and other dependable
assistants.. At Lincoln the drill is di
rectly under faculty control; while at
Washington everyone Is required to
do what he knows to be right. At
Jefferson and Lincoln all disorderly
persons, are taken out of line; while
. at Washington they are "spotted" and
reprimanded after the drill.
Girls Corns First.
At Jefferson and Washington it is
girls first, while at Lincoln those near
est the door first.
Drills are held at least once a week
. during class hours. However, a greater
danger exists when all the students
are In the assembly, or between
-. passes, or aunng the lunch hour,
when no one is. in his regular place
and when the instructors and fire
chiefs may be out of the building. Dur
ing the" weekly drills all -exits are
.found open, but during a fire it is
- Very probable that one would be
blocked.
All three institutions are very much
In. favor of the plans laid down by
Fire Marshal Stevens, and believe that
he should nave some control of the
drill system in the schools.
Rivalry Is Keen.
Many students In the upper classes
can see a different motive in the drills
since a cup has been offered for the
best drill. It has tended to make riv
alry keen between the schools and as
. a result there is running during the
drills. Running Is condemned by the
fire marshal. He once stated at the
Washington high that after the alarm
had been souuded. they could bring
.. him in a five course dinner and after
enjoying his meal he would walk out.
While this was a great exaggera-
tlon by the fire marshal it goes to
show that he considered time a sec
ondary matter. The first requisite is
.-. absolute eelf-mastery. Self-masterv
. enough to eat a five course meal in the
-, midst of a fire.
Kaek of Thought Responsible.
- Ths majority of catastrophes in
fires are due to lack of thought. The
'idea of time haj so enthused the stu
denta that they frown ttpon a drill
;-. that does not cut down the time of
'the previous drill. In one of the
- schools some of the students are re
quired to march the length of the
building and past one exit so as to
V help make better time. Time has su
: perseded th real idea of getting the
students outside. If the larger schools
-Of the city would increase their time
by putting more emphasis on order,
; the safety of the students would be
greatly increased, it is said. .One au
thority says: "Where the lives of chil
dren are at stake. It is better to err
; on the side of safety, than on the side
- rot death."
" ' Moose Smoker Postponed.
The big boxing smoker planned by
the Moose Lodge for December 10 has
"been postponed until December 17,
so as not to interfere with the open
ing of the Pacific Coast Hockey
leagues
TO MANAGE OPERA FEATURE
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Madam Jeanne Jomelli.
ROMEO AND JULIET
ILL BE PRESENTED
FOR AID OF CHARITY
Prominent Portland Singers
to Take Part in Entertain
ment for Baby Home.
"Romeo and Juliet," the beautiful
grand opera telling the storv of Shake
speare's exquisite love tale, which is
to be sung in English by PortlaJid's
most prominent musicians, headed by
M me. Jeanme Jomelli, gives promise
of bering the most noteworthy event Of
the winter from the musical, dramatic
social and philanthropic standpoints.
The performance is for the benefit
of the Baby home, one 61 Portland's
most worthy Institutions! It Is here
that score orf cast-off babies, many of
them fatherless, are received and given
the best of. care until they are claimed
by relatives or are adopted Into good
families.
Affairs Always Successful.
The affairs given by the Baby home
In the past have always stood for suc
cess In every sense of the word, the
i latest success being "Jappyland'1 fairy
like extravanguiu presented two. years
ago. "Romeo and Juliet" bids fair to
be even a greater success, as It will
introduce all of Portland's favorite
singers and will present to the city
the only grand opera that It will have
the opportunity to wltneea this season,
then. too. it being the premier love
story of modern literature, the opera
Is welcomed by ail lovers and students
of Shakespeare.
The burden of the preliminary work
Incident to the launching of this plan
fell on the board of directors of the
Baby home, which is as follows: Mrs.
D. C. Burns, Mrs. George Cellars, F.
S. Akin, K. L. Keenan, Mra Fred
Johnson, L. E, Kern. Charles H. Dodd
and Jacob Kanzler. The following peo
ple constitute the advisory boafd: Dr.
A. W. Moore, A. H. BirreU, H. C. Ecken
berger, Paul Wessin gar, F. F. Dunning,
H. H. Northup, Mrs. W. C. Alvord,
Mra 1L W. Scott and W. R. Mackenzie.
Jomelli la Charge.
. Mine. Jomelli was secured to take
general charge of the presentation of
the opera and she Is having to assist
her in directing. Sigiior Corruccini
whose long experience with grand
opera work eminently fits him for the
work. All of Portland's best talent
will be heard either in the principal
roles or in the chorus. The principals
are already working on their parts and
the chorus is holding regular rehear-
vaie at rioiei Muitnoman, The re
hearsal Thursday evening brought out
a or tne city's Best voices and ex
cellemt work was done. The next re
hearsal will be held tomorrow evening
at the Hotel Multnomah at S o'clock
The opera will be presented early In
January at the Hetllg.
As head of the general committee
on arrangements, Mrs., E. L. Thompson
is mucruij mruueDia service, m nr
work she has the assistance of Mra
Holt C Wilson and many others who
are Interesting themselves In the af
fair. The various neighborhood clubs
are giving excellent assistance in se
curing singers from their locality and
in getting together women who will aet
as patronesses and do all in their power
to make the opera a sucoeso.
Mrs. George Hoyt is the head of the
committee from the Portland Heights
club: Mrs. O. G. Mughson has already
interested a large number of Rose City
women. Mra, j. o. Humphrey.
sisted by Mrs. Ferdinand Reed, is se
curing a list of Laurelhurst women to
st? ttSjti
- rvpHUtisyitrK. I ISP'S
assist, and Mrs. Joseph Stafford of
the IrvLngton club is assisting in get-
Ltlng singers ard women to heJp in any
way possible- The entire membership
of the Portland Shakespeare club, of
which Mrs. E. P. Preble is president.
wlU probably constitute a huge com
mlttee representing in a large measure
the Shakespeare Interests of the citj
The interest of the Shakspeare club
of the White Temple Is being secured
through Miss Grace Amos.
Miss Maisie MacMaater Is already
at work selling the boxes for all three
performances and this week she will
appoint a committee of youn women
who will be in charge of the sale of
candy, flowers and souvenir prograjns.
CONGRESS TO CONVENE
FOR THE SIXTY-FOURTH
SESSION ON MONDAY
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of New York, Wise of Georgia, Richard
Olney, JBecond, of Massachusetts, and
Nlcholls of South Carolina. On this
committee only two Democrats Qulnn
of Mississippi and Gordon of Ohio are
regarded as opposed to a large pre
paredness program.
Chairmen of all important commit
tees wereS-etained, Including Chairman
Henry of Texas, of the rules committee,
against whom opposition had devel
oped. Favor Preparedness.
Five new Democrats were appointed
to the naval committee Callaway,
Texas; Hart, New Jersey; Connelly,
Kansas; Oliver, Alabama, and Llebel.
Pennsylvania. Of these, only one
Callaway is regarded as & "little
navy" man. Of the 13 Democrats, eight
are regarded as preparedness support
ers and five as little navy ' advocates.
The caucus increased the ways and
means committee to 12 members, and
added a member, the Socialist, London,
to the labor committee.
Budget plans were postponed. Rep
resentative Shirley reported that the
budget committee could not agree on a
plan to coordinate federal revenue and
expenditures in time to present
day. The budget plans will come be
fore a later caucus.
Increase of patronage for Democratic
members was outlined to the caucus.
Last year each member got patronage
of only $1000. Because of the in
creased membership, they will each get
1500 this year.
Harmony Marked Caucus.
Representatives Humphreys. Foster
and Doremus Were appointed as a com'
mittee to distribute the patronage
equitably. Harmony marked the cau
cus, which 187 of the 230 Democratic
members attended. There was no op
position to the committee slate of the
ways and means members. " Finley. of
South Carolina, asked for a chairman
ship, but was denied, because he holds
another important place.
Spanish-American
Vets Have Big Time
Members Acting as Walters Pmrnish
as lCxtch of Program as Entertain
er! Do, j
With members acting as waiters and
and entertainers amusinr them. Span-
iah-Amerlcan war -yeterans staged a
smoker last night in the Moose hall.
which will long be remembered. Th-
ball was packed to the doors.
is debatable whether the waiters
It
iters
furnished more of the, program than
UiU tUC nUCiUUllGiK aU7 n m
point to keep the members busy eat-llBKnM. hom m Ocean Park. Los An
ing everything f torn pickles to sand-, gele unty, last March. Davidson
wiches, Bed stnoking everything from
corncob pipes to Filipino cigarettes.
The program consisted of several
amateur boxing bouts, singing, dancing,
recitations and many original numbers
by the members themselves.
CHILDREN DELIGHTED
AT PREMIER SHOW
OF LITTLE THEATRE
Nearly 250 Youngsters At-j.
iena upening renormance
and View Films.
SPECJAL SONG NUMBERS
Aladdim amd Kls
Wonderful Ztaanp"
WTilcn Oommands Attn
of ths Xdttls Ones.
Uom
"And Just think!
It's
our
own
little theatre!"
"Tea, and ths movies were Just for
Two little theatre goers were leav
ing the Little theatre on Twenty
third street near Washington, shortly
after t o'clock yesterday.
They had attended the openitvg of
the Portland Drama league's own play
house that is. Its own and ths chil
dren's, for a large part of ths Little
theatre's activities will be for the ben
efit of children, with programs timed
so that th,y can attend after school.
Nearly 260 children attended the
tha.tre's premiere yesterday.
They saw that most marvelous story,
"Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp."
held their breaths in amazement as it
moved across the screen, or applauded
when Aladdin was extricated from some
trying situation by the aid of the mon
strous, frowning genie who came like
a thunder cloud, obediently to do Alad
din's bidding, whenever the battered old
lamp was rubbed.
Then, too, they saw travel scenes
of life In Zeeland and In China, and
giggled at the funny, dress and man
ners of the people.
And Miss Ruth Creed sang to them.
"The Gingerbread aan" and "The Sil
very Moon" were among the favorite
sorgs that brought her clamorous en
cores. There will be moving pictures for the
children again next Tuesday, from I
to 5 o'clock, two performances.
Mrs. Frank Towslee is director of
the events for children at the theatre
Miss Josephine Hammond is advising
director, and Mrs. Kleanor Sanlord
Large, managing director.
The Reed college players will pre
sent two phantasies at the Little the-
atre next Friday at 8:16 p. m., and next
Saturday at 2:15 p. m. Friday's play
will be Lord Dunsanrj-'s "The Glittering
Gate," and Saturday's Chesterton's
"illSic"
COLLEGE DRAMATISTS
WILL PRESENT PLAYS
AT LITTLE THEATRE
Reed college dramatists will appear
in two plays next Friday evening and
Saturday afternoon at the "Little the
atre" on Twenty-third and Washington
streets. The plays will be Lord Dun
Kinv's "The Glittering Gates" and
Chesterton's "Magic," of a type which
tne stuaems nave never given oeiore.
They arfe very imaginative and fantas-
tical. especially "The Glittering Gates,"
which Is a play of two crooks who are
trylng to 'jimmy' the gates of heaven,
Jim and Bill are waiting at the gates
for entrance, each of them hoping to
see his mother or sweetheart, and Jim
Is continually trying to drink from
empty beer bottles which he finds
scattered about. Finally Bill Jimmies
the gates and the two look within to
find nothing but stars.
I In "Magic" the leading characters
are a conjurer and a duke's niece, Pa
tricia, who believes in miracles. In
order'to satisfy her, the duke hires the
conjurer to come to his home and per'
form tricks so as to let Patrica see
miracles. Her friends try to persuade
her that the miracles are unreal.
Stephen Mathew and Dale Hinkle
will play the parts of BUI and Jim in
"The Glittering Gates." Alexander
Lackey will take the part of the con
jurer and Miss Levandeur Chiunard
will take the part of Patricia In
"Magic." The girl's uncle, the duke,
will be played by Edgar Piper Jr., Mor
ris Carl eon. the duke's American
nephew, will be James Rogers; the
part of Rev. Cyril Smith, who is sup
posed to be a Christian Scientist, will
be taken , by Arthur House; Dr. Grim
thorpe Will be acted by Fred White,
and Edward Boyrle will take the role
of the duke's secretary, Hastings.
Manager Frank Pearcy has decided
to have girl ushers. There are only
3S0 seats in the theatre, which has
just been leased and remodeled by the
Portland Drama league.
Miss Josephine Hammond is helping
the students, by directing the plays,
and she is assisted by Miss Elizabeth
McGaw as stage manager. Miss Adele
Brault and Miss Alts Armstrong are
also assisting as costimer and prop
erty manager, respectively.
"William J. Bryan"
Fighting Pacificist
Jtancher "Smashes" Troublemaker la
race to Gtein Ends and Both Are
Put In CTtys Bastlle.
"William J. Bryan" tried to act as
peacemaker In a saloon at First and
Madison streets yesterday afternoon,
was compeiiea iq smasn tne trouble-
maker In the face to gain his ends,
and as a result was locked up In the
city Jail on a charge of being dis-
orderly.
Bryan is, incidently. a rancher in the
.country near Portland, When he saw
Charles wcuoweu, a rarraer. irymg io
take a bottle of whisky away from an
aged patron of the saloon, he inter
fered, and McDowell took exception to
the Interruption. . A fight ensued, Pa
trolman Morelock was called, and both
were looked up to await a session be
fore Judge Stevenson In municipal
court tomorrow morning.
Kobbed Woman of
Diamonds andf0ash
' Sacramento, Dec. 4. (U. H.) Offi-
r8 route today to uetroit. ,
Micn- aftw wins; requisition pa-
P t Jh? .rTTv9 STJJm'
return of George Roy
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. . . on ft
; onaa and TjOO In cVsh. frTm
FiisranU A Tllttls whilst ha WOO v4it.
is charged with appropriating the
jewelry and money to hi own use
while In San Francisco and' he will
therefore be taken, there for trial.
Davidson was recently arrested la
Detroit.
POLICE LIEUTENANT
-NJMED BY MAYOR
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Photo by Boihnell.
Lieutenant L. V. Jenkins.
The vacant lieutenancy In the Port
land police department was filled De
cember 1 by Mayor Albee in the ap
pointment of Sergeant L. V. Jenkins
to the position. Jenkins has been in
charge of the substation at Linnton
ana oi. joans since Juiy i.
During the winters of 1910 and 1911,
when holdups were frequent, Jenkins,
as one of the night telegraph opera-
tors, was Instrumental In the appre-
hension of many of the highwaymen,
and in May of 1912. in recognition of
these services, was appointed sergeant,
In' December of 1912. Jenkins was
made acting captain to succeed Cap-
tain Riley, serving for three and one
half months. He was then made record
clerk at headquarters, holding the po-
R1UVU UillW lirj W SS. Sji f vii 0w v
the substation. As lieutenant, he will
remain in charge at St. Johns and
Linnton. Jenkins is 36 years old.
SS tlAn until V . TX'Cl a rrl iait Pha rT
Soldier Describes
T if i' rTrnnnhnn
JJ11C 111 IICUOU&O
Terrors of the Battlefield Are Aptly
Described in letter to a xesiaent t
Portland.
Just how life
in the trenches
in
France has
affected one lad of
yeari Is quite graphically told In a
ieiier wnicn in. r. ocaioi. -o i
lad, has received from a friend in the
trenches. The letter came through
without a mishap, the censors appar-
ently finding Ao fault with hi descrip-
tions. It is as follows
I was given the Jotof machine gun
officer and also a 'top hole' horse to
ride. You ask why I have a horse.
All of the machine gun officials are
mounted.
"We got orders In two days to pro
ceed to th reserve trenches, and this
In where I had my baptism of fire. It
is ub iu c jr ,
when you nave me groune an srouna
blown up
own up and lumps of metal flying
about. A shell makes a wnistnng
nolse and everybody gets under cover,
Then you hear a crash and the moans
of some 'blight' who nas oeen mi.
"I tell you I never valued life so
much as when I saw the wounded and
killed being carried away. My next
experience was with weeping gas shells
which make your eyes smart and run
with tears. For this we have smoke
helmets made of medicated flannel
with glass eyepieces, which completely
cover one's head.
"On the second day, about 9 o'clock
in the evening, we got orders to re
lieve a regiment In a front line whloii
had been badly cut up. Well, we set
Off and it was . daybreak before We
were in positon and the others had
gone. We were then only 200 yards
from the Germans, who immediately
began to shell us with 'Jack Johnsons.'
'coal boxes,' "dip squeaks' and shrap
nel. "I spent nine days without undresB-
ing, washing or
fairly unkempt."
shaving, so I was
Grandmother May
Get Beulah Collins
Dearer Court Postpones Deciding on
Child's Custody Until Kit. Xaae of
Portland Is Heard Prom.
Denver. Colo., Dec. 4. Before the
question of the custody of four-year-old
Beulah Collins, deserted here by
her father, Ray Collins, In September,
is decided, Mrs. Minnie J. Kane of
Portland. Or., the child's maternal
grandmother, will be given an oppor-
tunlty to claim her.
Dependency pro-
ceedlngs set for bearing today were
continued to give her time to come to
Denver. Little Beulah has been a ward
Qf th0 court ever since her father left
her at the Shirley hotel last Septern-
bcr promising to return for her within a
few atyBm Collins and the child's
Minnie artxhaur. both
Portland residents, have been notified
it the dependency proceedings but
neither expressed a willingness to ap
pear In the case.
Raymond F. Collins Is now under
parole on a five year sentence for
child stealing to which he pleaded
' guilty. He was charged with taking
j the child from a baby home in Port
land a year ago. His parole is con
ditioned on a promise that he have
nothing to do with the little girl what
soever. The t-ty ia the aaugnter oi
Collins and Mrs. Minnis Schwartzhauer.
peace Rumors,
Berlin, by Wireless to Bayvllle. L
, L. Dec, 4. (U. P.) Reports that the
kaiser will soon visit Constantinople
discus, the subject of peace were atT
thoritatlvely denied today.
Newspapers asserted that the allies
bolster their own courage after fresh
German success, by manufacturing re
ports that Germany is seeking peace.
A new portable electric lamp has a
shade that folds like aa umbrella for
convenience In carrying.
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FATHER SCHQENER THE
plant mm, WILL
LIVE IN PORTLAND
"Plant Wizard of Oregon" to
Be Name of Flower Expert
in Future.
CHAMBER FINISHES PLAN
Tract W1U Be om the realnsnla;
Hants Will n malsed
for Bale.
Mo
rortlamd Plaa for Flaat Wlsard.
The name will be "Scboener
Scientlflo Gardens."
Membership limited to 200
at 10 a year each. Those first
applying for membership will
be given first consideration.
m xne location will be on a
j tract of ground given free for
j five, years by Cos A. McKenna.
, on the Peninsula near St. Johns
; carllne.
i No Plant will be raised for
sale, the purpose being to lm-
; prove existing varieties of flow-
. era and fruits and rrent nr
varieties especially adaptable
'N for profitable production in Ore-
I gon.
I Work begins at on vith v.
receiving of 10,000 plants, in-
eluding 6000 roses from all
Prts t the world, taken from
father Seboeners first gardens
at Brooks, Or.
Father George Schoener. the "plant
wizard of Brooks." Is to be known
hereafter as "the plant wizard of Ore
gon." Plans for bringing him to Portland
( has been completed by a special com-
j or me Chamber of Commerce
and was announced yesterday '
j The committee consists of E. D
Timras, f O. Downing Ira F Powers
Joseph Jacobberger, John F Daly J A,'
Currey, Dr. K. A Pierce W B Fech
heimer. W. D. Skinner, D C Freeman
e. J. Jaeger and H E Wood.
While membership in the "Schoener
Scientific Gardens" is limited to 200
membership i.
Several eastern amateur rose culturists
and plant breeJers nave .irpa(,v 1..
. . .
opportunity for membership.
I Plants to Be Developed.
T1 V. . V. l . ... . .
no pianis win De sold, mem
bers of the organization will be given
opportunity further to. develop some of
the plants produced by Father Schoe-
I ner
. Fither Schoener will make his home
in r-ortiand
and devote his life in the
aeveiopment or the plant life of the
' state.
The p1an na8 the hearty cooperation
or Archbishop Christie, who has recog
nized Father Schoener's
genius as a
plant breeder.
Father Schoener has alreadv pro
duced corn that will completely ma-
ture in the Oregon growing season. He
has produced an evergreen raspberry
that bears throughout the season, and
has crossed the raspberry and black
berry, producing a fruit with less acid
than the loganberry.
He has produced a number of new
varieties of roses that will add to the
fame of Portland as the "Rose City."
He will not confine his efforts to im
provement of varieties of fruit and
flowers already growing in Oregon, or
that he may create, but win bring
fruits and flowers from other states
and attempt to adapt them to Oregon,
narfarmlnr tmp an rnr1mnf for In-
, - - ":"-r, -T
" " uuunii
,
j Flowers oa Way Sere.
j A great part of Father Schoener's as-
semblage of plants at Brooks was de-
uts a
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Reseburg. Or Dec. 4. That business
cccditlons throughout the east were
never better than st present, and that
the general trend of the prosperity era.
Is westward, was the statement S.
A. Kendall, member of the firm of Ken
dall Brothers, of Pittsburg, who ar
rived here today to look after Interests
In the proposed Roaeburg & Eastern
railroad and sawmill which the com
pany proposes to build here.
Kendall says It is his opinion It will
be but a few months until Paclflo coast
business is normal. Prices for lumber
have advanced in the east and demand
is fast Increasing. This condition in-
Jdlcates confidence has bear restored
and that the people of the nation can
look ahead to good times.
As soon as the war closes there will
be enormous demand for lumber on
the Paclifc coast, he says, and as there
Is plenty of timber here, all that re
mains necessary to develop the In
dustry is the erection of mills.
Kendall has nothing to say rerard-
Ing his proposed enterprises here.
which are the erection of a large saw
mill and building a railroad extending
I2 miles east to the timber belt until
he has talked with committees which
have charge of securing rights of way.
etc.
Tries to Dash Out
Brains Against Wall
rear of Bival (huunra king Ke-eng-e
for Death of Slain Girl Cause
of Chinaman's Efforts to End Zdfe.
San Francisco, Dec. 4. (U. P.)
Driven by fear of waiting highbinders,
police believe Gin Hong, said to be a
tong gunman, held at the city pris
on for shooting of wah Bo, a slave
girl. November 16, attempted to kill
himself today by dashing his head
against his cell walls.
He was stopped by prison attend
ants and confined to bed. Thai man
has refused food for five days in an
attempt to end his life. Detective
familiar with Chinese affairs say thit
rival tong gunmen are awaiting the
release or jin nong, in tne event ne
Is not convicted, to revenge the death
of Wah Bo.
stroyed in the fire that wiped out his
home and church. But 10,000 remain
ing plants are already on the way to
Portland. Besides the roses. Father
Schoener has hew peaches, nectarines
apricots, berries, shrubs and vegetables
and about 1, 000,000 gladiola seeds from
his experiments with the last named
flowers.
It Is expected that the Schoener gar
dens, equipped, will be the finest in
America and will give Portland and
Oregon world fame among plant
breeders.
New varieties produced by Father
Schoener will be thoroughly tested out
at Oregon Agricultural college and at
Mount Angel college. It requires about
five years to establish a new variety
so that it will reproduce truly. The
work of Father Schoener will be aided
by the plant ecientists of the United
States division of agriculture, by
Father Boniface at Mount Angel, who
Is now conducting important experi
mentation with 160 varieties of wheat
George C. Thomas, the millionaire
plant scientist of Philadelphia, and J
Horace McFarland of Harrisburg, Pa.
Wins Prise at 7aiz.
Father Schoener was granted the
only prize awarded at the San Fran
cisco exposition for the creation of a
new rose in America. His own ideal
he expressed in these words:
"I trust In the help of a good God
above ua, as it is my earnest desre
not to seek my own glory, but His. My
life's ambition is and was to do some-
: body d, to be useful to the state I
iiv. in. to be a friend to my friends at
i n hiiards. Our first aim shall be
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vorld understand mi u is smu i
live in Oregon. What we do not have ! Evelyn walker; executive committee
yet, we have the will to make by our men. g. H. Gorx.ll. A L. Keenan; plan
own work and by the genius with 1st, Mis Clara Smith; assistant plan-
which God has endowed us."
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Action Believed to Preclude
Favorable Reply of King
Constantine to the Allies.
WITHDRAW GERMAN ARMY
Betreat of Kaiser's Army to Sorts
Substantiates Report JTo Offi
cial Information.
London, Dec.- 4. U. P.) Rou ma
nia's unexpected action In commandeer
ing all foreign shipping In her harbors
overshadowed every other development
In the Balkan situation tonight.
News of this warlike move was tele
graphed hero on the heels of report
from Athena apparently confirmed In
Berlin dispatches, that King Constan
tine was about to give a satisfactory
reply to the allies. It gave rise to
fresh hopes that Roumanla la about to
ctt her lot with the allies.
The Roumanian legation had no con
firmation. Dispatches from two sep
arate ources at Bucharest, however.
declared the military authorities pub
lished the order today, and that it will
take effect on Monday. The Rouma
nian prime minister refused to make
any statement, other than that the step
was taken in the Interests of the na
tional defense.
Only s few foreign vessels are now
In the Roumanian Black Sea porta It
is believed here the order is aimed at
Bulgarian and Austro-German cargo
boats, carrying munitions and food
stuffs along the Danuba Should Rou.
mania suddenly enter the war. her first
move probably would bo to seize these
vessels to aid in transporting Russian
troops up the Danube into Bulgaria.
The news from Bucharest. It was
pointed out. may explain Athens dis
patches today, reporting the withdraw
al of Teutonic forces to the north, fol
lowing the capture of Monastir.
French Bombard Bulgan.
Salonlkl, Dec. 4 (IT. P.) French
air squadrons bombarded German and
Bulgarian camps near Ktrumnitra and
Uukub effectively today. They returned
af-iy to the allied lines, despite a hot
tire.
Evening Star Holds
Election of Officers
7. J. Johnson Elected Vaster for Thir
teenth Time; Postmaster Xyers
Makes Address on "Kara! Credits."
The annual mtlng and election of
officers of the Kvening Star grange
was held at the hall on the Section
line road yesterday.
Postmaster V. S. Myers addressed
the members of "rural credits." urging
the use of postal savings funds for
loans to farmers. James Kelly dls
cusKed poultry raising from the con
sumer's standpoint. Both addresses
were listened to wlfh great Interest.
The following officers were elected:
Master, J. J. Johnson. Mr. John
son ha been elected for the thirteenth
time. Overseer, Mary Oebhardt; lec
turer, L Maud Ball; steward, K. J.
Spooner (elected thirteenth time); as
sistant steward, K. J. Peterson; treas
urer. Miss Willda Buck man; secretary,
Mrs. L. T. Hlckey;chapla!n, Miss F.
A. Niblin; gatekeeper, W. W. Amburn;
lady assistant steward, Josephine
V1rlrarrl cmtm
Miss Bertiice Ellott:
.' r..
ora Holm; Flora, Miss
I 1st, Mrs. James Kelly.
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