3 THE OREGON Z SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING. MAY -' tC 1916. LAIN PEOPLE MARCH , 111 GREATEST PARADE NATION'S HISTORY Nearly 1 75,000 Takd Part in New York City Demonstra . tion for Preparedness. W - QNLY MILITIA UNIFORMED J. ') ' i i... i .ii.. i.. inn ii I ' At IrWrt ft MOUob Watched Spectacle Wtod I ZV LLoaff 1m Entire ' Boat ToUowed y resade. Newyorts. May J- P.; The world's greatest civilian parade spoke today tor- preparedness. . ', Jtfearly- ';.1T5,04) mea ; and women marched up' Fifth 'avenue In a 12-bouj demonstration, of the plain cltlsenry's 1eIlef Ja' being ready. No parade la American history has seen such con tingent Jf marchers, nor even ap proached "the number of those who trudge4 ' enthusiastically from City Hall Par to Fifth avenue and Fifty ninth street. ' Save for the Now" York mimu, 10, 00ft strong, there were no unUarms, no floats, no elevef drill formations. It was Just 30MOO plain people, step ping "off manfully and womanf illy Keeping straight lines, head J erect; shoulders thrown back and detennins tionand enthusiasm , writ large on their' faces. . arde Xel4 1,000,000 Watchers. It didnl seem possible that merely 166,04 plain people, trudging along In iiemt-marttat array would attract crowd. ;- Parades heretofore have owed a largo measure or the success to brti- ( Kant uniforms, serried ranks where' each , tjrouser ' seam bent at simultau- otto Intervals, or to floats and ban- i nera, t Bat today's preparedness parade 'wasn't of that character. Neverthe less It "held ' at least a million watch ;ers -men, women and children piled :10 deep along the entire parade lino. The mere cumulative effect of seeing thousands of ordinary civilians paa- j w nwur ur nour, mar. .American flag, the only color that shone above 1 he plain hues of civilian7 clothing. strnclr"a new note. There were hun dreds Of thousands along the line of march who hardly budged from 8 o'clock this morning when the great est procession In world's history started, until late tonight when it ended. , ' --'v.' General wood Astoaisfced. , Major-Qenoral Wood In the reviewing stand was too Interested to stop for luncheon. He stood In the stand, salut ing every division from 9:15 a. m. un : til night Without an interval of rest. , It lg the most wonderful parade I '.have ever aeon," he declared. "The unusual part of it also is thaWf they have been marching by almost at the rate of-drilled troops the average la .nearly IrMOO an hour, and some di visions have made 20,000 an hour. It speaks volumes for the grand mar- ItiiBi, CL It Sherrlll." ."It la a. wonderful parade, a spon taneous expression of the sentiment , which , exists throughout the nation," aid Mayor John Furroy Mltchel, , - Saraa Managed by elegrapu " Tov tho first time in- history, a 'parade was managed by telegraph today. Marshal BherrM devised the scheme which enabled him to send his division of the marcher through with Only three minutes delay In the (sched ule. A special telegraph operator In the reviewing stand transmitted Sher rlll's orders to division marshals, 10, 20, SO or 40 blocks downtown and the program of the march was adhered to strictly. Almost every marcher car ried an American flag. ' Motor Bui Driver Arrested. Frank Shepard, driver of one of the ' largo motor buses running between ! Portland and Linn ton, wan arrested by j Motorcycle Patrolman Frank Ervln last night on a charge of exceeding the speed limit. Shepard protested that the gdvernor on- his engine would only permit a apeed ot 34 miles an hour, and Ervln, with a witness, tested the car. a ! speed of 27 miles an hour was reg istered. " , Roosevelt Is Indorsed. Atlanta, Ga., May 13. (I. N. S.) Theodore Roosevelt today was indorsed for the .presidential nomination by Georgia Progressives in convention -hero. - WBta wrltlnjr or cilllng on drrrtlaem nleme m nlem (AdT.t ' Bieniios IB journal. Near land Far Sight In One Pair of Glasses -.'Can you see distant objects clearly through your reading glasses? Or are you compelled to. take them off every time you look off at a distance? Then you need KRYPTOK Glasses. KRYPTOKS combine near and far sight in one solid lens, Tho lower part Is adapted for close vision, the upper part for far vision. We design and manufac ture the genuine Kryptok Lenses In our own factory on premises. THOMPSON OPTICAL INSTITUTE Z09-10-11 Corbett Bldg. FIFTH AND MORRISON STS. Stgj rag t MEXICAN DISCUSSES ISSUES i, r ' A v , ' " ; ' ' ' ;' j i i V 5 yA WlCy yaW IT Edwin CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN WITH A SINGLE Citizens finish Strenuous Two Weeks in Attack on Un sightly Places. It's all done now except the harbor. Portland's first great, comprehen sive, organized cleanup campaign wan practically finished last night. Mrs. J. D. Sullivan, captain of district L. found herself very tired last night, ner. She had worked all , day , with wnen a no reacnea nome to a late ain- sman committee and lacking the fullest cooperation f the property owners. r "We .made a Tory good ehowlng, considering- everything," she said. "The children worked nMy and grew credit is doo thf j firemen, especially the captains of ngine 6 and engine 28. who were everywhere and looking after everything.'' Task Zs Heavy. Mrs. Sullivan's district was not so large geographically as many of the others, but it was more difficult to handle because In it are the railroad yards, the manufacturing plants, tho old slaughter houses, the rock crush ers, many abandoned and toppling buildings, around which urather all sorts of refuse, much of which waa beyond the power of the children to move. "There is much yet to be done." con tinued Mrs. Sullivan. "For example, the old fair buildings need attention. The city Itself is the worst offender and the county has allowed contractors to leave things lying along the Linnton road and other roads. The city and county governments ought to go after those evils and abate them." Along with all the other district captains, Mrs. Sullivan is convinced that V1 campaign has only begun. It U destined, she declared, to grow year bv year and throughout the year. It ii a matter of education and the last two weeks have been more educative along sanitary and economic lines than any other two weeks In Portland's his tory. "People learned that there are uses for rubbish that they never suspect ed. Tin cans become valuable when the metal is melted Into window, welghta. Old wash boilers, iron ket tles, short lengths of pipe things us ually dumped out of sight somewhere, have been dragged out and sold. Some one will use them. I think tha cam paign will go on and become a real fac tor In Portland life." Jacob Kaniler, secretary of the cleanup organization some call him lta father waa too tired last night to say much In review of the two weeks of the campaign. lie repeated, however, that if the movement had started out in the proportion of its Jlnlsh, he would have thought the proj ect too big to swing. But Interest grew as the plans unfolded. The result was the bigrgest and best community spirit he ever saw directed 'at anything. Fire Marshal Jay bteVens has had a busy fortnight, also. He said that one thing he expects to see from the campaign is a decreased fire loss dur ing the next few months. Tiro Risks Inspected. The "flying squadron-' of 40 deputy fire marshals peeped into almost every building in town, saw the fire risks along with the dirt and rubbish and gave suggestions for eliminating them even while they were Jotting down the unpretty places. But with all in the campaign work ing day and night, the heavy burden rested upon Alexander Donaldson, su perintendent of street cleaning, and tho men who drive the big motor trucks. For It was their task after each district was cleaned up, to fol low around and gather the enormous piles of rubbish heaped at the curbs. It was not Just a day and then rest, as It was with many of the workers, but every day Starting , with five trucks when the campaign hit St. Johns and Kenton. Donaldson had eight working yesterday, each making an average or 10 loaas or riye tons , eacn. , ' , Harbormaster Steier will la th 'cleanup of district M, the harbor, to- morrow. Final figures will be comnlled and (reported this week when the cleanup forces meet at the Chamber of Com- N EXCEPTION OF HARBOR i merce. tor a banquet. v . 4 " is ' . - -V - ft IS f t t'O-l is" - Pf J:4 Batman FEAR UNITED STATES IS AFTER THEIR LAND Leaders Are Spreading False Ideas, Says Young Mexi can Who Is Here Now, . Lots of people are starving In Mex ico because they suddenly find their money worthless. Others are despoiled Of wealth by vandal hands whenever on,f evolutionary faction .or another. In lV& H' PP"810- . Mwtlco is still much disturbed.' with no relief In stent. vdwin Batman knows, because-' 3ie was born in Mexioo. IIls father Is J. Batman, master mechanic of the' Mexi can railway. To be more exact, he was -master mechanic. He is so no longer because the Mexicans have put in force? a peculiar notion that Ameri- cans are undesirable citizens. Edwin is 16 years old. He arrived here last Sunday to make his home with hla uncle, William Batman, 320 Wheeler street. He expects to go to school and learn a little more about really American things. rather Zs Sefugee. Edwin's father is now a virtual refu gee at Salina Cruz on the west coast of Mexico, about 900 miles from his former home in Mexico City. For 35 years he has been working for the railroad company and had acquired a comfortable competence before the cap ltal became the shuttlecock of the war ring revolutionists. Then he lost prac tically all he had. Just now, Salina Cruz is quiet. It is quiet both as to war and Industry as the American-Hawaiian ships that used to discharge sugar there and the big cargoes that used to be carried across Tehuantepec for loading in re turn, are no more. And so he Is finding a respite there from the uncertainties and perils of Mexico City. Edwin has roved about Mexico quite a bit. He happened to be at Vera Cruz when the American marines landed. He managed to get into prison, and was beaten up by an American soldier for "butting in where I had no business. He escaped from the detention camp however, and Jumped over to New Or leans on a freighter, going from there to England, where he loafed about few weeks waiting for conditions to settle down. They did settle down for awhile and so he went back- home to Mexico City, only to find things get ting rapidly no better. Newspapers Are Suppressed. "The people are uncertain all the time," he said. "They don't know what is going on. The newspapers there are not allowed to print the real facts about conditions. Several have been suppressed for venturing to do so. Everything is disjointed and discour aging. "Zapata and his Taquis now hold Mexico City, though they are not loot ing much now. When they drove out the "Carranzistas they pastured their horses on the beautiful lawns of the best residence district. Invaded the homes, stole everything they could find, and fairly took possession. 'TheCarranzistas had done the same thing previously. Every time a new revolutionary leader gains the ascend ancy he declares the money of the man In power to be worthless and issues paper money of his own. You never can tell what your money Is worth. even when It is supposed to be legal tender. Mexicans Are Buspleioua. Young Batman said he believed the United States could have restored or der in Mexico If it had kept its forces In the country after the landing at Vera Crus. - Now, though, he thinks it will be hard because the people are suspicious. They think the United States is try. tag to grab "'their land," he said, "they are made to think so by their leaders, who are in the Una chiefly for what there is in it. They have little real desire to restore order and give the people a f alK deal. They are all alike so far as I can see. "l was' told at Mazatlan when I was coming north froaa Salina Ons that three Americans and one Spaniard had been killed by a party said to be Vil listas. They had been traveling in a stage coach and had left the coach to get food -at a farm house. They were CLAIMS MEXICANS IN KEROHEN HEARING IS BROUGHT TO AN END BY SCHOOL Final Arguments in Case to Be Made Next Monday Night at 7:30 o'Clock, ACCUSATIONS ARE DENIED Maanal Training Supervisor Answers is Detail Charges That Have Sn Made Against Kim. Tho school board late last nigTit com pleted hearing the testimony in the case of John L. Kerchen, auperviso of manual training in- the Portland pub lic schools. Final argument will bo made by at torneys on both sides at ?:30 o'clock Monday evening. May 22. Surrounded by specimens of the work done by manual training pupils under his charge he explained many of the charges against him. That he was accused of sucn a va riety of things, he stated, was duo in his opinion to the fact that he made a survey of the manual training work in the high schools three years ago criticising the course and thereby in curred the enmity of La Forge and Christensen, two of his accuser". Keoommen datlo n Za Refused. . Another reason lay - In his refusal tp recommend W. C. Mancur for ap pointment to the FrankHn high school at the request of J. R. Bymhold. "My relations with Mancur were always cordial." he said, "but I did not think Mancur was high School material." Much weight was laid on the charge that Kerchen sent specimens of man ual training work to the exhibit In the Oregon building at the Panama mine exposition which had been done by teachers as well as pupils. Instructions from the exposition of ficials, he asserted, called for speci mens giving an Idea of what was done in the schools, ratner tnan oDjecis made by the pupils themselves. Exhibits Are Explained. Mr. Kerchen explained that the ex hibits criticised were manifestly rep resentative of the character of work done In the several grades. His views on the origin of life he stated were outlined in a lecture to teachers wherein he asked them to look upon their pupils in the light of heredity. He emphasized his belief in the germ theory of evolution saying that 90 or more per cent of the biol ogists in the state universities of the country espoused this theory. Judge Munly took occasion to argue thspolnt with him, displaying a thor ough knowledge of Huxley, Darwin and other writers. "Many people accept the beginning of life as told in Genesis," said the schoolboard chairman, "some 90 per cent. Is it not better to tel the young they have a soul than to teach them they are evolved from a toad or a frog?" derm Theory Discussed. "Is teaching the germ theory offen sive to those wno. believe in. the Gene- Sis' theory?" be was asked in his" cross "Not to those who are liberally trained, 6e replied. "Do you- believe 1 a" divine being?" asked Attorney Skulason. "Certainly." "Do you believe In prayer 7" . "I don't know whether that power would-answer prayer or not." Mr. Kerchen defined morals as cus toms and conscience as "the sum total of all your teachings and heredity." "I neither affirm or deny a soul," he said in response to a query. That he was a pragmatist he freely admitted, defining a pragmatist as one who believes In a philosophy of prac tical values. ivercnen aeniea tnat he was unpa triotic, and explained that his criti cism or a book by Baden Powell on the Boy Scout movement was directed only at its militaristic passages. He denied saying that "morals are what you make them" or that "Chris tianity is a superstition foisted on the people by the capitalistic classes." ' Charges that he is wont to use unre fined and obscene language met a cat egorical denial. Kerchen stated he used "darn" or "damn" occasionally, but he was not in the habit of using strong language. Mountain Is Made More Accessible The Columbia river highway already is turning travel from Portland Into Hood River valley and toward Mount Hood, says Homer Rogers, proprietor of Mount Hood lodge at the base of the mountain and at the head of Hood River valley. "Last Sunday several automobile parties came from Portland to the lodge," he writes. "One party ar rived for early-breakfast and included W. J. Phillips and W. C. Pickford of Portland, N R. Powley of San Fran cisco and F. L. McNally of Seattle. "Other parties included Mr. and Mrs. Le Roy Fields, Mr. and Mrs. James Ambrose, E. T. C. Stevens, B. Statter, T. H. McAltis, M. G. Russl, R. W. Kelly and F. S. Kelley. On the preceding day Mrs. J. C. Ainsworth and Miss C. C. Glisan were guests of the lodge. "Sunday, May 7, John Goldsbury, one of my neighbors, and I started at 3:30 a. m. on horseback and rode over the mountains east of the lodge, arriving at 8 p. m. at the Hay ranch, 17 miles east of The Dalles, Where the lodge saddle ponies had been wintering. We found them In splendid shape and showing no signs of being the worse for the hard winter. We went by way of the United States ranger trail through Long Prairie. From the sum mit of the range for about five miles east we ran into deep enow reaching In many places a depth of six feet. It also snowed hard during the trip over the higher parte of the trail. We came back by way of Mosier, riding In ail about 110 miles in two days and a hair. The trails around the lodge are now opening up very fast and from now ot the riding is at its best." shot down,, according to what we heard at Mazatlan. "If the people could be taught that America Is trying to help them rather than take their land, things might be made better very soon. But they don't andv probably won't - Young Batman Is eager for some. real schooling. ;The Mexican schools1 are few and desultory. He wants to see how American industries are .handled, as those of his native country not manned by Americans are usually tard ily administered. Above all. however, he wants to get away from the horri ble uncertainties of things ln Mexico. BOARD Labor leaders Differ ! In Views on Clock Custom of Setting Sour la Summer Zttai Ahead am Tim Za " Again Discussed. - In some European countries tho cus tom of setting the clock an hour ahead in summer is found satisfactory to' both employers and employes. The worker Is relieved of the hot last hour of the afternoon and the employer gets an hour of labor in the morning when the worker Is n better condition. Asked In regard to the practice. J. Stack, secretary of the State Fed eration of Labor, said: "At first blush it appears like setting the alarm clock an hour ahead In order to get to, your work on time. It does not seem to me a question of much interest." D. O. Gallup, secretary of the Typo graphical union, said: "I see no sense In It. We would be trying to. deceive ourselves and at the same time know we were not doing it." A. W. Jones, a prominent cigarmaker, and at one time vice president of the Central Labor jsaunctl, declared: "For outdoor workers- the proposed change would be a good thing. On the whole . an economic gain woujd follow, the morning hour In the cool of the day being more valuable by 20 per oent ; than the afternoon hour In the heat of th day. It would give the indoor worker a longer evening." , B. W. Sleeman, business agent of 1 the Carpenters, said: "Good thin for ; building trades and outdoor workers, : and no harm to indoor workers. Would be great relief from hot and long sum- j mer afternoons." I W. L. Sullivan, prominent in toe; Building Trades, asserted: "Practical j from 4 to & in a summer afternoon. The clock should be set back an hour in i winter because it is then that the aft ernoon hours are the most comfortable, i C. M. Rynerson, editor of the Labor Press and well known printer, said: 'Just quote one word for me. Just say 'tommyrot-' " j Frank E. Coulter, well known fra- teraalist and violin maker, said: "It would ba perhaps a good thing, as it would give more daylight for work and reduce cost of artificial light in work shops. The German people are finding that putting: the clock an hour ahead promotes efficiency and is an Indus trial economy. Perhaps we would have the same results. The evenings jvould be longer and men get to bed rlier in the night, which are the best hours for sleep. Eoanoke Was Riding Easy Until Fatal Ml Survivor Testifies- Mas at Wheel S- sponded "Plae'J When Asked How Boat Was Biding Before Plunge. San Luis Obispo, Cal., May 13. (U. P. Vivid details of how the North Pacific liner Roanoke went to the bottom of the sea off the Cali fornia coast with a probable loss of 47 lives were given at the coroner's Inquest today Into the death of five sailors found in a drifting lifeboat with the three survivors. Quarter master Elb and two Mexican firemen. In the case of the five victims the Jury returned a verdict of death due to "cold and exposure." Fifteen minutes before the steamer sank at 2:15 p. m. Tuesday, Elb said that Captain Richard .Dickson asked the helmsman? 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