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THE- OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 2i; 49i.
L AFFAIRS OF
: BETTER SHAPE P
Receivers of North Pacific
Will Consider Five Bids for
. -Property This Week,
DEBTS MAY BE ALL PAID
Wlta Improved Business Conditions
1- Full too Cents os Dollar.
..Receivers of the North Pacific Lum
ber company wfll consider early this
reck five proposals for tentative and
permanent adjustment of the com
pany's affairs, a meeUng being called
for early this week.
Arthur C. Emmons,' attorney for t.e
receivers, said that Iff response to ad
vertisements for fin a disposal of thi
properties, five sealed proposals had
been received. The contents will
not be known, he said, until the bid
are opened by the receivers.
H. Ia Bradley, one of the receivers,
explained that the affairs of thj
straitened lumber company appear to
be clearing; up because of the risliiji
tendency of the timber and lumber in
dustry. Other receivers are H. A.
- Sargent and Russell Hawkins.
. When the mill was closed , (never tl
monthB ago because of the company's
financial difficulties undejfc two mort
gages, one held by the First Natlonh.1
oank and one oy outside creditors, a
. reoeiver was appointed, who was un
satisfactory to the outside men. A
committee of three men waa then
' named by the court who have acted
as receivers. Under their administra
tion, about 25 per cent has been se
cured for the creditors and hopes arc
now entertained that a full 100 per
cent may be distributed.
One proposal, u is known, is for the
- lease of the property pending; final
settlement, the terms of the lease hav
ing; been apparently satisfactory to
the receivers. This would not hamptr
the sale Itself, It was explained, but
would allow the plant to earn some
thing; while negotiations are beinj
carried on.
, It is said that N. Kdward Ayer,
resident of the Ht Tnhn TumKnr
company, la making a strong bid on a
, leasing proposition,
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Fore on January 25
ohble Barns' Anniversary Will Be
Celebrated in Characteristic Scottish
Style by Xis Kith.
I Sailors hornpipe. highland fling,
sword dance, highland schottiche an3
a host of other dances will be per
formed during a "Nicht wl Bobbie
iurns" next Thursday night at 8
clock in the Masonic Temple, Went
ark and Yamhill streets, under the
usplces of Clan Macleay. Portland's
(cottish society. In celebration of the
cottlsli bard's anniversary.
Talented Misses Irene and Marie
Watson, with William Hood and
Charles Thompson, will be the stel
Jir group of the evening. Mrs Jane
Burns Albert, Mrs. Rita Lawson Cor
fiack, E. Maldwyn Kvans and Harold
llurlbut have been secured to render
a selection of Rums' songs and Scot
fish lays of his time.
1 Rollicking songs of a humorous vein
will be given by Lachlan McNeil, a
Comedian of popularity. Shrill notes
will issue from the bagpipe manipu
lated by Pip Major J. H. Macdonald,
jrlse piper of the San Franolsco fair.
Collins' orchestra and Mrs. Louise
$hearer as accompanist to the singers
are Included in the program.
Zapata Is Salid to
j Work With Villa
.-. Juarez. Jan. 20. (U. P.) Agents of
. the Mexican government state they
have learned that a messenger from
Zapata, commander of the revolution
ary forces in Morelos, left El Paso
' .yesterday to meet Villa near San An
. dres .with details of an agreement be
tweenthe two leaders for concerted
action against the Mexican govern
ment. The courier is said to have slipped
across the line above Kl Paso and to
4 be rushing overland toward Villa's
. headquarters. Patrols of Carranxistas
have been notified to be on the alert.
Kaiser Subscribes (2500.
Berlin. Jan. 20. (I. N. S.) The Lo
kalanselger reports that Emperor Wil
Ham baa donated $2500 to the Chil
dren's Aid society with the stipulation
that the donation is to be used for the
' benefit of illegitimate children of sol
diers who have been killed or are still
in the field.
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LUMBER
COMPANY
Mult noman Hotel
The Meal Place for Private Functions. Banquets,
Balls. Teas, Clubs, Etc.
Special Dinner Tod
5:30 TO 8 P. M.
$1.00 MUSIC
January 24th, "Lang Syne" Society Dinner la
Ball Room
January 27th, Shrinere' Banquet, 1200 cover.
REGULAR
aslaeas Ken's X.mcneoa liao a, nu to a . m.
Table dTBtote fa.00 Sinner 6:30 to a p. m.
A la Oarte Berries and BaacUtr mntU midnight.
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RAILROAD MAN WAS.
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED
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Arthm Jorgensen.
Arthur Jorgensen, who was acci
dentally killed at Baker, Or on Mon
day, January 15, was well known in
Portland, having made his home here
previous to his going to Baker to
take up railroad work. Prior to his
departure for Baker he was employed
at the John Walter Auto Supply com
pany as a salesman. He was 21 years
old.
It was through, his personal friend.
Jerry G. Klmmell, that he became
Interested in the new occupation that
he was to take up, and during the
first port of November he went to La
Orande and on the seventeenth of
the same month he passed examina
tions qualifying him for a position
as a brakeman. He had been work
ing on trains until the fatal night
at Baker.
Snow which had piled up between
the tracks making it difficult for
anyone to mount a moving train Is
held responsible for the fatal acci
dent. The body was brought to Portland
accompanied by his friend Klmmell
and Mrs. Klmmell, who remained and
attended the funeral. Many other
friends of the deceased were In at
tendance. The Interment was in Rose
City cemetery.
RAILROAD BUILDER TO
EXPLAIN THE NEDS
OF CENTRAL OREGON
Robert E, Strahorn Will Tell
the Chamber What He Be
lieves Portland Should Do.
, Robert E. Strahorn, railroad builder,
will make a formal presentation this
week of the needs of central Oregon
in its struggle to get into railway con
nection with the outside world. He
will explain in detail what has been
accomplished in Bend, in Lakeview, in
Burns and in Klamath Falls to bring
transportation with Portland nearer
and will outline what he believes Port
land should do to match these ac
complishments. The first presentation will be made
before the Chamber of Commerce spe
cial railway committee. This commit
tee will be told exactly what Port
land's share of the preliminary cost
should be and of suggested ways and
means for securing it.
Mr. Strahorn left for his home in
Spokane Saturday, but will return with
Mrs. Strahorn early this week. The
conference with the committee will be
held probably on Tuesday or Wednes
day. The bankers and other men of
affairs composing the committee will
be told officially of Klamath Falls'
exploit In voting the $300,000 bond
Issue and securing free right of way
through the city and terminal facil
ities ior passengers and freight.
Portland is the goal of Klamath
Falls in putting this bi project
througti, and the city proposes to make
Portland its trading center for the
bulk of its $3,000,000 annual pur
chases. The people there feel, Mr.
Strehorn has said, that Portland
should be willing to do its share to
help get this business, regardless of
the enornyjus effect of transportation
on the development of the Intermedi
ate territory.
Mr. 8trahorn has not said what he
will ask of Portland, out of courtesy
to the committee.
Whea writing te t cmtltag ea advertisers,
pleam mention The Journal. (AdT.)
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RECENT STRIKE IS ;
DiSCOSSED BEFORE
OREGON CIVIC LEAGUE
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Ft Swigert Is the Principal
' Speaker for Employers and
E. E. Smith for the Men.
EACH ASSERTS RIGHTS
Portland Wages Axe Declared . to Be
Higher Than Tbose Paid
Elsewhere.
C. F. Swigert, of the Pacific Bridge
company, and Eugene E. Smith, presi
dent of the Central Labor Council, de
bated the "open and closed shop" Issue
before the Oregon Civic league, at the
Multnomah hotel, Saturday, and A. O.
Labbe. of the Willamette Iron A Steel
company, gave a statement of the com
pany's attitude toward the strike of
its men engaged In shipbuilding.
Mr. Smith closed his address with
this statement: "Listen, you employ
ers of the- open shop. Union labor la
Just getting into action. The workers
are waking up. I prophesy that In the
near future your shops will be organ
ized or ooeratine under the 'closed
shop,' as you please to term it, and
that within a decade your union worK.
ers in your shops will have broken
down the massive doors that guard
your Inner sanctums, and that the
workers will be represented ably, am-
Dlv and fullv on the boards or direc
tors of such corporations as the good
Judgment of society permits to func
tion as private institutions."
Terms Declared Misnomer.
Mr. Swigert said that the employers
read out of the recent labor troubles
a studied determination on the part of
to unions to make this a "closed shop'
town.
Mr. Smith answered that the terms
"closed Bhop" and "open shop" are
misnomers, and did not figure in the
recent strikes, but the sole purpose
was to secure recognition of the union.
Mr. Swigert stated that 7 per cent
of the country's labor is organised, 93
per cent unorganised, and that for em
ployers to yield to and consider omy
the demands of organized labor would
be inequitable.
Mr. Smith answered that unorgan
ized labor has been beneficiary of
the advanced wages and Improved
working conditions secured by organ
ized labor.
Mr. Swigert produoed statistics to
show that, in spite of the widely her
alded prosperity of the east, even In
"closed shop" towns, the schedule of
wages is materially beneath ths rate
paid in Portland.
Scale Declared Zess.
Mr. Smith said that the schedule of
wages paid in Portland was found to
be less that the Seattle seals in
similar occupations.
Mr. Swigert said that at Torktown
135 years ago the question of a man's
right to work or not as he chose and
of an employer's to settle the terms of
employment had been forever settled
Mr. Smith answered that conditions
13S years ago and today are radically
different, and that organized labor
seeks today, frankly, a better control
of the jobs of workingmen, reasonable
wages and fair working conditions.
"The union does not exist to obtain
the closed shop or to pay agitators,"
he said. "Strikes are not ordered by
the officers, but voted by the men,
frequently after months of delibera
tion and efforts to reach an under
standing. We do reserve the right of
making a collective bargain as to em
ployment." Mr. Swigert spoke favorably of the
eight-hour day, and said it had been
entirely too long in coming. "To cir
culate the impression that employers
want to grind their men down to the
last cent and have them work under
the most unfavorable conditions, is
not," he avered, ''giving due credit to
the intelligence of employers."
Bays &Mm Galled Strike.
Mr. Labbe said that the Willamette
Iron & Steel company is proceeding
with its shipbuilding with a 90 per
cent crew, 30 per cent composed of
men employed before the strike, and
SO par cent of those taken on since.
'We made no settlement with the
union as Of the kind made by the
Northwest Steel company," he de'
clared. "It has been said here that the
men, and not the officers, declare
strikes. I wish to say that our strike
was called due to the work of salaried
employes of labor unions brought to
Portland for the purpose.
"We have evidence to prove this as
sertion. I further wish to say that
theve are women and children in this
city without food, fuel and light, due
to tnese airricuities."
Mr. Labbe declared that the Willam
ette Iron & Steel company had been
paying above the union scale, that the
men were satisfied, and that the wages
were, fixed by the law of supply and
aemana Dy me competition among
employers at a time when labor la
scarce.
Invites Friends to
Be Present at Trial
San Francisco, Jan. 20. (U. P.)
Embossed invitations were sent out
by George L. Murdock to a score of
friends. Inviting them to be present
at his trial in police court today on
charge of disturbing the peace. Mur
dock Is a stockholder In a mattress
company and the manager of the com.
pany brought the charges- saying Mur
dock Insists on examining the com.
pany a books every day or two.
The Invitations which resembled
wedding invitations, were sent to
prominent mattress and furniture
manufacturers.
Milwaukee's List to
Seaward Increases
Eureka. Cat, Jan. ?Q. (TJ. P.) Al
though the stranded United States
cruiser Milwaukee was listing to sea
ward more than ever, navy officers In
charge of removing her equipment.
declared today there ts.no Immediate
danger of her turning over.
The gear which was used In the
fruitless effort to salvage the strand
ed submarine H-S was betng removed
today and will be used In an effort
to save the Milwaukee after all her
equipment has been taken off.
Bank Clearings Increase.
' New York, Jan. 20. (I. N. &)
Bank clearings In New Tork today
were 538,33Z.873; last year, 466.,0,
' n lncreaae or 5.T8,at. .
When writing -te f eainas ea advertiser.
HER CHIEF; INTEREST
' IN HER OWN FAMILY
Bin. Charlotte Stevens.
Mrs. Charlotte Stevens, mother of
'ire Marshal Jay W. Stevens, was
burled in her old home In Weston,
Neb., Saturday. Mrs. Stevens died Sat
urday, January 13, at her home 116
East Chicago street, St. Johns, and
the body was taken east by her late
husband and another son, J. C. Stevens,
of Culver, Or.
Mrs. Stevens greatest Interest was
the Interest In her own family. She
was never perfectly content unless alt
members of her family gathered
around the dinner table at least once
a week. She was 4 years old and hid
been a resident of Portland for 13
years.
Besides her husband. Henry C. Stev
ens, she leave a daughter, Mrs. Lilly
Henderson, of Broken Bow, Neb.; Gil
bert W. Stevens and Jay W. Stevens,
both of Portland, and J. C. Stevens,
or cuiver, or.
GERMAN PEOPLE
SHARE EQUALLY
WAR'S BURDENS
(Conttnne1 From Pace On J
a family of six could enjoy the prlvl
lege of buying a whole dozen once in
three weeks, the drain on th family
exchequer for eggs Is not heavy.
Bread BatioB jsatf Pound Sally.
The . average bread ration is 250
grams, or half a pound, a day. I al
ways found It sufficient and seldom
ate an me Dreaa caned ror on my
bread card. Miners, field laborers and
others doing heavy labor and who have
not the variety of food obtainable in
the cities, are given a much larger
bread ration. The approximate con
sumption of bread in Germany, lnclud
ing the troops in the field. Is about
45,000,000 pounds a day.
Meats are dear. The very cheapest
Is about 20 cents a pound. The Ger
man pound is one tenth larger than
our pound. The prices range up to
about 11 cents, the Tnaximum Jrice,'
for a warer-ince, thin slice of 'filet
beefsteak," or what would here be
called porterhouse.
The meal ration is 150 gramms
onerhalf pound per week for each indi
vidual. Families keeping house might
eat this in one meal if they so desired.
In the hotels and restaurants this
half pound can be spread over five
meat days' In the week. Two of these
days are "fatless" that is no lard, but
ter or other fats may be used in prep
aratlon of meats for the table. Meats
must be boiled or broiled. Monday
and Thursday are the "fatless"' days.
Katlons Based om Supplies.
In Berlin and some of the other
larger cities the meat rations may-
vary, running up sometimes to 300
gramms a week. The rations are based
upon the supply of cattle and hogs ob
tatned. They are slaughtered by the
city and distributed by the city to the
various markets and butcher shops.
ij'isn nave a maximum price to pre
vent cornering the market or exhor
bitaht prices, but do not com under
tne card distribution system. One may
buy as much as obtainable.
Poultry Subject to Cards.
Poultry comes under the meat cards
and is listed as meat included in the
one-half pound ration per week. But
it is difficult to control In production
and in distribution, therefore no max
imum price has been placed on ooultrv.
A large fat chicken ranges in price
from $3.50 to $5. A goose, the Great
est of all German delicacies, ranges
xrom lit to Z3, according to else.
"breeding sow," may bring anywhere
rrom 176 to 1100. An idea of the valu
placed upon milch cows may be gath
erea irom tne xact tnat a good cow
sells up to $700. One cow Is worth
more than two horses.
It is not underestimating the aitu
uuuu nor overstating it when say
mat rooa in Germany is scant, but
tnat "there Is enough to set alona.
Whatever the scarcity of food may
be at home, the people are willingly
sacrificing, and when necessary draw
tneir Deits a notch tighter for the
benefit of the troops at the front
Soldiers Plant Crops Too.
The soldiers contribute largely to
their own subsistence in the territory
cccupied. In the trench warfare,
where the troops remain in the same
positions for many months, they have
cultivated, planted, sown and har
vested the soil behind their trenchea.
More than SO.OOO hogs, according to
figures, given me, are now being fed
and raised by the troops in perma
nent trenoh positions. Every regiment
from Riga southward toward Warsaw
has its regimental garden and it ruck
patch. It has Its poultry yard and po
tato patches. They have their pigs
and in some Instances their cattle in
the east. ,
The same Is true in the west In
France. I have seen German soldiers
with artillery horses unhitched and
attached to the peaceful plow, plowing
in the fog of the early morning under
the very guns of the British. I saw
German soldiers driven out by shells
from an oat field which they Were
harvesting, near L Tranaloy. ,
Hospitals Declare
Case Is Exceptional
Greeley, Colo, Jan. to. (TJ. P.)
Twin daughters were born through a
Caesarian operation tn a local hospital
today to Mrs. Henry Diets, wife of a
rancher of this reetion. All are re
ported to be doing well. This Is one
of the first "cases on record in which
twins have been born in a Caesarian
operation, hospitals report.
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PHYSICIAN
KILLS WIFE
E BELIEF HE
RESTORE LIFE
COULD
Prominent Montana Research
Worker Sent to Asylum as
Result of Deed.
MAN CRAZED BY DRUGS
rallare te Calm Becegaltloa la Zxpsri-
ta In Attempting to Xerlve
Xdfs Caused Broodlnf.
Billings, Mont, Jan. SO. (I. N. S.)
Crased by drugs and believing he had
discovered a method of restoring hu
man ;llfe. Dr. J. C. Hunter, widely
known physician and research worker.
tried the experiment by killing his
wife at their home in Hysham. Mont.,
several days ago. Her body was found
yesterday, eay advices received her
today. Dr. Hunter is a post-graduate
of Johna Hopkins and studied a year
In Heidelberg. Germany. He was ad
Judged insane today and ordered sent
to tne asylum.
Both Dr. Hunter and his wife are
raid to have been addicted to the use
of drugs for 15 years. The physician
was 62 years old and his wife a few
years his Junior. She was a striking
looking woman, a statuesque blonde.
and looked at least 10 years younger
than her husband.
Brooded Over Inrestlgatloas.
Several months aa-o. Hunter con
fided to fellow physicians hia discov
ery. He had experimented with sma'l
animals and succeeded, he declared, tn
reviving life. His next step, he de
clared, would be upon a human being.
He Is said to have applied for pes.
mission to experiment upon several
corpses, which was denied. Dr. Hunter
brooded over failure to gain recognl
tion in his work of resurrection, his
friends say, and of late had kept close
indoors.
When neighbors failed to see either
the phiyslclan or his wife outside their
oottage Tuesday, they thought it
strange, but it was not until Wednes
day that thay grew apprehensive.
Knocks at the doors brought no re
sponse and then someone said Dr. and
Mrs. Hunter had been seen to drive
away.
Woman Sisoorsr Crime.
That satisfied most of the cemmuni
ty, but yesterday Mrs. J. H. Warren,
who lived next door, decided to make
a personal Investigation.
Gaining entrance by forcing the
kitchen door, Mrs. Warren heard the
voice of the doctor in low, endearing
tones :
"Mary! Mary! Listen! I must
prove my discovery to tne world.
Speak to me! Move your eyelids.
O God! you cannot be dead! I have
brought you back, my darling Mary."
Peering into the bedroom the star
tled woman says she saw the doctor
kneeling beside the bed, upon which
was the still form of his wife. Fright
ened, she hurried away without the
doctor's knowledge of her visit. The
authorities were notified. The woman
bad been dead, the coroner said, five
days or more. Poison is suspected.
RAIDER LEADS
CRUISER MERRY
CHASE AT SEA
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that rate when she showed off Rio
Grande de Norte.
The captain of the British steamer
Radnorshire, also landed at Pernam
buco from the Hudson Maru, has
cleared up tome of the stories of mis
treatment of prisoners first attributed
to him. He made it clear that the
German commander of the raider had
insisted that his prisoners ''make
themselves a comfortable as possible"
about the raider; had explained that
he had no intention of "killing women
and children," and had only quartered
the prisoners below decks when a n:w
victim was sighted.
Poor Quarters oa Prison Ship.
It was evident the story of over
crowded quarters, poor food and lack
of ventilation applied to the brief trip
which the prisoners made on the "pris
on ship" Hudson Maru. It was to this
Japanese prize that the Germans trans
ferred most of the prisoner from the
raider.
It was the Radnorshire's captain
who also emphasized th constant pres
ence with the raider of a vessel which
was apparently the sea terror's auxil
iary evidently a transformed mer
chant ship armed by the original raid
er. That the commerce destroyer was
well provisioned and was Jammed to
the hatches with ammunition was also
asserted in Rio de Janeiro dispatches
tonight.
Stokers Ears Hard Work.
The only fault which neutrals could
find tonight with the raider was the
action of the German commander. Judg
ing from the story of the Radnorshire's
captain, in detaining Hindoo sailors
and stokers aboard his vessel and
forcing them to work in the engine
room. It waa also rumored among the
survivors that the stokers for the Ger
man suffered great hardships and
were, driven to their task of forcing
the vessel at top speed during the
cruise by German officers, who
adopted slave-driving tactics and de
manded that the engine room crew put
forth their greatest efforts.
For the most of the daytime all sur
vivors sgreed that the raider churned
the seas at a maximum speed of 22
knots ceaselessly searching for her
prey. But at night she slowed down,
although below decks the engine room
crew was held ready for cramming on
all possible speed.
Testimony Is Given
After Jury Departs
Ean Angelo, Texas, Jan. 20. (U. P.)
Testimony was introduced at the
murder trial of Harry J. Spannell late
today to the effect that Spannell Paid
shortly after he shot hi wife and
Major M. C; Butler in Alpine last July,
that he "didn't know why he shot
them."
This testimony, en objection of the
defense, however, was produced only
sfter the Jury had been taken from the
room and was not allowed ou the
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Salt take City Convention.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Jan. 20. (U. r.)
The American Livestock association
named Salt Lake as the convention
city for 1918. The convention closed
today.
INSAN
Shasta Bate Fund
Is Now Half Raised
Committee of Hotel Xea Bee ore tlOOO
ef taooo aa Portland's Share ef
atoasy te Carry oa right.
One thousand dollars has been raised
by ths committee of the Oregon Hotel
Men's association toward the izoov
fund to constitute Portland's share of
the $$000 needed to carrv en the fight
against the 8hasta differential passer.
ger rata
Erie V. Ifauser. chairman ef the
committee, said Saturday that the re
mainder or the fund would be recruitea
from general business which woum
benefit by a larger volume of tourist
travel.
The committee Is now convinced.
Mr. Hauser said, that the sum will be
raised without difficulty and the hotel
men have actually nledsed that Fort
tana a portion will be obtaineo. im
general campaign will begin Monday,
ENTERTAIN VISITOR
AT
John E, Souers of New York,
Editor of Class Joumali Is
Their Principal Guest,
Restaurateurs, hotelmen, cafeteria
and lunchroom owners, composing the
membership cf the Portland Caterers'
club, held a banquet Friday night.
which John E. Souers ef New Tork,
icpresentlng The Steward Magasine of
New Tork and Western Hotel and
Travel ofBan Francisco, was the prin
cipal guest.
The Portland Caterers' club Is a so
cial and cooperative purchasing organ
izatioti, its membership representing a
purchasing power of approximately f 1,
000.000 a year.
Present at the dinner were: T. J
Brandes, Brandes lunch; A. II. John
ston, Lelghton's lunch; Charles F Ern
est. Cozy Dairy lunch, first vice presi
dent of the Portland Caterers' club
B. H. Moore. Moore's cafeteria; Eu
gene Conn, Rosarlan cafeteria; J. H
diver. Lambs' club; 6. L. Dement.
manager T. M. C. A. cafeteria; Edge
E. Piper; Henry W. Kent, secretary
treasurer and purchasing agent. Port
land Caterers' club; F. W. Beach, edi
tor. Northwest Hotel News; R- W
Childs. manager Hotel Portland; John
E. Souers, The Steward Magasine and
Western Hotel and Travel; H. C. Boyer,
Rosarian cafeteria; Otto Kline, Kline
Sc. Blaster's "W cafeteria, aecond vice
president Portland Caterers' club; J. T.
Finn. Royal Palm lunch: I. H. Beam.
Beam's Dairy lunch; E. A. Parker,
steward Multnomah hotel; B. F. Brown
low. Chief lunch; Joel H. Coe. St.
Nicholas cafeteria; John Lynn, Lynn's
restaurant; E. K. Lumadue, Buffalo
lunch; A. I Inman, superintendent of
service, Portland hotel; Albert E. Coe,
St. Nicholas cafeteria, and J. E.
Elazler, Millionaires' club.
Business Men Visit
Willamette Mills
The secrets of paper making and wool
weaving were revealed to 130 members
of the Progressive Business Men's club
Ur. a trip Dy special cars to uregon
city oaiuraay miernuuu. inji
divided Into two sections, one visiting
the Crown Willamette paper mills ou
the west side of the Willamette and
the other visiting the Hawley Pulp &
Faper" company plant and the Oregon
City Woolen Mills on the east side of
the Willamette. The Portland busl
ncss men were received by members
of the Oregon City Commercial club
and Live Wires.
"The extent and equipment of the
industry at Oregon City was as much
of an eye opener to us as the modern
methods which are used." said D. C
Burntrager, who was chairman of the
excursion.
Lines Are Preparing
For Peace Business
Berlin, Jan. 20 (I. N. S.) Clrcu
lcrs announcing that the Hamburg
American and North German Lloyd
steamship lines are ready to book con
s'.gnments of freight to be shipped on
the conclusion of peace to ports
reached by their vessels hav been
Issued.
Freight rates are not quoted by
either line, the announcement being
that consignments will be booked at
rates to be determined st the time
of shipment.
Shipping brokers are advising their
clients to accept these bookings, hold
ing that the rates probably will ap
proach those charged in 1S1T by the
Holland American line.
A Nicht Wi'
ROBBIE BURNS
(Auspices ciaa Kacleay)
MASONIC TEMPLE
Thursday, January 25
8 p. m
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km., e. MAUwnr rvawa
Mzt. Wi'noT-T xtrmxdstrr
In a Progrsm of Scottish Songs
Troupe Scottish Dancers
In !cetch Reel. Reel o'Tulloen,
Highland FUng. Sword Dance,
Pallor's Hornpipe. Khean Trews,
Highland Schottlsche and Rus
sian Dance.
BAOriFB lTPTO
Lachlan McNeil
Scotch Coined! am
General Admlssloa, BOe
meeerred Beats, TSe and 91
Mall orders for reserved seats
to James Gait. Secretary clan
Macleay. Carlton Hotel. Port
land, or. out-or-town patrons
tickets will b mailed or
ield till
called for, as requested.
PORTLAND
CATERERS
BANQUET
BARD
MAN WHO CREATED r
WHITE ELEPHANT FOR
P.T. BARNUM IS DEAD
Charles Marchand, Who Dis
covered Peroxide of Hy
drogen, Once Ljved Here,
Another story of P. T. Barnum's
white elephant which caused a sense
tion among the circus going publU
II yeara or more ago baa torn te light
with the death of Charles Marchand.
roted chemist, and originator ef the
process for the production of peroxide
or hydrogen.
Professor Marchand died la New
Tork. last Monday, 'according to in
formation reealvad hr Tir. J f Ta.
mlesle and Professor PL IP. Pirnnt itv
facterioiogist. Professor Marchand
was a resident ef Portland for about
five years and here conducted exp
tlmenta in utilising the refuse from
pulp and paper mills in the manufac
ture of by-products.
While here he
conducted his experiments in ths Per.
cot laboratories in the Medical build-
irg.
Professor Marcnand, aeeordlDg to
Dr. Taraleale, had worked eut a proc-
ess to extract ethyl alcohol from the
refuse of the paper mills at Oregon
City, and left the city about a year
for New York where he planned to
secure financial aid to put his process
on ths market.
The first peroxide ea the market
was the origination of Professor Mar.
chand, according to Dr. Tamleaie, and
It was with the use of this peroxide
of hydrogen that P. T. Barnum man
aged to exhibit the white elephant Dr.
Tamleaie says that Marchand often
told the story of how he made a black
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WHIFE
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Screaming L-KO Comedy
A Limburger
Cycl
Phil Dunham and Lucile Hutton
MISS CLAIRE KESTEN
Violin Solos
1 Broadway News Weekly
Broadway Symphony Orchestra
Two Concerts Afternoon and Evening
Matinees 10c Evenings, Sundays, Holidays 1 5c
Children 5c
Main 21 11 A. M. to 11 P. M.
Four Days Only Beginning Today
L I AMES T-, ,
Grand Encampment
In Special Session
tOgk Uegreee are Ooaf erred ea Blaa I
Vast Chief Patrlarefca, at Xeettagv
XeU la Vertlaad Friday Bight.
A special aesxlon of the Orand Kn-
eampment of th 1. O, O. F. was held
in uneni nan. Eaxt Sixth and East
Alder streets. KrUay night for the
purpose of conferring gran J encamp
ment degreea of nine past chief pat-
narrno, as roilowr: Maurice Bprlgir,
I H. Feasier, A. H Klnnlgan, E. A.
Sharon. James Shannon, H. M. Burt.
C. Zweifel, CharUs Spinner and J. F.
McQUl.
Grand Encampment officers present
were E. A. Wllltam. grand patriarch:
8. 8. Walker, grand high priest: E.
E. Sharon, grand !erlbe; A. H. Knight,
grand senior warden.
Following the Grand Encampment
the officers or Ellison Encaropmant
and Golden Rule Encampment were
installed by 8. A. Starr, district deputy
grand patriarch. A banquet followed
the ceremonies.
elelhant Into a white
elephant and
thus fooled Forepaugh. Barnum's ri
val In the circus buslneKs.
"Forepaugh was exhibiting a white
elephant." said Dr. Tamlesle laat night,
telling of the story told by Professor
Marchand, "and, of course. It attracted
considerable attention. Barn urn found
t that the animal had been painted white,
"Marchand was working on the per-
'oxide of hydrogen and Darnum heard
j about, him. He interested him in a
plan to bleach the black skin of an
elephant white. Marchand tried his
peroxide on a baby elephant and it
worked successfully. It waa then ap-
.Pl'cd to a larger animal and this ani
mal was then exhibited as an eighth
wonder of the world. Thousands of
people saw this "peroxide blonde' ele
phant." Professor Marchand waa about It
years old and a graduate of a technical
college of Paris. According to Dr.
Tamleele he had no relatives in this
city.
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