BRIEF INFORMATION
(UlTII DAY OF 1917.)
Coming Evmtd.
National Education Assoriattos meets Port
land, July 7-14.
Pacific Coaat Claim Ant' ansaat eoarao
tion. Portland. July li, 1, M.
- Multnomah County ulr from September II
to 10. at Urtabam. Of-
Today's Forecast.
rorllwNT and Vicinity Tonight and Sunday
Vrntiably itmwera; aoutherly winds.
Oregon- Tonight and.- Sunday - fair except
prcbabiy ahowcr nortbwt portion; cooler to
night eaat portion, light fruat tonight aoutb
and eaat portion; aonth to wet winda.
Washington Tonight and Sunday tlr eaat.
showera went ortljn. light frovt tonight eaat
portion; anuth to west wind.
Idaho Tonight and Sunday fair except a bow
ers tonight or Sunday soutnt portion; cool
er tonlgbt aoutb portion, light froat north,
frecalna- temjieTatnre aoutb portion tonight.
Weather Conditions.
A dlatnrbance of slight ewrgy ia central
Of ft northern Brltirfj Columbia. A aecond
diaturbaiH-e of aliulliir character OTerllea Al
berta and a third la painting down the Sr.
Lawrence Taller. The Imroiwter la relatlTcly
high along the Oregon aud northern California
voaata, and a high pressure area of couald
crable atrength la crtitnrt orer the southern
Kcxky mountain atate. Rain, generally light,
baa fallen lu the '.rth Pacific atatee, ex
treme northern Califirula. along the west gulf
cat, and at a(attcrd placea In the northern
state eaat of be Mississippi river. It la
warmer in northern Nevada, northern Utah,
ad Kmthpcaatern Idaho. The temperatures
have fallen In the Ohio and. middle Mlxatsslp
pl valleys and In the lake region. Small craft
warntxa were ordered displayed at 7 a. m. at
all stations in thla district except at Cooa
hy. " ,
he conditions are favorable for generally fair
weather lu thla district tonight and Sunday
except In northwestern Oregon and western
Washington where it will be snowtry. It will
be coofcr tonight In eastern Oregon and sotitb
ern Idaho, and frost will form In the early
morning In exposed place throughout the dla
trlct except In the rainy area.
EDWARD A. REALS, Forecaster.
AFTER WAR IS OVER
WORLD MUST ADOPT
DEMOCRACY OR FALL
Tins Istke Time to Plant Onion Seed
All Sod urouna Must Be Well Disked
Hamilton Holt of League to
Enforce Peace Speaks on
Reconstruction Problems,
REVOLUTIONS DANGEROUS
Observations.
STATIONS
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Only Solution "Will Be Laavaning- of
Intareatg to Baals of Democracy
a&d Socialization of Paoplaa.
Afternoon report of preceding day
TOWN TOPICS
Camera, Club Outlng The Oregon
Camera club has arranged for an out
finnQv in RnnnevHIe and KasrliS
Creek. The party will leave Portland
on the O-W. R. & N. at 7:50 a. m., and
ero to Bonneville, then follow the Co-
. iumbla river htghway to Eagle Cre;k
where photographs of the water falls
and canyon will be taken. A amall
rarty will leave by auto about 4 a.
m. Sunday in orier to secure photo
graphs of the sunrise In colors from
Crown Point, after which they will
proceed to Eagle Creek. All will re
turn to the city that evening.
Measures to Be Discussed. The
Reed College Civic club will present
the following measures Tuesday night
at Vernon school: Jitney, two platoon,
constitutional harmony amendment. In
crease of pay for legislators, limta-
tion of bills Introduced ana comDina
tion of cfty and state elections. The
speaking will begin at":30. A short
musical program by neighborhood chil
dren and anecdotes by Dr. . L,. Ma
guire will precede the speaking. Public
In Invited. The meeting Is under the
auspices of the Alberta Woman's Im-
. . nt,,K t-
Lost Boy Betnrnad. When 8-year-
old Walter Anderson was found wan
dering in the streets Friday night.
Mrs. Sam Wodtry, 790 Nicolal street,
took him into her home and gave him
a bed for the night. This morning at
1 o'clock she notified the police, who
In the meantime, at tha anxious solid
tallon of the mother, were making a
search. It was found 'that his home
was at 678 Sherlock avenue, . only
few blocks from where he spent the
night. Matron Smith took the boy to
his home.
Art Teachers Speai. So much In
terest having been shown by students
and artists of the city in the Saracenic
prints now on-exhibition at -the mu-
were given Friday afternoon to a large
class composed of the teachers of art
in the schools and advanced students.
Miss Anna B. Crocker and Miss Helen
Putnam were the speakers. Tea was
- served in the library during the inter
mission. rinley Will lecture. Sunday even
ing at 8 o'clock William V,. Finley will
elva a bird -talk at Eilers' hail. Illus
trated by his wonderful bird pictures.
Ttiero will also be an address by Mrs.
Swanton on the topic, "The Law Of
Kindness," readings, "The Dead Pussy
cat" and "The Woodticks." by little
Pauline Jones, and. a solo, "The But
tercup," by Miss Jeanette Chrlstensen.
Thieves Take - Blags. Mrs. W. F.
Holden reported to the police Friday
' that while she was watching the
patriotic, parade Thursday thieves en
tered her home at 796 East Eighteenth
street north and took two rings, one
her wedding ring. Mrs. Holden was
formerly a University of Oregon stu
dent and her husband was formerly a
Ssotball star at the same Institution.
Error In Meat Prices. ln yester
day's retell market prices, among the
extra specials offered by Falrchild's
market, the price of breakfast bacon
was made to- read 15 and 16 cents a
nAiinJ In.tj.n A E Aft .
wwuaiu inoicau - j iu cents n
pound. Veal roast was made to read
za to 30 cents a pound instead of 15 to
iB cents a pound. . (Adv.)
Columbia BAtst Sign way Stage.
'j. wo rouna trips, juuunomah Falls to
Portland, dally. Leave Multnomah
. Falls 7:80 a. m. and 1:10 p. m. Leave
- St. Charles hotel, PorUzind, 10 a. m.
and 4 p m. Saturday and Sunday eve
ning, leave Multnomah' Falls 8:30 p. a.
ara.i-ortiand 11 p. m. (Adv.)
Taylor Street M. B. Church. 1 0:13 a.
' - m..is tne nour set ror tne service to
morrow at the Circle theatre at 12-
. Fourth street. "Conscience" will be. the
Democratization and socialization of
the world is certain to come after the
war l over, even if it is not accomp
lished, as in Russia, while the struggle
continues, was the prediction made by
Hamilton Holt, editor of Independent
and a. director of the League to En
force Peace, speaking before the Jack
son club at Central library hall Fri
day night.
"When the peace pact is signed and
the veterans come home they will try
to pick up the tangled threads of
their civilian occupations and start in
where they left off." Mr. Holt said.
"They will find that, on account of the
vast expenditures of resources, they
ill have to live on a lower level. They
may go first to the privileged class for
help, but who ever knew of the priv
ileged class, as a class, doing anything
f to help anyone but themselves? They
may next appeal to their governments
and find them willing, but unable to
do anything on account of having spent
the substance of their peoples unto the
third and fourth generations.
People Have Tremendous Task.
"The people will find that they have
tj work out the solution for them
selves. " Then they will remember that
they did not make the war. There will
be first a rumble, then a roar and
finally revolution. Parasites, .politi
cal. social and economic, will go." '
SDeakinar of the Leasrue to Enforce
Peace, Mr. Holt declared that the lit
tle band which met in Independence
Hall, Philadelphia, ln 1915, and
launched the organization may have
started a movement which will lead
to the United States of the World
even as their forefathers, in the self'
same hall, launched the movement
which led to the United States of
America. He recalled that Great Brit
ain and France, through their highest
statesmen, have indorsed the Idea, and
that even Bethmann-Hollweg of Ger
many, has stated that Germany sub
scribes to It and would like to take
the lead.
I sjpoe to Mr. Gerard, our former
ambassador to Germany, about this
indorsement." said Mr. Holt, "and he
replied he did not believe Germany was
sincere. -
What America rights For.
Mr. Holt declared that the United
States is fighting, first for democracy
and secondly to establish cooperation
as a substitute for competition :n
international affairs, which he de
scribed as the fundamental principle
of an enduring peace. If we learn
nothing from tnls war, lie said, - we
go bac.': to the old system; "we will
have to arm to the teeth and the pre
paredness move now on will be a mere
bagatelle to whrtt is coming."
The speaker also predicted that the
war will bring about .nation-wide
woman suffrage in the United States
and spoko glowingly of the fact that
it is bringing about governmental or
ganization on an efficiency basis.
Mr. Holt was introduced by W. D.
Wheelwright, candidate of the Pacific
coast for ambassador to Japan. Dr.
IClof T. Hedlund, president of the Jack
son club, presided.
This Is the time to plant onion seeds
and sets. Those who grow onions
either for their own use or for sale.
will find after harvest that they have
valuable commodity. There Is no
prospect of a normal price for onions
during the next year or more.
While onions already have become
so costly that they must also be
classed among the luxuries, the price
for seeds and sets has not become ex
orbitant and dealers are not anxious
to increase the cost of seed because of
their fear of a serious shortage next
year. Onion sets can be bought for
20 cents a pound; the normal price is
about 15 cents. Onion seed can be
bought for $2.25 to $2.50 a pound.
Fortunately, in memory of the persist
ent rainy weather, onions do best ln
moist soil. That is one reason onions
flourish so well in what is known as
'beaver dam'" land.
But do not. plant onions in land that
has been covered with sod. ' Onions
grow close to the surface. They have
a superficial root Bystem. Sod, if
turned under with a plow without disk
ing first, will lie in ribbons prevent
ing the moisture from coming to the
surface. Onions would probably fail
in soil thus prepared. If the sod land
is double disked before plowing, onions
will have a better chance, but even
then will not make satisfactory re
turns. To digress for a moment. It should
be Impressed on . the minds of all gar
deners in the campaign to increase
the food supply that, no matter what
they plant, sod ground must be thor
oughly ' disked, or the surface well
chopped with spade or other tool, be
fore being plowed. After plowing see
that all clods are broken up and soil
made as fine as possible. Careful prep
aration of the soil is a most valuable
investment.
After the ground has been prepared
for onions, make rows about 18 Inches
apart and put in the seed about half
an inch deep. Onion sets should be
placed, with a fair amount of growing
room, with the tops just above the
surface.
As to varieties, the yellow globe dan
ver Is rapidly becoming a standard
onion for Multnomah county. The Red
Wetersfield and the Australian brown
are spoken of favorably. The darker
onions will be more available for plant
ing than the white onions and the
white onions are much more expensive.
up to 4 a pound for seed.
After onions get to growing it is
important to keep them free of weeds
and to keep the surface mulched, so
that all moisture may be conserved.
This means hand work In weeding and
irequent cultivation.
EMERGENCY BOARD IS
TO MEET TO CONSIDER
REQUEST OF ATTORNEY
All Attorneys Interested in
Pacific Livestock Fraud
Case Will Be Invited,
Salem, Or., April 21. All three mem
bers of the state land board , -today
agreed to call a meeting of the, emer
gency board to consider the request ot
Attorney General Brown for authority
to expend J3000 in completing the in
vestigation of the Pacific Livestock
company land fraud case, in order- to
determine if the ca3e should be prose
cuted. The date of the meeting is yet
to be fixed.
Attorney A. C. Shaw and his asso
ciates, representing the Pacific Live
stock company; Attorney C. B. McCon
nell of Burns, who has been interested
in the case, and Attorney General
Brown, and any others interested, will
be invited to appear before the emer
gency board and present their views.
When the state land board met this
morning to decide what action should
be taken on the attorney general's re
quest for a meeting of the emergency
board. State Treasurer Kay undertook
to quiz Attorney General Brown about
the matter, and the attorney general
refused to answer questions unless
they were put in writing, so no mis
construction could be placed on his
answers, which he said he would also
put in writing.
The question of whether the mem
bers of the state land board, when
meeting in the capacity of members of
the emergency board, would support
the attorney general's request for
funds was not discussed today. The
board also took its action in favor of
calling a meeting of the emergency
board without discussion.
the little country and its restlessness
under the yoke of Germany, and sought
to inspire the Bohemians of this coun
try either to unite under the banner
of the United States or to form as
Bohemian patriots.
He touched upon the difficulties his
nation had encountered in an effort to
have intellectual and literary ability
recognized, and scored Dr. Dumbra,
wno classed them as illiterates.
t
Reserve Corps Work
Assigned to Officer
Mayor T. W. Phlsterer to Hare Office
ln Morgan Building to Becelve Appll.
cations for Officers' Trainng Camp
Major F. W. Phlsterer. U. S. A., has
been appointed to take charge of the
board work to receive applications for
the officers' reserve corps and has
been given full instructions as to the
requirements and conditions necessary
to enter the training camp for officers.
reserve ana tne qualifications required.
His office is at 648 Morgan build
ing, and he is expecting to be a very
busy man next week. Blanks for ap
plications and other documents will be
sent to him for distribution with all
possible speed.
Major Phlsterer has been stationed
in Portland for several months as inspector-instructor
of the Oregon Coast
Artillery corps.
Social Workers' Club
Adopts Resolutions
DEALERS FORM PLAN
TO OBTAIN POTATO
SED FOR GROIRS
More Than Ton of .
Smelt Caught in
Less Than Hour
!
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Store at 144 Front Street
Will Be Used as Exchange t
Headquarters for County.
APPEAL MADE FARMERS
Orowers Who Have Surplns to Spare
May Ship Same Collect to O. L.
Sarenport, Portland.
Initial distribution of the
county's seed potatoes will take
place at the east entrance of
the courthouse, 2 p. m.. next
Monday. Owing to the deluge
of applications received, not 4
more than ce sack will be al-
lotted to a family, and it will
be impossible to supply those
able to secure potatoes from
other sources. References must
be furnished.
One of th biggest runs of
smelt in years Is reported to be
swarming the Sandy liver.
John Crawford and George
Larson of Troutdale started out
this morning with seines and
dip nets and ln 'less than an
hour they are accredited with jjt
having landed 2S00 pounds of
smelt. The mammoth catch was $
obtained, they said, at the
mouth of the Sandy. t
A chance to thwart old H. C. k
L. is open to everybody, right
now. The fishermen expect to
realize from $160 to $200 for
their brief labors. 4t
DAMAGES
DEMANDED
Steatnship
Railroad Tickets
' Expert anosa informs tie
OorasyB. Smith Tourist Agency
lie era art. ronuu, os.
theme of the sermon by Dr. M. H.
Marvin. Mrs. Jessie Orton Steckle will
render two vocal solos, accompanied
cn the organ by Lowell 'Patton. The
public is invited to this delightful serv
ice. Hamilton Holt Speaks Sunday Wight.
Hamilton Holt, editor "The Independ
ent," will speak this Sunday evening,
April 22, at the Church of Our Father
Open Forum, Broadway and Yamhill,
on "World Organization After the
War." All welcome. Free discus
sion. (Adv.)
W. 3T. rinley to Xectnxe.- William
L. Finley will give an illustrated lec
ture on the "Home Life of the Wild
Birds of Oregon," at the Sellwood
community house this evening at 8
o'clock. This lecture is given ' under
the auspices of the Sellwood branch
library.
First Presbyterian Church, 12 th and!
Alder streets. The pastor. Rev. John
H. Boyd, D. D.. will preach morning
and evening tomorrow. Subject in the
evening, "The Day of Jehovah," a
study of the injustice of God revealed
in history. This Is the first of a great
series on war. (Adv.)
See the Soldiers Sunday, Looks like
fine weather for Sunday. Visit Van
couver barracks and see how Uncle
Sam prepares for war. Regimental
band concert . in afternoon. Trains
every IS minutes from Second and
Washington. (Adv.)
Swat HI Cost. Heaviest run of
smelt ln years in Sandy river at Trout
dale. Two fishermen caught 2500
rounds ln one hour this morning. Join
the Sunday crowd. Take train First
and Alder at 6:45 a. m. Round trip
fare 65 cents. (Adv.)
Cup Social Saturday. The Lpworth
league "Lyng" of the Vancouver ave
nue Norwegian-Danish M. K. church
will hold a cup social in the church
parlors on Saturday evening, April 21.
A good program has been arranged and
refreshments will be served.
Bancs at Shaver School. The wo
man's gymnasium class of the Shaver
Parent-Teacher association will give a
dance this evening at the school house
to which1 all patrons of the Shaver
school are Invited. There will be good
music.
Tne Comforter Headquarters will ob
serve Humane Sunday evening in Eil
ers hall with talks by Mrs. Swanton
and William L. Finley,. pictures, read
ings and music. Adv.
Steamer Jessls Harklns, for Camas,
Washougal and way landings, dally
except Sunday. Leaves Washington
Street dock at I p. m. Adv.)
Kr. and Mrs. A. Scott Bledsoe will
demonstrate Spiritualism Sunday eve
ning at 6th and Montgomery. . Adv.
J ass Bancs, the eastern rage. Mult
nomah hotel ballroom, Tuesday eve
ning. April -24. Informal. (Adv.
Selected Seed Potatoes, $5 hundred.
Box 88, Scappoose, Or. . (Adv.)
Divorce Decrees Granted.
Divorce decrees were granted Friday
afternoon" by Presiding Judge Ganten
teia to Marguerite Nehren from Frank
Nehren. Nellie Hoskins from Abner
Hosklns, Charlotte Scoles from Wil
liam, Scoles, Mabel . Jeanette Barclay
from George M. Barclay, and Lena
Maneke from Carl Maneke.
Salem Keeps Matron.
Salem, Or., April 21. Following an
acrimonious debate at a special meet
ing of the city council last night, the
ordinance to abolish the office of po
lice matron was placed on final pas
sage and was defeated. Mrs. Saran
Dorsey, the police matron, was the
object of attack by some of members
of the council.
Grown-Ups" Have
Finished School
Wight Class at Iadd Comes Tront Stu
dent Body Representing 35 Different
nationalities.
With a graduating class of 14
'grownups" the Ladd night school hejd
commencement exercises of an unusual
order Friday evening. The affair was
especially notable Inasmuch as the
graduating class represented a student
body made up of 35 nationalities. The
average age of the graduates who were
finishing the eighth grade work was
30 years, and. many or tnem Degan
their school work three years ago with
the assistance of an interpreter.
After a few remarks by C. B. Ben
son, the" principal, the class put on a
musical, literary and gymnastic pro
gram. M. Nakata did a character sketch
of Charlie Chaplin, while Dominic
Bombardl, Nick Dardeni, .Henry
Achilles. Fillippo Ruffia. Giovanni
Icassi and M. Amato gave vocal and
instrumental selections. The most ef
fective numbers on the program, and
one which proved that the educational
advantages offered them by free
America had been appreciated, was th
chorus singing of "The Star Spangled
Banner" and "America."
Less Stuff Dumped
Into Garbage Cans!
, i
The people are beginning to realize
that no foodstuffs should be wasted
and nothing should be thrown away
which may be used, according to Wil
liam Helber. superintendent of the
municipal garbage incinerator.
Owing to the economy now prac
ticed, garbage and debric taken to the
incinerator have decreased 20 tons a
day, as compared to the daily con
sumption of the plant a year ago.
Helber says where ordinarily .large
quantities of partially decayed pota
toes andother vegetables are sent to
the incinerator, nothing but thorough
ly decayed vegetables are sent there
now.
Paper, which formerly came to the
incinerator by the ton, seldom makes
an appearance now, according to Hel
ber. The same Is true of many other
materials formerly thrown away as
waste, he says.
Prof . Benes Speaks
" For the Bohemians
Protest Made Against Effort to Sxtend
Working Honrs of Women Because
War Zs On.
The conference meeting of the Social
Workers' club held Friday at Central
library had for its principal theme
service ln patriotism, and the organ
ization went on record as objecting to
any plan which would make education
less compulsory, a resolution to this
effect and also one asking that no
change be made in fhe laws prohibit
ing women working more than eight
hours were adopted and will be pre
sented to the Chamber of Commerce.
Mrs. Millie R. Trumbill pointed out
that the women should give up their
social and cultural endeavors for a
time and devote themselves to the rais
ing of food stuffs rather than allowing
the children to leave school to cultivate
the soil.
A. R. Gephart, secretary of the Pub
lic Welfare bureau, made a strong ap
peal for a more hearty support of that
institution, declaring that Portland has
less social conscience than any other
city ne Knew of. C. Henri Labbe,
French and Belgian consul, spoke on
Red Cross work and urged all people
to identify themselves with the Amer
ican Red Cross. Dr. J. Allen Gilbert
toia or nospital work in the army.
Literature Wanted
In Logging Camps
Supplies of old books and magazines
and literature of a religious character
are wanted by Captain John Anderson,
143 urana avenue north, ror free dis
tribution among the logging camps of
Oregon. Captain Anderson needs some
5000 books and tracts to meet the
needs of the camps. Considerable
numbers of books have already been
sent out, and according to the reports
received, the gifts have been greatly
appreciated by both single men and
heads of families.
Books may be delivered to the cap
tain's residence, or at room C05, T. M.
C. A. building. He may be reached by
telephone East 1942.
Who will give a sack of seed po
tatoes in aid of the campaign to In
crease the food supply
Who will give two sacks, five sacks,
ten sacks, or more?
The overwhelming number of appli
cations for the county's seed potatoes
on a measure-for-measure basis and
the utter inability to supply more
than a comparative few with the
county's surplus has led to a new
plan.
Through the generous cooperation of
a group of dealers. The Journal Is
able to annonuce that those who will
bf disappointed in the returns from
their application for the county's seed
potatoes may have another opportu
nity. O. It. Bevenport to Aid.
G. L. Daveport, car-lot shipper, has
given his store at 144 Front street as
a potato exchange neaaquarters. ne
has started the contributions with 10
sacks of potatoes. He will haul with
out charge from depots to the "potato
exchange" shipments that come by
rail to Portland from out ln the
country. Mark Levy, Thomas Farrell
and other dealers will contribute po
tatoes and aid in the work of secur
ing other contributions. Mr. Daven
port, who is in close touch with the
growers, believes that the patriotic
impulse of tHose who have supplies
of potatoes to aid families who want
seed will result in accumu
to 1000 sacks within 15 days.
There are many ' growers, small and
large, who, ln sorting out their seed,
have put the small potatoes to one
side. Sack them up and send collect
to Mr. Davenport, 144 Front street.
Portland. You will be paid for the
sacks, but you are expected to give
the potatoes.
Distribution Flan Outlined.
If you have a larger supply than
you need, send at least a part or
your surplus to help solve the prob
lems of others less fortunate and to
do your patriotic bit in the campaign
to Increase production.
SO COUNTY DELAYS
PLAN TO OPEN ROAD
New Approach to Wilson
Highway Held Up Because
Land Owners Begin Action
TAXPAYERS' LEAGUE
OF BENTON AROUSED
AT ERROR IN REPORT
League, Which Voted Against
$6,000,000 Road Bond Is
sue Denies Meeting Packed
SPEAKERS WERE INVITED
Members Went Ahead and Took Action
Against Proposed Issue After
Speaker Sad Defaulted.
Proceedings to secure a right of way
for a road leading from the Base Line
extension road to the Wilson road just
west of the Automobile clubhouse have
been suspended by the board of county
commissioners on the recommendation
of Roadmaster Yeon.
In extending the Base Line road the
county tore up an old road leading
into the Wilson road, and desired to
build a new approach; but it was
found that the owners of the property
involved wanted heavy damages for
right of way. These owners included
J. H Wilson, a man named Anderson
and I. N Day. It is reported that
Mr. Day wanted $1500 damages for a
right of way over property for which
he paid only $1000 all told. -
Mr. Wilson has a suit pending ln the
circuit court to recover $13,500 dam
ages resulting from the destruction of
the original approach.
The roadmaster has taken the posi
tion that no steps will be taken by the
county to build a new approach until
the owners of the property come for
ward with free deeds of right of way
Their failure to do so will leave them
high and dry as far as a road is con
, cerned.
uting oo Father 0f School
Clerk Thomas Dies
Willi am p. Thomas, Hatlre of Indiana,
But Resident of Oregon Since 1886,
Passes at Home of Son.
William P. Thomas, father of School
Clerk R. H. Thomas, died at the home
of his son, 822 Division street, Thurs
day night at the age of 79.
Mr. Thomas was a native of In
diana, having been born ln that state
June 27. 1837. After engaging ln
farming and ln the mercantile busl-
The plan of distribution will be as 1 MB no was for many years the lead
follows: Every Derson receiving a
builder of Rich-
sack of potatoes will give a pledga
to use them as seed and not to eat
them, and will pledge to return to
the "potato exchange" an equal bulk
of potatoes at digging time. When
potatoes havo been returned enough
will be disposed of by the committee
to pay for the sacks, for dipping, and
other incidental expenses, and all the
remainder will -be turned over to some
patriotic or charitable purpose.
One out of every three sacks re
ceived will be turned over to the
Boy Scouts and the Girls' Honor
Guard who are preparing to cultivate
100 acres on the Ladd estate. All the
potatoes grown by these two organ
izations, the members of which are
to contribute their services and work
under the direction of expert agricul
turists, will be turned over to the
Oregon Patriotic Service league.
Services Offered Pres.
All the service given by Mr. -Davenport
and other members of the com
mittee will be without charge of
any kind. Other members of the
committee are Mr. Levy, Mr. Farrell.
W. I. Swank, County Agriculturist S.
B. Hall, City Auditor A. L. Barbur
who has had charge of vacant lot
distribution, and a representative of I
The Journal. The costs of doing the
work will include railroad transporta- !
tion (unless free transportation, which 1
has been applied for, is granted) to
Portland, the cost of the sacks at
about 10 cents apiece, and uie expense
of dipping in a solution of formalin.
which will be about 4 cents a sack.
Mr. Davenport's staff will do the
work of handling the potatoes and of
dipping them.
Announcement will be made later
as to when the potatoes will be ready
for distribution,
contractor and
mond, Ind.
! In 1886 he removed from his native
state to Wallowa county, Oregon, to
enter the cattle business and later set
tled at Newberg in Yamhill county.
For the past 25 yea-s he had farmed
in various parts of the Willamette
valley, particularly in the neighbor
hood of Sublimity and Newberg.
Mr. Thomas came to Portland to
reside with his son ln February of
j this year.
Funeral services will be held from
the undertaking establishment of P.
L. Lerch. Cast - Eleventh and Clay
streets, at 2:30 p. m., Monday. Inter
ment will be in Multnomah cemetery.
Mrs. Clara It. Baler.
At the age of 79, Mrs. Clara L
Baier died on Friday at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Arthur Spindler.
960 East Twenty-eighth street north.
She was born in New York city, and
spent most of her life in Michigan
and Minnesota, and came to Oregon
17 years ago. Six children survive
her. The funeral was held this aft
ernoon at the Holman parlors, Rev.
T. W. Lane of the Centenary M. E.
church conducting the services.- In
terment was in Rivervlew cemetery.
Correction of" statements purporting
to describe the meeting of the Benton
County Taxpayers' league is made in
a communication to The Journal. The
league went on record in opposition to
the $6,000,000 road bond Issue. The let
ter follows:
Corvallis, Or.. April 21. To the Edi
tor of The Journal The Benton Coun
ty Taxpayers' league having called a
meetinir to discuss' the $6,000,000 bond
proposition, having put forth every
reasonable effort to procure repre
sentative speakers on both sides of
the question, to the end that the peo
ple of our countv might be. informed
on the issue so that they might vote
intelligently thereon. But having been
Jisappoiiited, at the last moment ty
receiving word that two of the speak
ers opposed to the issuance of bonds
could not possibly be with us. we went
ahead with the discussion with eilmcn
Uenson, Senator Olson, of Multnomah
county, ond Frank Terrace, of King
county, Washington, fkvoring the
bonds and C. E. Spence, master of the
Oregon State Grange, opposing them.
People Urged to Come.
Now this meeting of the league which
was open to everyone had been well ad
vertised and the people urged to come
out and hear the argument, there being
absolutely no thought of. nor intention
to "'pack the house with opponents of
the bond issue."
In the Sunday Oregonian, of April
15, 1917. under the caption. "Corvallis
Hears Bond Argument,' the special
correspondent reported the meeting
wrongly, making a number of mis
leading statement and at least two
that are absolutely false. The first
being where he stated, "The good roads
meeting called here by the Tax league
orought rorth a crowded nouse. pacaea
by opponents of the bond issue. '
The other false statement referred
to occu rs near fie end of the report
where he stated "Mr. Terrace so cap
tured the crowd-that in spite of the
fact that hpence s .friends called tne
meeting and dominated it, the resolu
tions they had drawrt up in opposition
brought forth a faint affirmative vote.
a large number of the audience not vot
ing at all."
Claims Vote Was Decisive.
Now the facts are. the resolution
were passed by a very decisive affirma
tive vote, a good strong chorus of ayes
and not a single "no." when the nega
tive was put. A few did hot vote, it
is true, but this was a meeting of the
Taxpayers' league, and as such, none
but members were entitled to a vota.
Banker A. J. Johnson who is also
president of the Benton County Good
Roads association plead very insistent
ly with us not to aoopi me severii
resolutions presented by our resolu
tions committee. He claimed that wo
were not sufficiently Informed to do
so at this time, but said that If we
would wait until the latter part of
May why thrn our action would be
much more effectual, or words to this
effect. .
We thought so too, l. e.. by way or
helping by our sl-ence to boost for the
bonds, but we did not happen to be
engaged In the bond boosting business,
so decided to ignore Mr. Johnson's re
quest. Project Is Opposed.
We adopted the resolutions opposing
the bonds, favoi .ng leaving our state
constitution n it now is, etc., etc,
which was done as explained above.
Now therefore, we. the undersigned
members of the Benton County Tax
payers' league, and citizens of Benton
county wixh to be recorded as un
alterably opposed to the highly colored,
one-sided, misleading, and absolutely
rii rrnorts eminatinr from interested
ftources with which the press of our
tate is being supplied and wnicn li
in -urn is so generously serving up lo
our citlrens. We earnestly protest
AKrlnst the manifest unfairness of
these reports, and respectfully ask,
What are the functions of a newspa
per? Pray telU us from what source
we may get the news of the day. If
fiction we all know where to
procure it. but we pay our money for
newspapers In the oft times vain hope
thet we may get the news
w hoiiove the voters of Oregon are
entitled to the truth without any ad
mixture of falsehood, and ror this we
hail mnKt Mrncatlv contend.
J L. Gav. C. L. Beach, 1). N. Wil-
iioma.-in v J. Petersoft. F. L. Lewis.
a v Ellis. J. M. Goldson, D. A. Stem-
baugh, J. O. Milt! more. B. O. Leedy,
v. a. Rnrzee. J. H. D. Goldson. A. .
r'rost W. F. Gay, Ell Hogan, James
B. Shea, Adolph Leder.
Milk Prices' May
Be Advanced Soon .
To Four Dollars .
m Taking the milk out of the
mduths of babies is a reality !
4t these days, for the price Is go- '
ing to such extreme figures that v
many of the little ones will be
compelled to go on a diet. It
is the children who are now hit
by the H. C. of Lu, with the
threatened advance to $4 a
month. -
4F There was an advance of 60
cents a case in the. price of s
three well known brands of
canned milk during the day.
r This places 'he wholesale price
at a fraction more than 10 t
cents a can. Since the canned
milk industry began these
brands have been selling to eon- n
turners at 10 cents a can or -sje
three cans for 25 cents, but to-
day they cost the retailer more
than that
An advance of :5 to 55 cents Jk
a dozen cans in the price of "
corned beef and roast beef oc- s
curred during the day. t
One brand of corn flakes also
advanced 20 cents a case at
.wholesale. '
Potatoes are up another 25
cents a hundred pounds. .
Soap prices are getting so t
hleh that a 6 cent bar will soon
be a novelty. t
A drop of at least S cents ln
the price of butter Is expected
early next week, the only so- a
couragement visible on the food
horizon. 4t
Civil Service Will ,
Hold Examinations
The United States civil service com
mission announces an open competi
tive examination on June 2. 1917. for
stenographer and typewriter, to pro
vide ellgibles for filling vacancies as
they may occur ln the fedral classified ,
civil service, for duty in the field.
Both men and women will be ad
mltted to the examination, but only
men will be employed ln the custodian
service.
Applicants must be 18 years of age
or over, on the date of the examlna- '
tion.
Persons who wish to enter th e.
amination should apply at once for
form 1424 and application blank (form
1371) to the secretary. Eleventh civil,
service district, Seattle, Wash... or to v.
M. K.jWlgton. Jocal secretary, board
of United States civil service exami
ners, postofflce building. Portland,
Elevator Is Burned ,
At American Falls
American Falls, Idaho. April 11.
(I. N. 8.) The mill and elevator of
the American Milling company were
destroyed by fire which started at an
eaiy hour this morning. Thousands
of bushels of wheat were stored ln
the elevator. Several other buildings
were damaged. The loss is estimated
at $150,000. The cause of the fire Is
unknown. The main line serving the
city with light was put out of com
mission.
COUNTY COURT NEWS
I : : J
Patrick Sexton Cardiff.
Patrick Sexton Cardiff, a native of
Canada, aged 53, died of pneumonia
Friday. He was a resident of Port
land for 26 years, and engaged ln
house moving for several years up
to the time of his illness. Mr. Cardiff
was a member of Portland camp.
Woodmen of the World, and is sur
: vived by a widow and three daugh
ters. A sister and two brothers re
side in Illinois. Funeral arrangements
I are in charge of Skewes' & Co., Third
and ciay streets.
The Portrand Railway, Light &
Power company has asked from the
county $600 as part of the expenses
of connecting the Vista House and the
main line of its light and power ca
bles at the Automobile club grounds.
Roadmaster Yeon recommends the ex
pense on the ground that it would en
able the county to have the Vista
House served under the general con
tract, ngures.
Ths county commissioners ordered
that the wages of all county laborers
employed by the county be increased
from $2.25 to $2.50 a day on account
of the higher cost of living. John B.
Yeon recommended this for the road
department and it was extended to all
laborers ln that and other departments
by order or the commissioners on Fri
day morning.
The United States National bank
asks the county commissioners to see
that no property of the Portland Rose
Festival association is used for other
purposes than the Rose Festival, on
the ground that it has advanced on
such property the sum of $4185.68.
John Huber, a dairyman of Lents,
has been awarded $425 for 17 head of
cows slaughtered by order of the san
itary inspectors. Jake Aeby, Colum
bia boulevard and Sandy road, has
been paid $50 for two cows disposed
of ln the same way.
Roadmaster Yeon positively reports
for several times in succession that
the request of David McKeown for
the construction of a drainage ditch
on his land be denied, alleging that the
water on McKeown's property follows
I its natural course, and that to dig
Druggist Accused
Of Selling Alcohol
Mrs. Matilda Ij. Smith.
The funeral service for Mrs. Matilda
L. Smith, wife of R. E. Kan Smith.
was held this afternoon at the Port
! land crematorium. Mrs. Smith was 28
I years old and a native of Ontario.
John F. Roth, druggist at 293 Wash- j Canada. She came to Portland in 1912
ington street, was arrested Friday from Rochester, N. Y. In 1916. she
night on a charge of violating the was married and went with her hus
prohibition, law as a result of a con-.-. band t0 Ketchikan. Alaska, ln the Unit
plaint Issued by Deputy District At- states forestry service, where she
tomey Richard Deich charging the sa'.e , dlei on April 16. She . Is survived by
of alcohol. , two sisters residing ln Portland Miss
A. W. Alllngham appeared in the Lulu M. Ash and Mrs. J. C Sharp.
municipal court Friday morning fori :
drunkenness, and told Municipal Judge! rnmnmiT Tl tr Vrt
Stcvvenson what had caused his plight. company lo eject.
To clinch the contention that he coul.l' Company D or the business men's
freely purchase alcohol, Alllngham training class will meet at the Armory
went to Roth's pharmacy and paid $1 , tonight at 7:30 for drill and election of
tor a bottle. The stuff was unlabeled. ; officers, which was postponed from
Rcth's bail was fixed at $500. Thursday night.
Gen. Charles Beebe
Compliments Police
The work of the police during the
parade Thursday afternoon brought
forth warm words of appreciation from
General Charles F. Beebe in a letter to
Chief of Police Clark today.
"The escort of police was more im
pressive ln size and appearance than
any heretofore in the history of the
city." said General Beebe. "The close
attention of the police brought emi
nently satisfactory results and reflects
infinite credit on the department. Their
duties were particularly exacting be
cause of the inclemency of the weath
er." nheral Beebe's letter was a source
of great satisfaction to Chief Clark, for
he personally took charge of plans for
policing the parade, and. with Captain
Inskeep, spent several days working
out the details.
White House Visitor III.
Washington. April 21. (I. N. 8.)
While "calling at the White House I
executive offices today on 'official J
business. Colonel George F. Downey,
depot quartermaster, wss stricken with
illness in the office of Secretary t
the President Tumulty. He was rushed
to a hospital and ths physicians said
he was quickly recovering.
CALVIN B. WALLER, D. D.
preaches the simple Gospel in a
forceful and Impressive manner.
WHITE
TEMPLE
ITTHDsT. 11 a, kt
"The Life on Wing." v
7:48 r. as.
"The Home We Need"
7:10 community song service con
ducted by Wm. Munsell Wilder.
Boors open it T.
TOT ASB WXUOIQ,
Veterans of Two
Wars to Attend
G. A. R. and Spanish War Veterans
have signified their intention of at
tending the unification meeting at
Central library tonight. Boy Scouts
will act as ushers.
Flags of the allied nations will be
used ln decorations, the same having
been loaned by the various consuls.
Among them will be the flag of Ire
land, loaned by J. . Hennessy Murphy,
and which was a gift to him from a
friend ln Belfast. The Police band
will furnish music.
The Question of Independence for
Bohemia was discussed by Professor
V. Benes in the Bohemian hall. Wed-j drainage ditch for him would bring
nesday. evening, before a large audi-1 in a large number of similar requests
ence. jTIev reviewed th struggles of from other property owners. .
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