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8 ITHE OREGON SUNDAY. JOURNAL, PORTLAND,' SUNDAY . MORNING, 1 MAY 20, ,1917: 1 1 PERSHING'S FORCES DECLARED FINEST OF SOLDIERS WORLD Troops Proved Endurance by . Hiking 23 j Miles In Desert ' - Without Water, IIST - PINK OF CONDITION jts , Who Went Into Mexico Wow awiw ipi ui xraropsaa campaign. Drilled Steadily for Months, Bjr Webb Miller. "Washington. May 19. (U. P.WThe . i finest body ot troops In the world" Jthat Is what a ' foreign military ob rref exclaimed as Pershing's veter ans swung across the Mexican bordar four months ago. And the are the men that will make up vperehing's ts.000" the first Ajnetcan troops ordered to France. --'". They are the men- that pushed across the "Hell hike" ZJ miles without water In a withering eon in One dar ;and pitched camp singing. : America and tne'allles will be proud of theso men. They are the flower yf the army. fee Trained for righting. In the 12,000 men that followed Per ishing , into Mexico after Villa th. United States has the best trained body of men and trained for real .-fighting that can be found in the M, world i After the first rush into Chihuahua, 'the little army settled down on thj sun baked plains to wait. While they i'waited, Pershing gave them th hard-J-'jSst continuous round of training any Amerlcan forces have ever undergone. siror 11 .montns tney arinea, armea. J drilled. , ' - ;1 ' The war department was waking up. 'The lessons of the world war were k'., eagerly seized upon. Every phase of results drilled into the teen. i -. aoaern irencn ngniing was prac ticed day by day. Under military men EiWho had watched Kitcnencr wmp nis iC'rmlllions Into shape, and seen real. 'trench fighting on the allied front, the army dug the new style trencnos v and practiced "going over the top." v-5- Kikes Proved Severe Preparation. For montns tney piowea across xne rT desert on hikes of 10, 15 and zu miles. r III was severe training, uui me iruua ' 1 . J a ,k.M . V, .... I. 4Ka r. n r-vsnuuiu eeiiu wl mini uhwurii "jo uo.- tlon when they "go over" the front 'trenches the first time in France. A the little army marched across -fh Intomnt Innn.1 line at Columbus. N. M., on the morning of February 6, I j ''.y stood at the aide of a foreign mllltaiy attache. In a 13 mile column, with Pershing ---.at the head, they poured silently down J the dusty slope, ' sand clouds' rising - from the hot desert. Attache Breaks &oag Silence. The little group on the border Ilns ".stood fascinated. ; J Then the attache, who had sesn .tinousanas or men train, ngni anu me. V. broke the silence. . i "They're the finest body of fighting rmen -in the world," he said. "They have had such training as no other Jarmy has had and in them is the spirit . ox you Ajnencmas & uv i jmuw nuaL j-.lt Is, but I can ee it in the swing of r their shoulders and the rhythm of j'jtheir march." These men are now waiting for the world. As an old grlzsled first sergeant said ;." while the troops were marching out: K't "They'd follow 'Black Jack' Per J.'shlng to hell." And "Black Jack" Pershing is the 5? man to lead them there If need be. ' ' . , . " IBeauty Sleep Lnds In Patriot's Garden ."Woman Tollows Biblioal Admonition ; t to "Taks Vv H and "Walk" Toll cam an Hiort Potatoes Suffer. Denver. Colo., May 19. (U. P.) W, i J. Quinn Is patriotic. He planted beans and potatoes and the usual patriotic i' garden Stuff. This morning he arose. ;.early, and went out into his "patrt- . otic" garden to do his bit. ? However, he didn't hoe any to speak 5f. He turned right around and f lushed Into the house, then phoned the Police. Because right between the beans and potatoes stood & fully equipp'ed iron I bedstead, and reposing gracefully - thereon, enjoying her beauty sleep was 4-Mrs. Amelia Turner. 1 1 The police subdued her after she jiaa nearly iraciurea tne skuii or 11 troiman Butefush with a "billy which she drew from under her pll low. She told Quinn and the pollce- men that she bad removed her bed. 'Tjlece by piece, during the night, from ' her home to his garden, acting on the ; biblical admonition, "take up thy bed I- And walk. ' 8he 1 being detained for an exami nation as to her sanMy. , The policeman will recover. . Quinn' s potatoes suffered - casualties. heavy ' Minneapolis Leads ; In Naval Jlecruiting v ; m .i r Chicago. May 1. (U. P.) Minna ' spoils headed the cities of the central JfHt in enlisting recruits for the navy for the week ending May 19, accord ing to figures given out by officials here tonla-htL Two hundred nntanttnl 'bluejackets enrolled from the milling city during the week, five more than St. Louis, which was second. i Chicago added 166 to its total, beinv ; third; Kansas City was fourth with ; 117; Detroit rifth with 119. and Mil wauKee six in with 69. ''... 1 . 1 - r 1 j pjp 1 r0rton Named Clerk j;. Of Juvenile Court ' ) State Senator A. W. Orton has been ,. appointed clerk of the Juvenile court by County Judge George Tasweli to wupersede Sugen Willis, the sresent clerk, who is an appointee of former county Judge T. J. Cleeton. The ap- pointment takes effect June 1. V- Horse Balks, Farmer Killed. " 8an Jose, Cal., May 19. (P. N. S.) -John Moore, a rancher, was Instantly killed by the southbound there lane . limited of the Southern Pacific to ' day. when . his horse balked on the .- igraUpBttf trsxic. ' 1 - - - , i; i..i.,;f..:., ;. ;.v-i;v -t-i vaH- '' ' 'V.'A i;'t" :'. v. '';. GENERAL PERSHING TO COMMAND EXPEDITION TO FRANCE I i.i 1 1 . . . ' . . f v- -1 - r .." .' ' ' ' 1 ' ' 1 : " ; i" " ,..1 1 ,. - ' ' - ..' ., . .. . r.. . 1.1. i ' f ' , ; ' - WOULD "SMOKE OUT" FOOD SPECULATORS Mass Meeting Held Last Thursday Starts Vigorous Campaign, Chtcago, May"l9. (U. P.) Packers. wholesalers, retailers, the public and even food speculators were invited by the city today to attend a mass meeting in the city hall Thursday aft ernoon "to smoke out the speculators." The meeting was called by John P. Garner, commissioner of public serv ice, who was appointed by Mayr Thompson to organize some system to combat extortionate prices. The campaign against high -food prices was given an impetus by th- presence of W : J. Henry, food crusader extraordinary, who "raised hob" with the Philadelphia market two years ago when a food combine was buying eggs at 22 cents a dozen and selling the.it to the housewives at 40 cents. Prices Qulskly Affected. He forced the price down 15 cents in 48 hours. "One of your finest price fixers of fered to bet me today that butter wouldn't drop below 37 cents this sum mer," said Henry. "I didn't take the bet. lie's a manipulator and I guess he knows. "Since my arrival here yesterday afternoon, a wheat gambler told me that if the lid hadn't been put on at the board of trade wheat would have gone to $5 a bushel. I think h knows, too." A comparison of prices of the prin cipal foodstuffs shows a gain of more than 100 per cent for most of them in the past year. jA-few comparisons are: Comparisons Are SCade. Yesterday. Yearaei. wneat two, 4 nara . z.75 Corn (No. 6 mixed) . 1.6 Oats (standard) ... .72 Pork 38.86 Lard 22.60 Flour (spring, sp'c'l) 14.00 Eggs , 83 Vi Hogs 16.70 Beef 11.26 Sheep 15.00 Butter .37 H Chickens 22 1.12 .74 .45 24.00 12.90 6.70 .21 9.85 8.90 9. 00 .29 18V4 Admiral Peary to Be Here Wednesday Disctrrertr of Xrortb Vol Will Be Onest Of TTniversitr Cltlb while Here- Banquet to Be aiTen trim. Elaborate arrangements for the re ception of Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary, discoverer of the North Pole, bav been made by the University club under the auspices of which Rear Ad miral Peary has been induced to visit Portland next Wednesday. Time permuting a trip over the Co lumbia highway will be made, upon his arrival, followed by a banquet at 7 p. nv when some 600 invited members of the club and friends will father around the board with the famous ex plorer. He will leave Portland after tbf banquet. In conjunction with the Aero cltfb of Seattle. Rear Admiral Peary's trip from Chicago to the northwest was consummated. He will be a guest of the University club during his brief stay here. While conducting a campaign of en lightenment on the military and naval needs of the country, wltn sbeci&i inf erence to the aviation section. Admiral Pary is also expected -to glva some of his experiences while In quest of the pole. ! Roy Hurlburt frolng Well, i oy . tttrriDurt. son of Sheriff Hurlburt oDerated nn .or. .ni..-. "Tlday morning, was reported late Sat- 4l HiKin. io do improving. His gen eral condition was good. He was rest- "viutrt is was tatea. ; 1 -fw ft. Tf '4-:. -.i.i riii SMiiiw iniirsarTrTriiTllsswjsssrrsmi II ill II TOTim Above General Pershing and his staff. ' ef t to right General Pershing, Major T. II. Shan ton, Colonel Harry L. Rogers (fifth from left), Colonel M. H. Barnnm (seTenth from left), Major Madden. Below Major-General John J. Pershing, who will command the first division of regular troops sent to France by the United States, and who has been in command of the southern depart ment since the death of Major. General Funston. E MAKING FALSE CLAIM IT California Fruit Distributors' Association Attacked In, Move to Stop Practice San Francisco, May 19. (P. N. S.) The initial move of the government to punish shippers who nave attempted to secure lower freight rates for ship ments to eastern points than author ised by the Interstate Commerce com mission, by making false claims for rebate of the railroads, was made to day when the j United States grand jury returned an indictment affftlnat the California Fruit Distributors as sociation and Harry W. Adams, its claim agent. That this method of securing fraud ulent rebates has been In practice was recently discovered by the federal au thorities with the result -that United States Attorney Oeneral Gregory or dered bis special! assistants, II. JB. Duncan and R. W. Snow, to Investigate the matter. These men have been here for several weeks presenting ths case to th grand jury. - -. The California Fruit Distributors' association labne of thw' largest of its kind on the Pacific Coast, representing the largest fruit growers and shippers in the distribution of their products. The offenses ! charged in the Indict ment occurred in 1916. the rebates be in asked for the Karl Fruit 'company. and . the Pioneer Fruit company, Though there are but two counts in the indictment,! Special: Attorney. Dun can, declared that mora. -charres would iprooacir xouow. INDICTMENTS CHARG FOR FREIGF REBATES r SI 4 1 va-' ' PRESIDENT'S PICTURE A TRIBUTE OF CHEERS General Assembly Adopts Resolution Disapproving of Violations of the Sabbath, Dallas, Texas, May 19. (U. P.) The Rev. Wilbur Chapman, newly elected moderator of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of Amer ica, announced early today the appoint ment of Samuel F. Irwin, of Chester, r-a., as vice moaerator. irwm is a son-in-law of Samuel A. Clements of Philadelphia, one of the most active and Influential workers in the Pres byterian church. Resembling more a great patriotic demonstration than a body of church men, the general assembly opened its sessions today by singing "America. The Vast assembly, of ministers, lay men And other church workers became a cheering throng when a picture of President Wilson was placed on the platform. A special committee started work today revamping a score or mors ox resolutions bearing- on the interna tional situation to, be presented next Tuesday- afternoon. The principal business passed at today session was a resolution dis approving the use of school houses for community forum meetings on San, cays, uerore tne resolution was passed condemning "school house meetings" mucn neaiea aerate ensued. The resolution also condemns the Sunday f newspaper,- - the 8unday movie'vand theatre; Sunday sporting events, all unnecessary travel on ths Sabbath, and urges thai the laborers va groan Saturday axtamoong off. PRESBYTERIANS ml aw OFFICER GIVES OUT LATEST DETAILS IN ARMY ENLISTMENTS Capt, Huebscher Sends In structions to Postmasters in Recruiting District. Stating specifically the latest de tails in regard to requirements for enlistment in, the army, communica tions have been sent to tjie postmas ters of Oregon and Washington within this enlistment district by Captain El Huesscher, in charge of the army recruiting station in tbe Worcester building. The communications read as fol lows: irew Conditions of sallstmsnt la the Begular Volunteer Army. A arm 1 fi tn d CI van ra (nrlnalvit tnr all enlistments of men having bo prior service; boys under 18 years of age will not be accepted under any circum stances. Consent papers will not be signed as none are required for men over IB, and none will be accepted for boys under 18. Men having prior serv ice wno are over 4U years ana unaer 45 years of age may be accepted with out references of their cases to the ad jutant general's office; but men over 45. if tney nave been out of tne serv ice more than three months, will not be accented until the recruiting officer authorizes their acceptance. anemy Alien Zxoepted. Katlonalltv Foreign born annli- cants may be accepted for enlistment in the regular volunteer army without first papers, excepting those .born in a country with wnicn we are ai war. Care should be taken that no cltlsens of an enemv country are accepted under false pretenses. Educational Qualifications - Appli cants must spealt the English language but are not required to read or write it. In the case of an applicant who cannot sign his name, have him make his mark in the proper place; then you will witness it or have some on wit ness it for him. All enlistments in the volunteer army are for the war period only. Fay has been doubled. Privates are now drawing what ser geants used to receive. E. J. HUEBSCHER. Captain, U. S. Army, Recruiting Of ficer. mecraiting Stations Listed. A good deal of time and energy might be spared by prospective re cruits outside the city, captain Hueb scher says, if they would apply for information and examination at the nearest recruiting station instead of writing to Portland. For those who may pot be aware of the exlstenoa of stations closest at hand, tne follow ing complete list cf stations in this district has been prepared: Portland, Salem, Eugene, Grants Pass, Pendle ton, The Dalles, Or., Centralia and Aberdeen, Wash., Astoria. Or and at all postoffices in Oregon and south ern Washington. Soldier Boys to Get Jelly Shower Today The auxiliary of Company K. Third Oregon, has already held ! a cake Shower, a pi shower and is proposing to hold a Jelly shower 'for the hoys today. All mothers. Bisters and sweet hearts are being asked to be at the Forestry building at 4:30 today with their contributions. Mrs. E. L..Doeneka is president and Mrs. A. S. Fingle, sec retary. The Auxiliary is making prepara tlons to sell flags for the benefit of the Third Oregon mess funds. All members of Company H. Including the captain. Leo 3. A. Pironi, and the com missioned officers, have joined the auxiliary and signed th rolLj Leave Sought tor Indians. Washington. May 19. Upon requeft of Governor WlthycOmbe" of Oregon, Senator Chamberlain has asked the view of the Indian bureau as to allow ing boys and girls from the Indian school at Chemawa to leave the school temporarily to assist . farmers la lin ing tba .field, v Portland Banks Show Gains, Comparative S&1m. O. Uav- il.Qf iMfMiM In trust compnUfl In lh City of Portland in the followlnssta.tment issued by the RESOURCES. May Loans and discounts 1.... ........ Overdrafts securities, bonds, ate. Hannni house, furniture) im nx. Other real estate owned ' Stock in federal reserve bank Due from federal reserve bank . Due from otbeir banks Checks and other cash itenns ...... Exchanges from clearing house ... Cash on hand . .' U. S. bonds to sacurs circulation . . 17. 8. bonds to secure deposits U. B. Bonds on hand - Premiums on U. 8. bonds Firs per cent redemption fund. . . uu irom u. b. treasurw r a - Expenoes and taxes paid customers' uabtiities Customers' account acceptances Other items than above Totals 1110.779.288.01 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in I 8,968.650.00 Surplus !7. 8.862.782.11 Undivided profits 1,296,640.48 Dividends unpaid 4.423.00 Due to other banks 21,096,087.86 Eepoelts duo state treasurer 570,006.96 epostts subject to check. Including - Cashier's cks. -A certified checks.. 36.471,595.10 Demand certificates of deposit .... 8, 067,685. 44 Tim certificate of deposit. 7,258,695.15 Savings deposits 18,010,288.58 Postal savings deposits 8 S.8il f .00 United States depowlts 460,069.81 DepoeiU U. 8. disbursing officer.. 29.7lo.97 Re-ddscounU with fed. res. bank... 16i.168.i0 Other re-discounts 1,160,194.69 Cash dis. issued for money borrowed .......... .... Bills payable 762.800M) Reserved for taxes and Interest .. ?!??!;? NaUonal bank notes outstanding.. 1,688, 696.00 Letters of oredit 4?? 8SM Acceptance 2S!'I1-95 Other items than above 16,933.41 Totals Indicates decrease. 93 Will Be Given Dentistry Degrees Worth Paciflo College to Oradaats Students ; 11 la Pharmacy and Two in Pharmaceutical Chemistry. Commencement exercises of the North Pacific college will be held Wednesday evening at the First Bap tist church, when 93 degrees in den tistry, 11 in pharmacy and two of pharmaceutical chemistry will be con ferred. The annual address will be delivered by William D. Wheelwright, and Dr. A. E. Rockey will give the charge to the graduates. The degrees of doctor of dental medicine, pharmaceutical chemist and graduate of pharmacy will be conferred by Dr. Herbert C. Miller, president of the college. The musical program will include Mrs. Ieonora Fisher Whipp on the organ; a. quartet composed of Miss Qoldte p'eterson, Mrs. Mitylene Fraker Stltes, Charles MacNeill and Ilartrldge Whipp; a duet by Miss Peterson and Mrs. Stltes and a baritone solo by Mr. Whipp. When wrltins to or calliog cm adrertlaer. plrase mentkm T Journal. (Adv.) Republic Truck Tires are laminated. They are built up ply on ply on a steel channel base and vulcanized- into a solid mass. There is no single splice to give out under road pound ing as is sometimes the case with machine tube-made solid tires. -'-'I- ; . . '. i n ! T- ' - - .. . ; : ., I '. ; ! : j: jl 1 : ! " . -j . i ; . . . , I v ; . - - : . - Re ports Made t?M MourtM of th IS bulk and at th closo of bufetiuM Mar X. stste banking department: 1, 1117 Change since Changrea Hncs May 1. 1916. Maron 6, 1917. I1Q.788.S30.91 81.76 4.', 6 6?.lll,870.7i 89.12f.60 11.642.277.82 l,OI,185.7t 1,816.242.98 222.200.00 2.1,32S.S0 16,869,184.97 287.872.20 1,808.481.04 9.028.260.84 8.125,000.00 4.808,626.61 486,000.00 " Vim 56.00 s.iie.ev r z,iv. 2,824.679.67 217,836.04 863,762.84 1,800.00 1,376,048.98 467,833.93 20.079.21 279.503.26 2.115.910.84 400.000.00 165. 421. 66 450.000.00 20.625.00 46.IU.19 16.098.79 1,200.00 40,587.40 1,624,918.60 ,3TT.4 81,496.72 796.445.44 400,000.00 469.230.16 476,000,00 ""io.obo.bo 19,890.25 10.14U15 8.166.50 9.826.63 6.428.Y4 404.704.71 269.020.72 211.876.07 41.682.88 404.704.71 269.020.78 294.821.84 17,034,040.45 1,169.412.21 15,740.93 203,316.80 1,404.60 8.070,866.69 104.006.96 4.048.998.11 1,248.496.66 385,809.48 144.629.73 117,908.15 20.688.95 9.979.14 148.692.70 1,736.880.97 "492.804.99 38.931.95 12,197.50 493.884.71 269,471.95 362,205.36 - 60.0 214,874.2) ; 34,953.75 877,283-75 109.964.U7 1.297.527.0.1 226,998.69 226,130.87 87,104.68 640,667.47 65.749.48 346. HO 351.368.70 1. 061.662.47 18,000.00 62,600.00 35.944.12 2.602.50 71.913.3b 8.607..2 26,711,43 110.779286.01 17.084,040.45 H.169,412.21 Best . Method Sought To Teach Grammar Second Conferee e of Instructors Held la Search for Uniform Standard for TTs la Schools. The-second gathering of the confer ence for teachers of English grammar was held In the Lincoln high school auditorium Saturday. This conference, an outgrowth of the work done the past year by the teachers who are members of the University of Oregon extension course classes was called with the hope of arriving at a more uniform method and standard in teaching. At Saturday's session I. A, Melendy of Franklin high, in discussing the question: "To Teach or Not to Teach Technical Grammar," urged the ad visability of teaching the fundament als in the grades, the natural relation ships and more simple forme of speech and parts of sentences, leaving the man made terms, and mdre difficult technique for the high school. He ar gued that grammar, which is an exact science, should go hand in hand with composition. In the absence of Superintendent Alderman. Mr. Grout presided over the deliberations. Republic TrdckTires I I Test This Tire Beside Any Other REPUBLIC TRUCK TIRES are made j of Prodium Process Rubber. We know that this process prolongs the life of the tire. We know they wear down evenly and smoothly. j We know they are springy and respon sive. . j We know they are practically immune to cutting and chipping. We believe they are the best truck tires made. , . ; j - i r 1 j We would 'like to have you prove this for yourself by testing one alongside of any. other make of like size. The Republic (Rubber Company Youngstown Ohio Portland Branch- 71 Broadway RECRUITS FOR MARINE CORPS FAR EXCEED ' QUOTA FOR PORTLAND j ; i Captain Pinkston Smashes : Record for Month With 138 i Recruits Obtained, THIS IS EXCESS OF 43 Army meonlUag Station ZaUsts 1915 SCsn Bines April 1, Which Zs ; ISemarkabl XAwt, A record smashing month for re cruiting closed Saturday night for Captain Pinkston. In charge of the Marine Corps recruiting station. In the Panama building, with a total Of 138 recruits obtained. 48 more than the required quota. The business month for the Marine Corps stations ends on the 1 0th. Despite the fact that the required quota was raised from 26 in April to 95 in May, Captain Pinkston was able to exceed even this increased quota. The total for the month ending April SO was 109. Seventeen of the Marine Corps re- ; cruits secured during the past month were obtained Saturday, five coming -in a group from Spokane. v Ex-Bervlo Kan Balists. One of those enlisting Saturday was an ex-service man producing an hon- . orable discharge printed on paroh ment that was an enviable testimonial for the man's character and ability. His name is Albert H. Datney, en listing in 1911 at Puget sound. The highest award for conduct that Is possible to attain among the many grades was given Datney in the form of a medal, and acknowledged 4n the discharge. At the army recruiting station. Cap tain Huebscher reported 1915 recruits secured from Aprte 1 to the close Of Saturday night. This remarkable fig ure is expected to vie for first place when comparisons with the rest of the country are made for the month. Saturday, 24 were obtained. Ratings Are Belayed. Owing to lack of facilities for the training of navy recruits for certain ratings, a number have had their ap plications deferred Until later, result ing in a certain measure of unfavora ble sentiment being spread by the dis appointed candidates. This condition is held taJe ac countable to some extent for SelutnO In recruiting lately. Saturday, only eight were secured at the navy recruit ing station under Ensign J. P. Hart. Ensign Hart and nls office force are not relaxing a bit In their efforts, however, the lull serving but to stim ulate to more persistent endeavors. ' Divorce Decree Granted. A decree of divorce was granted Saturday in Circuit Judge Tycker'a court to Mabel Angel against Albert M. Angel. Desertion and non-support were the grounds. ; f
