THE" OREGON DAILY JOURNAL .PORTLAND. FRIDAY. JULY- 20, 1917.
PUBLIC
WORKS
Fl
ORCE
REDUCED
ILL BE
PER CENT BY
35
BARBUR
.-Office and Outside Working
' Crews Will Be Cut on Aug,
1, It Is Announced.
POLICE CHANGES HINTED
JT. r. Johnson. Who W1U Bacoma Chief
of Folic Boon, Xetnras from Trip
Throug'hout the Kurt.
VICTIMS OF DROWNING NEAR WARREN
t ' With a. if, per cent reduction to be
in axle in tho forces of the department
: of nubile works Augxiet 1, employes
' of the department under Commissioner
' B&rbur aro beginning to worry about
.losing their Jobs. Barbur declared
'this morning that plana for reorgan
ization wwuld be announced within a
-few days and that about 85 per cent
" of the employes are to be laid off. with
more to follow later.
"The reductions will affect both the
office and the outside worldnft forces."
he said. "We propose to consolidate
eome of the bureaus and see whether
we cannot bring about a greater re
' ductlon In the cost of operating the
. . depart m on t of public works."
With this announcement and the re
fturn from the east of N. F. Johnson,
who becomes chief of police August 1,
1 members of the police bureau are look
. Ing around for a safe place to land.
Mayor Baiter Is authority for the
.statements that a number of changes
j 'are to be made In the police bureau
- ; and has Intimated that the force is to
I" - bo reduced considerable. He discussed
1 the proposed changes with Johnson
i this morning, but no action was taken,
t Johnson returned to Portland last
nieht after visiting the police bureaus
i ." of a largo number of cities of the
middle west He went as far east as
I Chicago.
J John C. Anderson
Funeral Arranged
The funeral of John C. Anderson
U v will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30
i" " from the Pearson parlors, Russell and
Union avenue, and Incineration will
be conducted at the Portland crema
" torlum Monday morning. Mr. Ander
son was a native of Sweden and came
to Oregon in 1851. For many years
f he was a marine, river and stationary
' - engineer, but retired over 16 years ago.
He was an honorary member of the
Marine Engineers" Beneficial associa
. tlon. Mr. Anderson la survived by his
wife, Mrs. Ida B. Anderson, and two
sons, Ivan C. Anderson, Portland, and
Oscar A. Anderson, Fairbanks, Alaska:
WZbK'!Iy mt-'"A -X P&Zxi'tyd
Right: Andrew Carlson; in the circle, Agnes Mattson, and top, left,
Ellen Carlson,, niece of Andrew Carlson
Warren, Or., July 20. Funeral serv
ices for the victims of the triple
drowning tragedy In Scsppoose slough
near Warren Tuesday afternoon, are
being held here this afternoon.
The victims are Andrew Carlson 2G;
Ellen Carlson, his niece, 13, and Agnes
Mattson, 13. Carlson attempted to
save the two girls when a boat in
which they were riding capsized, but
they clung so tightly around his neck
that all went down. The bodies were
recovered about two hours later. They
were all in the death grip.
The victims were well known in this
community, over which the tragedy
has cast a pall.
education;
jes
iL Wl
ARE DISCUSSED AT
CHAUTAUQUA F
ORUM
King Spurgeon of
Clackamas Dies
Work of Parent-Teacher As
sociations Is Praised by
Speakers at Gladstone,
Oregon City. July 20. King Spur
geon. former superintendent of the'
government fish hatchery at Clacka
mas, died at the family home near
Clackamas station, Thursday, follow
ing an illness from tuberculosis. He
was a native of Kansas, son of Mr.
and Mrs. D. K. Spurgeon. now residing
near Clackamas. He was 46 years old,
and besides his parents, is survived
by a wife and one son, and two sla
ters. Mrs. John E. Smith. Camas,
Wash., and Mrs. L II. Wilson. Tilla-
NEW ENDEAVOR OUTLINED SHkfi" 5: tuo wilL
, taking parlors In this city Saturday
afternoon at 2 o'clock with Interment
Huslo and Ugbt Opera Also Enliven " the Clackamas cemetery. Mr. Spur-JT-
mi.i. 1 eon was a member of the I. O. O. F.
ICany rolk Arm Attracted.
of Clackamas.
Captain Roberg-Now
Is Awaiting Orders
Dr. David N. Robert state health ofi
fleer, has been commissioned a captain
in the medical officers' reserve corps
and is now awaiting orders to report
for active duty. While a number or
physicians have received lieutenants'
commissions. Dr. Roberg is one or we
few in Portland to be commissioned
captain. Dr, Roberg saw army service
in the Philippines.
In Divorce Court
Oregon City, July 10. Lydla McGiU
has been granted a decree of divorce
from Frank McGill and awarded the
custody and care of the minor son.
and Judse Campbell has issued an
order dismissing the divorce suit of
Cora N. Bouts against her husband.
Silas B. Boutz, a well known resident
of the Oswego district, the parties
having eome to a settlement of their
family troubles outside the court.
Earl O. Davis seeks divorce from
Flora B. Davis. They were married in
Vancouver, Wash., February 28. 1914.
He asks custody of twin sons, aged 1
rear and 6 months.
Bridge Fire Started
Oregon City, July SO. A cigarette
stub carol ess ly thrown'" set fire to the
suspension bridge over the Willam
ette at Seventh street Thursday even
ing. The blase was extinguished by
Night Patrolman Long.
Many Pioneers Disappointed
Harvey J. Mathisen
The funeral service for Harvey Jo
seph Mathisen was held this morning
from the A. R. Zeller parlors, and
from the Church of the Madeline. In
' terment was in Mt. Calvary cemetery.
' Mr. Mathisen was a native of Wiscon
sin, aged 4 8, and had resided in Port
land for the past seven years, resid
ing at 860 Tillamook street. His death
was caused by a paralytlo stroke from
which he suffereu for several weeks,
Surviving Mr. Mathisen are his wife.
Rose Ellen Mathisen. and five chil
dren, Joseph, Marion, Margaret, Ber-
nice and Eleanor Mathisen. His par
ents reside In Evansville, Minn., and
a sister and two brothers in Chicago.
Mrs. Marguerite Bell
Mrs. Marguerite Bell died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. L. J. Doug
lass. 415 Mill street, July 18, at the
Bge of 75. She was born in Ireland,
but spent most of her life in Kansas
and Idaho. Surviving her are three
children, J. J. Buston, Dorrls, Cal.;
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Not Enough Autos for Trip
By Ella McMunn 1
A broken promise to a child Is al
ways regarded as pathetic, but in
finitely more so to one on the sun
down slope of life, and that is what
happened this morning when pioneers
sufficient to fHl 800 automobiles as
sembled at the Auditorium, where 100
automobiles were waiting to take them
over the Columbia river highway.
Some of them had stood there since
8:30 and were still standing at 10
o'clock in the hope that machines
would be donated from some source
for them, while all this time hundreds
and hundreds of machines stood idle
at the curbs in the down town dis
tricts. When many of the feeble men
and women could no longer stand on
their feet they sank down on the curb
to rest or on the stones that are to
go into the steps of the auditorium,
but many, weary and disappointed,
turned away.
Commodore Hardy Btlll Spry
Nobody went but those entitled by
age, or official position to do so. Not
even newspaper folks were among the
elect, but even with such careful dis
crimination the crowd exceeded all ex
pectatlons. At the banquet Thursday
evening 1120 were present, 900 of them
being registered pioneers, 100 attend
ants who came to care for the more
Infirm persons and the others Sons
and Daughters of Pioneers, who were
In many cases attendants also.
Nearly every machine that pulled
out had some person especially dis
tinguished, sometimes two or more.
In the one-hundredth auto Julia De-
vore Johnson, writer and pioneer rode
In front of her was Commodore Hardy
in his sailor suit as spry as a midship
man of 18 climbing the rigging.
"My father made the first wagon
wheels that came over the Barlow
road," said one woman. "Oh," said
another, not to be outdone, "We came
in the first boat, around the Horn."
"I was only a child," the first has
tened to add. "Well, so was I." tht
other replied with spirit, for it was
only the "Queen Mother," Mrs. Rebecca
Jane Smith Barger, who seemed proud
of her age. perhaps because she did not
look It, although she celebrated her
Golden wedding more than 20 years
ago, for she was married when aha
came to Marion county in 1847.
J. C Lloyd of Colfax, Wash., wu
all smiles as he went down to the
banquet. "I've just met Silas Smith's
wife," he aald "and it is the first time
I have seen her since 1845, when we
came out here in the same wagon
train," and they told each other the
happenings of 71 years. '
Perilous Trip Recounted
Captain E. W. Baughman of Moscow,
Idaho, had a happy day and finished
up by a trip on the Columbia river
highway this morning in Rufus Hoi
man's car, the said Rufus having gen
erously tried to put IS people in two
cars, which was about the proportion
of cars and people who wanted to go.
Captain Baughman has steam-boated
on all the rivers of the northwest and
by an odd coincidence used to be a pal
of the younger Holman's parents anl
grand-parents in the steam-boating
business, and like them had caulked
his wagon bed and tried to float down
the Columbia river, losing all but his
life en route near the Dalles In 1860.
TODAY
Scoop
Special-
Extra
R
ussian
Revolution
Never - to - be - forgotten
scenes in Moscowand Pe
trograd, photographed in
the very thick of the most
amazing revolution in the
world's history. ,
Photographed Under the
Auspices of
THE
; American
Ambulance
i In Russia
s
Of course at the
Mrs. J. T. Sprlngston, Lewlston. Ida
ho, and Mrs. Douglass, Portland. A
sister, Mrs. M. F, Cleveland, resides in
Ores-ham. Funeral service was held
at the J. P. Finley chapel this after
noon and interment was in Mt Scott
Park cemetery.
r.
John Larson
John Larson died at his home near
Gladstone Park, Wednesday, at the
age of 59. He was a native of Swe
den and came to Oregon 28 years ago.
Until recently he followed the occu
pation of a stationary engineer and
resided in Portland and Oregon City.
Mr. Larson is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Christine Larson, five children
and two brothers. Funeral services
will be held at the Pearson undertaking
parlors, Union avenue and Russell
street, Saturday at 2 p. m.. Rev. John
Ovall of Oregon City officiating. In
terment will be in Rose City Park
cemetery.
Dental Surgeons
Named by Wilson
Washington, July 20. (WASHING
TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.)
-The president has nominated the
following to be dental surgeons: Brrol
W. WiUett and Llndsey N. Brown of
Oregon, also Francis S. Weir of Wash
ington state, who was' educated at
Portland.
Wife's Job as Cook
Keeps Him From Jail
Kansas City, Mo., July 20. That the
road to a man's heart is through his
stomach was borne out in Judge
Ralph Latshaw's court, the judge per
sonally furnishing the proof of the
proverb.
John Jones, a negro employed at
the Latshaw home, was before the
court charged with wrecking the
judge's motor car while on an un
authorized joy ride. Justice Shepard
was called in to sit on the bench in
Judge Latshaw's 'Stead.
After hearing the evidence Justice
Shepard whispered with Judge Lat
shaw and then announced that the
sentence would be six months in Jail
but that in view of "extenuating
circumstances" a parole would be
granted.
"What were the extenuating cir
cumstances?" Justice Shepard was
asked later.
"Jones' wife's biscuits,' he said.
"You see, she is the cook for the Lat-
bhaws, and the Judge was afraid she'd
ko on strike if we sent her husband
to Jail."
He Was Far-Sighted
From the ChHirUn Herald
An ambitious colored man had quit
his Job and was being granted a new
one with another concern, and when
his employer asked him if he could
be ready to commence work in two
weeks he replied: "I fear dat would
be dlfficut for roe to be ready in two
weeks, but I could be ready in one
week, shore."
"How's that?" asked his employer.
"Well, In one week I can finish de
garden work." was his answer, "but If
I is home then one week more ds mis
sus would be rushin' me into de middle
of housecleanin .
Police Are Busy
Vancouver, Wash... July JO. A
county truck driver named Barker was
arrested last night north of Camas for
driving a county truck without lights.
ue was released on nis own recoenl
sance to appear for a hearing the first
or next week.
b. Krause as arrested near the
North Jtanx aepot last night for al
leged annoyance of minor girls. His
ball was fixed at 81500 and he is
being held until bail is secured.
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I Preserve, eeantiflee. softena. whiten
I vests an rapidly clears akla of all rmptlnea.
i im u ii te n cieanir. oeaiuy odor. 60c All
uiili, at u uh iud ih euuKpne, Ad.
Can't Come Back if
She Leaves U. S.
Ban Francisco, July zo. Born a
Chinese and married to a native Ger
man who is American by naturaliza
tion, Mrs. Genevieve Dromberger finds
herself facing difficulties in her en
deavors to leave San Francisco for the
orient.
Because she is a Mongolian Mrs.
Dromberger cannot take the American
citizenship of her husband, Gustav
ijromDerger. a macninist in the gov
ernment service at the Cramp ship
yards in Philadelphia. If she leaves
the United States aa an alien she will
not be able to return because she is
Chinese.
Many Get Licenses
Vancouver, Wash., July 20. James
H. Reed and Marie L. Smith, from
Portland, took out a marriage It
cense Thursday afternoon and
were later married by Justice of the
Peace W. S. T. Derr. They were ac
com pan led by another couple, who act
ed aa witnesses. The groom gave hii
occupation as farming. Others who
secured marriage licenses were
George R. Cothrell, 60, and Mrs. Mag
gie R. Ornsby. 84; Tacolt; Alfred Pet
terson. 22, Portland, and Anna V. Mar
tin. 18, Vancouver; Clyde E. Pretty-
man, 28, and Nettle L. Smith, 18, Po.t-
lana; ueorge Hanson, 40. and Mary E
Hansen, 46, Portland; Robert M.
Young, 40, and Lillian Western. 26
Portland; Fred Chambers, legal, and
Mrs. Aimed Owens, legal. Portland.
.Whea i writing e calling adrartlaera
i please mention Tba Journal. (Adv.)
Oretron City. Or.. July 20. With
Mrs. John Waldron of Oak Grove pre
siding, the 11 o'ejock forum at Glad
stone Chautauqua Thursday was de
voted to talks on Parent-Teacher work
in Oregon and the problem of the rural
schools. The auditorium was more
than half, full, Portland furnishing
quite a number of visitors. Mrs. Arls
tine Felts of Portland, who is to teach
in the Lower Logan district in Clack
amas county next year, with a view to
studying problems along the rural
school line, and who Is a former state
president of the Parent-Teacher asso
ciation, was introduced and made a
few brief remarks, after which J. E.
Calavan, superintendent of schools of
Clackamas county, spoke briefly, say
ing that he considered the Parent
Teacher movement the greatest In the
state and waj glad to note that it was
rapidly growing.
Concluding, Mr. Calavan intro
duced Professor M. S. Pitman of the
Oregon Normal college, Monmouth, wlio
said that he would talk but briefly
upon the parent-teacher movement,
but more so upon the problem of the
rural schools.
Professor Pitman declared several
things were necessary in order
to bring the rural schools to
a position of repute and to
make a teaching position therein to. be 1
desired, rather than shunned, by the
teachers of the state. These were bet
ter buildings, better facilities, better
pay and that teachers be not compelled
to teach any more grades than they
are in the towns and cities. He com
mented on the growing tendency of
the country boys and girls to leave
farm life for the city because the let
ter offered them apparency more com
fortable surroundings, pleasures and
opportunities.
Professor Pitman said he was in
favor of a state normal school that
would prepare teachers especially for
country or rural school work, one
whose instructors would go out and
study the needs of the rural districts,
diagnose those needs and then prepare
and furnish the right kind of teachers.
- Xuslo Program Pleases
In the afternoon the Boston Light
Opera company, which opened the new
auditorium at night with "Chimes of
Normandy," gave a delightful half
hour program in the old auditorium.
Dr. A. E. Turner of Philadelphia was
the lecturer of the afternoon with the
subject, "Watch Your Step."
A new feature of the Chautauaua
will come Saturday mornlne at 10
o'clock, when, instead of the reeular
sermon-lecture the Clackamas countv i
w. u. r. u. win conduct a county sil
ver medal declamatory contest under
the direction of County President Mrs.
E. B. Andrews. There are nine con
testants, all from Gladstone, as fol
lows. Dean Vedder, George Bruner,
Fred Joy. Harry Crawford, Glenn
Parker, Jennie Hoyt, Margaret Rob
erts, Mary Olds and Grade Owens.
During the time the Judges are voting
readings will be given by Maurice
Brown and Andy Wood of Wllsonville,
and piano solos and duets are to be
played by Miss Helen Gambel of Port
land and Miss Florence Andrews of
Oregon City.
Saturday evening the Third Oregon
band will give a concert at the park
grounds. r
The new auditorium, seating be
tween 4S0O and 6000 persons, used
Thursday night for the first time, was
filled to overflowing long before the
program started, and not less than
1000 people found seats upon requisi
tioned benches, chairs and improvised
benches, as well as standing room
around the various exits.
Cross Is Speaker
President C H. Dye of the associa
tion. Introduced by Superintendent W.
C Buckner, complimented the people
upon the new auditorium, and then in
troduced the chairman of the building
committee and the dean of Chautau-
quas west of the Rocky mountains.
Harvey E. Cross. Mr. Cross gave a
brief Idea of the size of the building,
which Is 100 feet wide and 160 feet
long, and in testing his voice was told
that be could easily be heard to the
uttermost corner of the structure.
He said that when the work was
started the association had but $4000
in the bank to meet the cost of 86000.
and that in order to meet this deficit
all persons interested in the success
of the Gladstone Chautauqua were to
be given an opportunity to buy stock at
825 per share, the buyer to have until
July, 1918, to pay, and for every share
purchased the buyer to be given a sea
son ticket each year of the Chautauqua,
which in reality is 10 per cent interest
on the Investment.
The Theatre
Beautiful
The Best in
Photoplay
Youthful Wisdom
From tba Kansaa City 8tar
A little girl was Just recovering from
an attack of scarlet fever and the first
day she was able to sit up she said:
Mamma, I guess I'll ask papa to
buy me a baby carriage for my dol
lies." Her brother, aged 6, overhear
ing the remark, exclaimed. "Well,
you'd better strike him for it right
away, for if you wait till you get well
you may not get it."
'If I was
the grocer
I d sell
nothin but
Post
Toasties
New Houston Hotel
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roar blocks rrooB Onion Depot end mii
bualaeae eaotar. fireproof aad taoderm.
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Admission ISc
Children Sc
LmmbbbsI
OUIS!
(SLA TUMI
Aji Honors Zonlay. Parisian vampii
in a startling, thrilling transformation
proves that love is stronger than bate.
SWEETHEART
OF THE DOOMED
A swift, sensational drama of the
French trenches affords Miss Glaum
her strongest emotional role.
The Gold That Glistens
This delightful 2-reel feature Is a
masterful picturization of one of
O. Henry's cleverest short stories.
Today and to
rn o r row in
this cool. In
viting theatre
the best pro
ductions in the
past beat In
the future.
COLUMBIA
TODAY AND
SATURDAY
V . . I
Flame of
The Yukon
a story of an Alaska
'dancdiall girl, a North
ern light, like the
great Borealis, that
lures and beckons, but
is not for man to have
and hold Seven reels.
Portland's
Pleasure
Port
7ALLACE
URLITZER
MUSICAL
ARVELS
WATCH
FOR
SUNDAY'S
SPECIAL
Broadway at Stark
Continuous, 11 to 11
Admission 15c. Children
5c
VALOR
landt
VALUE
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termined by the stripes on his
sleeve, any more than the value
of clothes is determined by the
price on the sleeve ticket.
Valor and value are alike one
is what the soldier does, the oth
er what the suit does.
Staying quality in men and
clothes can't be seen from the
outside at first glance. It's the
sum total of little things built
in by skillful workmen that,
has given The House of Kuppen
heimer its merited reputation for
worthy garments of value.
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You'll fina these the most your money can buy be
cause of these little things, as well as exclusive designs
onH rWf-rt fit. without which the "something-for-
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Three showings of heavier fabrics in light weights
models for every fancy and figure in blues, tans,
grays and mixtures hard finish worsteds as well as
nothing" bargains are dear at any price, tor summer .
comfort this famous make in Palm Beach 0 CTA P.eeds home- $ j a ri Jfl
nr1 Air-o-Weave two-piece suits are now DO.JV .puns, cheviots and serges jt Li Ldj
and Air-o-Weave two-piece
Bathing Suits for men and '
Women $2.35
Athletic Union Suits for 65
Straw Hats this season's
shapes $1.45
New Wash Four-in-Hands 25
Imported Panamas in many
styles ,.$4-65
Sport and Dress Shirts 95
Jap Panama Hats in new stripes $1.95
The windows are showing timely offerings for those things that men and boys need and wear at this time of the year.
You'll appreciate the prices and the message of real savings when you stop and look at the displays.
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