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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER" 21, 1917. V FLORIDA CHALLENGES ALL OTHER STATES IN PLEDGE CARD DRIVE Administrator Ayer Backs Word That Hoover's Home State Is Sure Winner. OREGON BOYS ENJOY MUSIC AT ODD TIMES Will Oregon retain her proud poaltlon In the front rank of the states in mat ters pertaining to war preparedness and efficiency T The food administrator for Oregon, W. B. Ayer, has Just received a tele gram from Herbert Hoover, In which he ays: "Florida has Issued a challenge to every state In the union to compete .with her In the Food Conservation Pledge Card campaign on the basts of their percentage of population. Will you accept this challenge for Oregon? Oregon cannot afford toilet Florida beat her. Wire reply." Mr. Ayer at once sent the following telegram: "Hoovei" home state will, as usual, prove the winner. Watch Oregon. We accept the challenge of Florida, or of any other state on the basis of the per centage of population In Hoover's Driva for the Pledge Card campaign. Enthusl-I asm for Pledge Card w.it rhrmnrhmit 1 the state steadily growing" Reports which are coming from th county chairmen all over the stat clearly Indicate that Oregon will re spond splendidly to the nation's need for conserving Its food resources. The women of Oregon are awake to the vital need of economy, so that ou:- own sol diers and those of our allies may be fed, and Oregon will continue to de serve the title of the Volunteer state Son's Testimony Convicts His Mother i i i Bend, Or.. Oct. 20.rrConvlctvi hv tlie ! testimony of her own son. Mrs. Klsl Ballfy. homesteader of the Rrotliers section, will be sentenced Monday by ' Circuit Judge T K. J Duffy The ! Jury brought In a verdict of puilty on I a charge of robl ery today, and an ap-I peal Is believed unlikely Thf statute J f""""" peiiany or irom 3 to 1U years' Imprisonment in the peniten tiary. Bend Final application on citizen ship papers will b pcssed on t next Wednesday's Kesslon of the circuit court here, when 21 Deschutes county tren, 1) of thorn resident? of Rend. Will week naturalization. A larpe pro portion of the applicants are of Ger man birth. Cornell Men to Aid Lonn Boston. Oct 20 ti. hoard of th Cornell f ; i i h oT S-w Kn--Und has rircirfed to omit the annual banquet thr year and linn appealed W, 11 Cornell men m sfnd in subscrip tions of at lenst $10 to a fund with which to buy T.lberty loan bonds. ' . f " ' ' mmm , ' ' V ' ii h i slwTfttim'tsSiMistts rmn PURPOSE OF CLEARING HOUSE COMMITTEE IS EXPUUNED TO WOMEN Auxiliaries of Army and Navy Units Had Wrong Impres sion of Intent, ' ' Representatives of the various aux iliaries of the army and navy units met Friday afternoon at the Meier & Frank auditorium for the purpose of ascertaining the nature of the work to be performed by the coordination or "clearing house", committee of the state council of defense. It' waa apparent at the outset that a misunderstanding existed In regard to the object which- the state council of defense is seeking to attain through the work of the coordi nation committee. Some of the rep resentatives' present -apparently had the idea that the activities , of the aux iliaries themselves were to be re stricted, f that an effort would be made to merge the auxiliaries with some other organization. T. B. Neuhausen, chairman of the fctate council's committee on coordina tion, explained that the sole object of the committee Is , to assist the aux iliaries in every way especially by refusing to reeognizfTnew unauthor ized movements which might duplicate the work now being carried on by the established auxiliaries. The commit tee,! he said, would cooperate with the eounty leagues throughout the state to that end. Cooperation Is Planned After an animated dlscussien of the subject, a resolution was passed pro viding that each auxiliary shall be re quested to furnish to the council of defense, for the Information of the coordination, committee, a list of its officers and press committee. It was the understanding that the coordina tion committee will keep in touch with the auxiliaries through their officers. Another resolution adopted at the meeting authorized the formation or a central committee to which each auxiliary shall be entitled to elect one member. This central committee is to meet regularly, discuss matters af fecting the work of the auxiliaries and report back to them. The central committee Is to have no authority, however, to act on these matters un less authorized to do so by the indi vidual societies. Nine; auxiliaries were reported as listed but several others are knon to exist and it is largely to classify them and unify their activities that a general monthly clearing house con ference . through, the central commit tee was deemed necessary., Urges Purchase -ef Bonds Mrs. J. E. Gorman of the Army a.ii Navy league drew attention to lha poor milk now being supplied the city of Portland and tbe necessity for im mediate action, either by raising the price as demanded by dealers or by legislation to prevent a threatened epi demic among the infants now depend ing upon this source of supply. Mrs. Boudinot eeley spoke briefly on the subject of ..he woman's Liberty loan work, urging all women present to invest in bonds -as a' patriotic dutv equal' to giving' the labor, of their hands, pointing out that since they have already sent their sons' forth to battle, they must now see to it that they are properly equipped to fight. Bruce Dennis, director of work for the state council Df defense, announced this morning that the committee cn coordination of work, will make every effort to prevent interference with the activities of the established auxiliaries to .military and naval units. It wi'l be the principal effort of this com mittee, he said, to prevent new. move ments duplfcatlBg 'effort already in progress ' underV; the .direction of the auxiliaries. A rpreaentatl ve of tne central committee of all the auxiliaries will be appointed to membership on the state council's committee on co ordination. , Austrian Troops Attack Italians Rome,. Oct. 20. (I. N. S.) Austro Hungarian "shock troops" made a sur prise attack against the Italian garrison holding the summit of the mountain fortress of Monte San Gabriele, In the Julian Alps, but were driven off after spirited fighting, said a dispatch from Udlne today. Meanwhile Italian guns nnntlmiA thpfr hnmhanlmnt. ftf Mnnfih jsadaniele, the twin of San Gabriele, which the A us tro-Hungarians still hold. Merchant Vessels To Be Hospital Ships Washington. Oct. 20. (I. N. S ) The navy department has taken over the Saratoga and Savannah, merchant ves sels, and will convert them Into hos pital ships. The two. ships will each have a capacity of 300 beds. There will be operating rooms, diet kitchens, sterilizing rooms, a laboratory and an X-ray room. SUPERFLUnY SHOP PROVING POPULAR IS A PLACE WITH PUBLIC Articles Come and Go in Al most Endless Variety; De mand Seems Unlimited. With sales totaling $162 on the open ing day. Wednesday, the Red Cross su perfluity shop at 106 Fifth street has already proven itsself a popular Insti tution, and with all labor and mate rials contributed, the entire proceeds will go to adding comforts for the boys at the front. Articles come In and go out in end less variety. There, is a showcase of unset stones, necklaces and table sil ver, another contains old china and pictures.. In one window la Mr. Dip pel's collection of old war relics, among them an ancient flintlock which belonged to ' the man who recruited George Washington's first regiment. . There is a collection of valuable coins, another of old stamps, many books at 25 cents, and a decidedly wearable bat at the same price. In the melting pot . In the window such a jolly big iron potl the heap of small silver articles is topped by a worn thimble, a nail file and a crushed silver napkin ring. - The demand is unlimited and the store committee desires a constant stream of articles a stream, as one . member said, flowing from the attics' of the city into the shop. The following articles are much . wanted: Children's coats and shoes,, furniture. . canary bird cage, knitted articles for soldiers and sailors, two dozen glasses of Jelly (cumrnt. grape. Damson, blackberry), an unabridged dictionary, a typewriter to be used InV the shop, old engravings. No candy will be sold except boxes' packed and ready to mail to soldiers..,. m X Jackies Can Keep House Ashore, Also' London. Oct. 20, American Jackies are as good housekeepers ashore as afloat. During a recent entertainment at the American Y. M. C. A... hut in ' Aldwych the charwomen struck, whereupon the jackies set to work, scrubbed the floors and cleaned up the shop after the show. Harold Webstfir, Portland boy, now serving with the One Hnndred Sixteenth engineers. Forty-first division, at Camp Greene. "Before seeing South Carolina, the Oregon boys were inclined to find fault with the Webfoot- rriud." writes Harold Webster, former Journal carrier and employe of Chanslor & Lyon, now. at Camp Greene, N. C, with the One Hun dred and Sixteenth engineers, "but since their experience with the red, sticky clay at Camp Greene they con-1 fes tiev never knew how attached one coulii larn to feel toward the Oregon product. "In fact." declares Webster, "one day when it was raininjj fiercely the war was cailci off On South Caro lina), as our officers knew how futile would he our chase after the kaiser with eu li soldier carrying 50 pounds of red slue on each foot. "Our banjos, mandolins and ukes are one of cur chief sources of satisfaction during idle hours, and the care of our rifles is a very useful pastime. We are taught that a gun is a soldier's best f i lend. I have mine trained so it un derstands me pretty well now. "A pamphlet of the songs being uscrt :it Camp Greene Is of interest. It contains some of the old-time airs and words, such as 'Old Black Joe," and some new ones, including a war edi tion of "The Long. Long Trail.' ending with the following lines: "There's a lonff. long trail a-wtnding Into No Man's Land In France. Where the shrapnel shells are bursting l'ut we 'must advance. Tl ! '11 le !ots of drills, and hiking Before our dreams come true: Cut we're going to show the kaiser How ihe Yankee boys come through. Who wrltlns t or culling on ndyertUeri psi mention The Jmirnil. - -- JLk Buy an Interest In Your Government! MERICA is calling Oregon to her k aid. So far we have not faltered. You must do your share. .Invest your savings and surplus in these new 4 Liberty Bonds. What is a Liberty Bond? Take a five dollar bill from your pocket and read what it says: "The United States -will pay five dollars to' bearer." The United States Liberty Bonds read the same way, except that they state 'the time after which the Government will pay in-gold their full face value. So a Liberty Bond is practically like United States Currency with an ex tra 4 interest. Go to the bank tomorrow buy a Lib erty Bond two or three and as many more as you can afford. You will be fighting the last and greatest battle for Liberty., Lend your country your money and it may save your life and others.' The Portland Hotel "A Generation of 'Hotel Leadership" Richard W.Childs . Elbert S. Robe Manager Asst. Manager o EH e More II Ainm SeBffiinig Pnsura For some; time I have been selling Chevrolet's and believe me, folks, they're some automobile. MY FRIEND REED has asked me to help him dispose of his big stock of PIANOS, so I have persuaded Regner & Fields that it would be quite the right and proper thing for me to go over and sell a lot of instruments for REED FRENCH it should take about THIRTY DAYS at least that is the time allotted by R-F. So here I am. , NOW On two previous occasions I have handled sales of this character, and many happy homes have been made happier as the result. AND I AM GOING TO SELL EVERY PIANO AND TALKING MACHINE IN THIS BIG STOCK BY NOVEMBER 20 I have never made a misrepresentation (during my busi ness career. What's more, I never intend to. You who have bought from me in the past will be doing me a great favor by telling your friends how you have been treated at my hands. These instruments are new and beautiful good makes every one of them late styles pianos, of the best grades. You can realize what I must accomplish when I tell you I must sell about TWO HUNDRED PIANOS IN A LITTLE LESS THAN THIRTY DAYS. MR. REED HAS SAID TO ME: "YOU KNOW WHAT THE PIANOS COST SELL THEM!" It's up to you now. DON'T LET THE TERMS BOTHER YOU. Come in and see me, the sooner the better. You'll find me on the job night and day. If ydu can't come, in before 10 P. M., PHONE ME I'LL WAIT TILL 12 AND LISTEN FOLKS, I ASSURE YOU THAT REED-FRENCH IS POSI TIVELY QUITTING Remember, too, that Portland is my home. I'm not a wandering sale specialist that is here today and in some distant city tomorrow. This sale that I have undertaken is a worthy one, and I intend to see it through. EEDFM EMCH CO THE BIG STORE Temttb. ajridl Stark the big store
