THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER" 21, 1917.
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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
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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.
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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..,.
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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.
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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
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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