THE OREGtffr SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 21, 1917.
HE11ST0N FOLK ILL
LOCATION OFFERED FOR CANTONMENT
OF
ADVANTAGES
HAS AS CANTONMEN
Climate and Soil and Trans
portation Facilities Pointed
Out; Fuel Supply Nearby.
SMALL COST IS FEATURE
Son Sttaes All the Year ul Bains In
Winter and Spring; Arm JAght
Major Parks Visits.
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The people of Hermlston and of
Umatilla county believe that they
have the finest location In the North
went for an army cantonment, and
are trying to convince the war depart
ment that their belief Is backed by
farts and conditions which warrant It.
Up in the northeastern part of Ore
gon, on ' the uplands of Umatilla
county, where the sun shines all the
year round and tho.alr is crisp, pure
and bracing, where it seldom rains In
winter or spring and the snow does
not often fly, are 30,000 acres of le-el
plateah, much of It nover nmciit land,
upon which thy want the government
to train 25,000 of its soldiers.
County Starts Campaign
lading men of I'matllla county
re nrouarlng data and forwarding a
campaign to Induce the war depart
ment to select the Hermlston site for
cantonment use, and in doing this
they point out tho many and varied
advantages which it holds above those
of bther sites already selected or in
use in different sections of the coun
try. The Hermlston site is included in a
triangle formed by the O-W. K. & N.
main line tracks which link around
the Junctions of Umatilla, lilnkle and
Messner. In the old days, before the
railroad company constructed and
operated the "Coyote Cutoff," the pas
fieriRurs who Journeyed over the O-W.
R. & N. lines traveled along the Co
iumhla river from The Dalles to
Umatilla, and then up the Umatilla
river to Pendleton. It was a long and
crooked Journey which the Coyote cut
off was destined to eliminate. This
cutoff leaves the old mainline at
Messner and runs like the hypothenuse
of a right angle triangle in a straight
lino to the south and east to a Junc
ture with the Old lit e at llinkle.
Many Advantages Possessed
The site for the proposed canton
ment lies wHhin the boundaries of this
triangle." and possesses manifold and
apparent advantages from the stand
point of climate, df soil, water, light
and fuel supply and sanitation. Im
proper conditioirs which, have arisen
from the too close location of somo
other cantonments to the temptations
and the deadfalls of the big- towns are
avoided.
The climate of Northeastern Uma
tllla county is Ideal for the location of
a contonment. The altitude ranges
between 600 and 1000 feet, and there
is scarcely a clay In the year when
the sun does not shine. The average
temperature for the year , is 48.8 de
rees. and the average rainfall is
13.66 Inches. The region suffers
neither from extreme heat nor ex
treme cold. The drill grounds would
not he hampered with mud'in winter,
while, upland as it is, it would not be
easily ground inkle deep in dust.
Beached by Ball and Boat Lines
The backers of the site point out
Its favorable location from the stand
point of transportation and supply
bases by showing that it is adjacent to
the main line of the O. W. R. & N.
system, while the main line of the
North Bank road lies Just across the
Columbia, easily reached by ferry from
Umatilla Junction. In addition to the
rail lines the Columbia river furnishes
water transportation west to Portland
and east to Lewiston by means of the
steamers operated by the Wlllamete
and Columbia ltlver- Towing company.
The site is 190 miles distant from
Portland and 191 miles from Spokane
by rail, thus furnishing easy access to
big supply bases, while it Is pointed
out that abundant fuel and timber sup
plies lie only 30 miles away in the
forests of tho Blue mountains.
The Pacific Uight & Power company
has high power transmission lines
within 27 miles of the proposed can
tonment site, so that the light and
power problem would be easily solved,
while the coal fields of Utah and Wy
oming lie near at hand.
Private Lands Offered
Arrancements have been made where
by some 2O00 acres' of privately owned
land would be deeded to the govern
ment as a location for the cantonment
buildings, while the 3d. 000 acres avail
able for the use of drill grounds con
sist In large part of government land.
An ample and pure water supply is
available from the Columbia river and
from various mountain streams rising
in the Blue mountains.
The people Of Umatilla county who
are lecding the campaign to secure the
proposed cantonment contend that, all
tilings considered, the government
could not find a more suitable site.
They point to the fact that the entire
tract would come to the government,
either by reason of present wnerahtp
or by deed or lease, free of cost. Gov- i
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lumber is near at hand. There is no
transportation problem and no supply
problem, with two big bases at Port
land and Spokane equidistant, hot to
speak of the rich and highly productive
irrigated .sections of the Yakima and
Walla Walla. valleys, the irrigated sec
tions of Idaho anu of Umatilla county,
all of which could be used, if neces
sary, to supplement the supply areas of
Portland and Spokane.
Data Being Collected
Recently Major KIcniard- Parks, En
gineer corps, U. S. A., made an inspec
tion tour of proposed cantonment sites.
Including tho Hermlston site. It is
expected that his report soon will be
presented to the war department and
in anticipation of this much data has
ben gathered by leading men of Uma
tilla county, covering everything from
freight rates to the velocity of the
wind, and which will be forwarded to
the war department in support of the
claims of the Hermlston site.
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Map Showing 30,0OO-Acre Tract In Umatilla county near Hermlston urged as site for army can
tonment. . r - - .
DR. FISHER CONDEMNS
USE OF WHITE BREAD
WHILE WAR CONTINUES
Comment of Noted Yaie Pro
fessor Caused by Repeated
Passing of Rolls at Lunch.
IT'S UP TO HOUSEWIVES
Economist Declares That Sot Only Will
rinding of Substitutes Serve Xatloa,
But Will Make Health Better.
clared
his address
Portland's Servant
Girls to Unionize
Purpose Zs General Uplifting of Craft,
and for Improvement of Conditions
Under Which They Work.
Portland's servant girls are prepar
ing to form a union for the uplifting
of their craft and for the improvement
of conditions under which they work
O. K. Hartwig, president of the
state federation of labor, admitted yes
terday that such a movement was
afoot, but disclaimed further informa.
tlon. . It is known, however, that the
girls and women employed as domes
tics have been more difficult to obtain
on account of the new avenues of labor
for women caused by the exodus of
young men from the industries into the
army. It is understood that the rirst
crusade of the union when it is or
ganized will be to obtain a definite
schedule of working hours rather than
ap immediate increase in pay. '
It is understood that the union will
take in, besides women employed in
private homes, employes at clubs, not
now organized, scrub women, laun
dresses and those in other service.
The average wage now being paid in
Portland for domestic help ranges
around $25 a month, although in some
homes where a number of maids are
employed, $35 or more is being paid.
Girls who attend high school and
work in homes outside of school hours
are receiving around $6 or $10 a month.
It is reported that scrubwomen who
formerly charged 25 cents an hour are
now receiving 30 cents and carfare.
A meeting is to be called for some
time this week to complete the organ
ization. One meeting already has been
held at which about 1(0 members were
signed up.
Boy Uses Hammer
To Pound Shotgun
Shell; Loses an Eye
A shotgun shell exploding in
the hands of William Schneer, -5-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. ifc
Henry Schmeer, 171 East Four
i& teenth street, yesterday after-
noon caused the loss of sight in
his right eye and injuries to
i(t th left eye that may cause -jjf-ke
total blindness. Besides these
injuries, his right arm and
fc right leg were terribly lacer-
ated by the flying shot from
the cartridge.
The child procured the ehell
from a stock belonging to his -
father. The shell exploded
when he struck it with a ham-
mer while he was playing in
the yard of his home. Shots :
ifr from the shell penetrated al- 3?
most every inch of the right
3fc side of his body and were im- 3-
bedded in the scalp. Dr. F. G.
3t Haas was called and the boy $
it rushed to the Emanuel hospital if-
where efforts are being made to -J)t
save the sight of the child's left j
eye.
To Respect Hospital Ships
Paris. Oct. 20. A semi-official
statement says that the German gov
ernment fiaving agreed to respect
French hospital ships in the Mediter
ranean, the French government will no
longer cause German officer prisoners
to sail in those vessels.
Britons and Swedes
Are Friendly Again
Washington, Oct 20. (U. P.) The
British-Swedish mail imbroglio will
be a closed incident in a "few days,"
it was authoritatively learned today.
The impression was given that the
British will not insist further on
opening diplomatic pouches, ' which
has threatened a rupture in relations
between the two governments.
Attends Trial of
Friend; Arrested
San Francisco, Cal.. Oct. 20. (U
P.) When Charles Ashley, I. .W. W
member, went to Xinlted States Com
missioner Krull's court room today
to attend the hearing in the case of
George Speed, another I. W. W. re
cently indicted- in Chicago, he was ar
rested by United States Marshal Hoio-
han on the same charge as Speed.
"Every time I eat a slice of white
bread I fell as though I were taking
it from the mouth iof a soldier," de-
Dr. Irving Fisher of Yale in
before ' the Oregon Civic
league luncheon in the Multnomoh ho
tel Saturday.
The comment gained point because
neat waitresses had endeavored to sat
isfy the appetites of the lunchers by
Count Tolstoy's Estate Pillaged
Petrograd, Oct. 20. Bands -of peas
ants have pillaged the estate of the
late Count Leo Tolstoy at Tasnaya
Poliana. The countess has asked
the minister of tne interior for pro
tection frcm further devastation.
passing; white bread rolls aeverai
times.
"It is up to the housewives of this
Country to reduce or eliminate the use
of wheat flour and to find substitutes
until the war emergency is past," per
sisted Dr. Fisher.
He declared that ' not only would
the finding of substitutes for meat
and wheat serve the nation at war. but
that the general health of the people
would be improved.
Not for many days has a speaker be
fore a Portland audience given so plain
a statement of the principles of cor
rect lWing as did the famous econ
omist, Bat Too Much
A great deal of what he said was
repeated, from the book "How to Live,"
of which he is part author. He said
that so many are the mistakes in the
modern manner of life that people are
found at 20 and 30 with symptoms of
such old age diseases as hardening
of the arteries. We eat, he said, too
much intense food, such as meat, eggs,
sugar and white bread. Food less high
in proteins, bulkier and eaten in less
of a hurry would add to endurance and
prolong life. He advocated thorough
ventilation of every room lived in and
of clothing. He declared that the food
ration should include raw, bulky and
hard foods, and that the eliminative
processes of the body snould take place
several times dally. He urged bodily
activity as a secret of health.
Sown on Tobacco
He said that scientific tests showed
tobacco to be deleterious to health.
One cigar, he averred, will send up the
blood pressure 20 degrees in 20 min
utes and smokers are less accurate
as marksmen. Therefore, he said he
could not understand . why the Red
Cross, individuals and kindly disposed
organisations supply tobacco in vari
ous forms to soldiers in the trenches.
"Every cigar given to a soldier may
be a present to the kaiser," satU he.
Dr. Fisher's belief is that the pres
ent war is creating more problems
than it is solving;. Among; the greatest,
he named that of eugenics.
"To me." he said, "war's greatest
tragedy is' not the destruction - of
wealth or of art treasures or of prop
erty. It is not so much, either, the
maiming or even the slaughter of hu
man beings.
. rears Xffoets of Wax
"I can endure the heart breaking
and the sorrow. The 'horror of this
war' i8 the deteriorating effect it may
have on future generations. We are
sending into it the men medically
selected as the best we have. 1 can't
estimate the destruction of the health,
the morals and the fioer of the human
race that might ensue, unless the na
tions and their people- earnestly take
up such problems as eugenics and car
ry them through to a complete solu
tion that will insure a steady in
crease, instead of diminution in qual
ity of manhood and womanhood.
France Buys Cuban Ships
Havana, Oct. 20. President Menocal
has signed a decree permitting th
Companla Kaviera de Cuba to sell
three steamers to a French company.
The steamers are the Relna de Los
Angeles, Antlnoienes Menedes and
Purisima Concepcion.
Twenty-seven Die
In Raid on
-London, Oct. 20. (U. P.)Twenty
seveh killed and 53 injured was the
total of casualties in the German air
ship raid shortly after midnight today.
The official announcement said the list
covered the whole zone of the raid
ers' operations lnctuding eastern
and northeastern counties and the
London district.
This is the first raid on London by
"airships" nresumably Zeppelins - in
several months, Germany's main reli
ance on such "baby-killing" expeditions
has been on Gotha airplanes.
Alleged Swindler
Caught by Police
San Francisco, Oct. 20. F. P.
Faulkner, wanted in Chicago and a
half dozen coast cities on charges
of peddling bogus mining stock, is
under arrest in Los Angeles. It is
alleged he posed as Captain E. S
Patterson of the intelligence depart
ment of the United States army and
cleaned up about $7000 by the sals
of alleged bogus stock of the Cressn
Consolidated Mining & Milling com
pany. The government circulars de
scribed him as "a ladles' man whose
specialty is to defraud maiden ladies,,
and widows."
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Votes Willie Oast
In Army Camps
Washington, Oct. 20. (I. N. S.
Secretary of War Baker has sent in
structions to camp commanders whooo
camps include men from states which
hold elections in November, authoriz
ing them to provide every facility for
the usual registration and voting cf
theso men. '
Government war
tax on films and
gross receipts
compel change in
? rices. Children:
0c, adults 20ty
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