THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL
PORTLAND. OREGON
14-
Monday; November 19, -mi.
LAND SETTLEMENT
PROBLEMS PUT UP
TO CHAMBERLAIN
Oregon Development Bureau
" of Portland Chamber of
; .-Commerce Gives Ideas,
FARM HOMES CONSIDERED
Beelamatloa and Colonization Should
Go Maad la Haad, Say AdToeatei
of. the Chamberlain Bill.
f . Bearing a plea that colonization and
reclamation be considered as one prob-
leoi and that the whole matter be
u Viewed from the standpoint of land set
. I tlement, the Oregon development bu
reau of the Portland Chamber or com
V' nierce has prepared and presented to
. Senator Chamberlain a statement of
- ; It position with respect to land recla
, ' matlon.
' . The statement Is aa follows:
- " "We understand that you will wel
i !' come any suggestions offered to you
I with respect to the bill you introduced
j. In congress on April 6, to provide gov
t eminent credit for the bonds of irrlga
' tlon and drainage districts.
- "The purpose of this measure appears
to be a speeding yp in the development
of tiiioccupied lands within the United
States. m
"l - "In our development bureau activl
' ' , ties we have come to the conclusion that
. i reclamation must be considered hand In
. hand with colonization.
"In other words, a reclaimed acre
has no value but Its productive value.
- For It to produce It must be used. Use
implies man labor by owner or em
ploye. Settlement Is Urged
"It the man for the acre Is not al-
ready there, , we must arrange to get
r fcim there and his coming must be on
auch a basis that he can stay.
"Tying colonization and reclamation
together is nothing more or- less than
i the completion of a business cycle which
, we must accomplish in our work if it is
to be worth the time, money and effort
expended.
"Reclamation is fundamentally an en-
gineerlng problem generally considered
to embrace :
' "First Clearing land of stumps and
- brush.
. i ' . "Second rutting water on arid land.
"Third Keeping water off overflow
. land.
' ' "Colonization is a matter of human
engineering and is influenced by such
. important questions as transportation,
soil values, climate, markets, finances,
" etc.
"The recently created Irrigation se
curities commission ot Oregon expressed
a feeble effort to accomplish our Ideals.
After this commission passes on the
feasibility of a district from an engin
eering and financial standpoint, the
bonds of this district become legal Be
. j- curlty for public funds.
A Serious Omission.
"A serious omission occurs; how
ever. In that 'feasibility' is not general
' ly conceded to include various bust-1
nesa problems nor colonization. Fur-1
mermoi e, wnue in is commission simpiy
passes on the partial feasibility of a
project, statements have been made
that we now have 'state supervised
. projects,' giving the public an entirely
, wrong conception of the matter.
- "The commission has nothing to say
about the expenditure of the money
.'raised by the bond issue, and nothing
to. do with supervision.
- -'The , great trouble about making fl-
- Dancing easy, as attempted in the state
of Oafceon by various measures, is the
' ' encouragement to overdevelop in ad-
vance of population, duplicating on the
: farms what we find In our cities; so
. many, unused town lots held by unhappy
owners and by speculators.
, ' . - "The large majority of people living
,' outside of the city are on what we call
farm homes. There are a few engaged
in the farming , business on a large
.'M-ale simply for the money there is in
. it and a few who have country places
which they keep up, no matter what re-
turns they get from the place. We try
. to measure bur work by the farm home
standard.
Fatare Farm Home
"We feel that all land reclamation,
v to be worth the time and money spent
r. . on It, must be measured on the standard
, of a future farm home.
.."The principle of supply and demand
seems to express Itself with respect to
farm homes about as follows:
"The supply of farm property for
tental is much less than the demand.
. ' The supply of farm property for sale
' 1 la much- greater than the demand. This
i " . must be evidence that there is a great
class of people without means, who
- wish to establish themselves on a farm
' home.
,"We should profit by the experience
.. of. other countries, encouraging pur
..'. chase Instead of encouraging rentals.
- ' To do this we must provide some form
i ..- . . , . ...
,,,. uirr m. lung penoa witn a
' - low rate of Interest. We should have
y , food . district Improvement laws cover
tint land clearing, Irrigation and drain
age for diking).
; "Any commission, whether state or
national, that Is empowered to investi
... rate the feasibility of a district after
-formation and before bonds, are given
the stamp of approval, should pass on
- complete feasibility and should also
,,. have supervision of the expenditures
... and over the business management
of the district."
Midshipman to Be !
Named by McArthiir
Appointment Will Be for rou Tear
'-Term, Beglnainr March 4, and Based
on. Competitive Examination.
1 Representative McArthur has an
nounced that he will appoint a mid
shipman to the United States Naval
academy for the four year term, begin
ning June 1, 1918, the-appointment to
be made upon the basis of a competi
tive examination under the direction
of Superintendent L. R. Alderman. Jan
uary 11. The subjects embraced in
this examination will be English, geog
raphy, history, arithmetic, elgebra and
geometry.
AH male citizens of good moral
character residing in Multnomah coun
ty, and who were born in the United
States between the dates of March 4,
1898, and March 4. 1902, -will be eligi
ble to compete.
Congressman McArthur will appoint
not only a midshipman, but first, sec
ond and third alternates, all of whom
will be required to take a final exam
ination on March 4, 1918.
All proper inquiries relative to the
forthcoming examination will be cheer-
rully answered by Congressman Mc
Arthur, whose address Is 486 House
Office building, Washington, D. C, or
by Superintendent L. R. Alderman, 405
Courthouse, Portland, Or. !
UNIVERSAL
MLITARY
J
TRAINING IS URGED
FOR
FOUR
REASONS
Double Wedding of
Fraternalists Held
There was a double wedding Thurs
day night at the home of L. L. Cook,
642 Sumner street. With Judge Gatens
officiating. p
J. M. Davidsort and Ida Schatz and
L. L. Cook and Anna Mullan were the
happy couples. A large party of
mends attended, and a supper was
served after the ceremonies. The new.
ly married people and most of the
guests are' members of Kirkpatrlck
council Knights and Ladies of Secur
ity, and the romances of their lives
started at its social and fraternal
gatherings. Mr. Cook was for many
months captain of the degree team of
Kirkpatrlck council.
Many valuable presents were given
the brides, and the hundreds of frlends-I
and fellow fraternalists of Mr. a.id
Mrs. Dayidson and Mr. and Mrs. Cook
will unite in 'wishing mem a fair voy
age and plenty of sunshine as they go
down the river of life.
Compulsory System Similar
to That in Switzerland De
clared to Be Advantageous
"The suggestion by General's. B. M.
Young, president of the National Asso
ciation for Universal Military Training,
that the-5 present conscription law be
amended so as to provide for the mili
tary training of all young men wnen
they reach the age of 19 should receive
the support of every thoughtful, patri
otic citizen, says William H. Cowles,
publisher of the Spokane Spokesman
Review. "This is the time for a great effort
to establish universal compulsory mili
tary training similar to the Swiss sys
tem, because the American people, ow
ing to the tremendous events In the
war we are now giving their attention
to the question of national safety and
can be induced to listen to arguments
in favor of an enduring and effective
military policy. Soon after the close of
this war, our people will lose their in
terest in military affairs, and will again
be devoting their attention to making a
living and enjoying themselves, thuoght
less of the danger of being unprepared
to defend themselves against possible
Invasion. I
Fonr Reasons Cited
"There are four reasons why the Uni
ted States should adopt universal com
pulsory military training as a perma
nent policy:
"First, it would in a few years make
us a nation trained to defend ourselves,
and therefore make it hopeless for any
, other country to attack us. This would
h the beat ruarar.tee of peace.
"Second, we could accomplish this se
curity by means of universal military
training without building up a large
standing army of professional soldiers,
and would, therefore, avoid the danger
of militarism such as exists in Ger
many, to which the present frightful
world war is due. ,
Physical Training of Advantage
"Third, the" physical training secured
by our young men through a system of
universal military training similar to
the - Swiss system, and the - discipline
given them would make them stronger
and better able' to carry on whatever
work they choee to do. "
"Fourth, our citizenship would be Im
proved by impressing on . every man
early in life that he owes a service to
his country and fellow citizens in re
turn for the protection and education
grven- him while he was growing up."
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Roseburg Building
Acquired by Bank
Roseburg, Or.. Nov. 19. The Douglas
National bank of this city, has pur
chased the Caro building here under a
foreclosure of judgment given by the su
preme court. The building was the sub
of years of litigation between H. Wol
lenberg and Simon Caro of this ity, the
case going to the state supreme court
twice, the court finally awarding the
building to Caro. subject to a judgment
of about $9000 due to Wollenberg, and
the bank purchased the building at
sheriffs - sale. ,The United States land
office is located in the building at the
present time.
VIOLATION OF RULES
CAUSES AUTO WRECK;
TWO WOMEN INJURED
Effort of E. J. Zelders to
Avoid Striking Parked Ma
chine Leads to a Collision.
Baptist Minister Resigns Pulpit
" Rofeeburg, Or., Nov. 19. Rev. W. H.
Eaton, who has served as pastor of the
local Baptist church for the past eight
years, has resigned hia position and will
leave soon for Bremerton, Wash., where
he will become resident pastor of the
United States navyyard there. His suc
cessor to the local pastorate has not
been chosen as yet.
Because an automobile party violated
Columbia highway rules and stopped at
a section of the roadway where "no
parking" signs prohibit such stops, two
women were severely hurt in an auto
smash-up near Dodsons Sunday after
noon. The stationary automobile,
which has not been Identified, was
stopped so that a woman could take a
picture of it and its occupants.
While this was going on, E. J. Zeld
ers came up behind with his wife and
sister. In order to avoid striking the
machine standing at the side of the
road, he swung out to the left, and as
he did so another automobile, registered
In the name of Horace E. Taylor of
Dundee, Or., came west and struck the
Zelders' machine head-on.
In an effort to avoid being in the
wreck, Mrs. Zelders jumped, and sus
tained a fractured collar bone and pos
sible internal injuries. She was taken
to her' home at ' 6124 East Sixty-third
street- - southeast. . Her slter-in-law,
Mrs. F. ' Kr eaten of 70 Fifty-second
street, southeast, -was pinned between
the seat and the windshield of the
Zelder's car and her- leg was broken.
She was also taken to her home. Zeld
ers was ' cut and' bruised, but escaped
serious injury.
The accident blocked the Columbia
highway for approximately half an
hour and in the confusion the car that
caused the mix-up was driven off. The
Zelders' machine was wrecked, but the
car that struck it was but slightly
damaged..
Physical Unfitness
Rules Are Related
The local army recruiting station
has announced a reform in the order
concerning physical unfitness of appll
cants. Heretofore a man physically
unfit, for one branch was declared un
fit for any brartch. By the new ruling
the secretary of war has declared that
In the case of expert mechanics, phy
sical imperfections may be waived.
The repair shop units and quartermas
ter corps of the National army are now
prepared to take men who" before had
to be turned down. It, is expected that
this will stimulate enlistments of vol.
unteers. The recruiting station an
nounced an average or 40 men a day
sent to camps from the Portland dis
trict, which includes Oregon and
Southwestern Washington.
JOY RIDING IN
COUNTY
AUTOS MUST CEASE,
RULES
COMMISSION
Cars Must Be in by Six at
Night and Reports Made of
Mileage and Gas Used,
otherwise the payment of all bills will
be denied.
"Each driver of an auto .n the ser
ice of the county will be required to
make a dally report giving the nam
and number of his car and the
speedometer rcaling each morning, the
number of miles driven, from where
and to where, amount of gasoline and.
oil purchased or received from any
county filling station.
"Where possible, the cars owned by
the county will be housed in a' garage
designated by the person having charge
and must not be In later than ( p. m.
and not be taken out before 7 am.
unless by written order signed by two
county commissioners, except in the
case of emergency, when a detailed re
port shall be made explaining in full
for what purpose the car was used." "
Joy riding in the county's automo
biles must stop, according to edict
of the board of county commissioners
After an Investigation into the cost
of transportation, which was thought
to be excessive, the board has named
a special committee consisting of
County Auditor Martin. Purchasing
Agent Nelson and Superintendent of
Properties Eatchel to formulate ef
fective rules for the use of the coun
ty's cars.
The following rules were adopted
and given to the heads of all county
departments, to take effect today.
"The care of all autos will be as
signed to one person, ne to have gen
eral supervision of all cars in the
service of the county.
"All gasoline and oil must be pur
chased rrom sucn place or places I t,,, -rHin . w nlllns on drertiwra
designated by the purchasing agent, pi, in mm tlon Tbe Journal
Men Are Leaffcing
To Knit for Army
Aberdeen. Wash., Nov. 19. Men are
learning to knit for the Red Cross and
so far a good many scarfs and sweaters
knitted by men have been turned Into
the Aberdeen Red Cross chapter. Among
the knitters is W. J. Patterson, manager
of the Hayes Jfc Hayes bank and a mil
lionaire. A suggestion of the Red Cross
women that the men could help In knit
ting instead of spending their spare
time at cards and billiards met with
prompt response. The Red Cross women
say the work of the men so far is as
good as that of the women.
Softools May Borrow
; Sample Word Sets
Fereit 8er?lce Prepared to Lend Ex.
hlbltt for Short Periods; 4 Com.
' laerclat Woods ia the Collection.
The forest service has prepared, for
' loan to schools, libraries and other" edu
cational institutions, sets of 64 samples
Of commercially Important woods of
. the United States, together with maps
showing the region in which each
species grows, short statements of
. their principal uses and physical char
acteristics, charts and tables showing
forest products by states, the rise and
fall ot the lumber industry and the
percentage of lumber supplied by dif
ferent regions, and maps of the natural
. forest regions of North America and
the national forests.
.The exhibit Is loaned for short
pcrtods, under condition that the bor-
. rowers - agree to pay transportation
charges to ihe responsible for the ma
terial while .charged to them, and to
forward it promptly at the direction of
the forest service.
Application for the loan of this ex
. htblt should be made directly to the
, district . forester, Beck building. Port
land, Or.
Featuring Tomorrow A Sale of
English Semi-Porcelain Ware
Good English semi-porcelain ware
old Holland style decoration in blue,
as illustrated, with old mill and sail
boat. A quaint and altogether pleas
ing design. We've divided the en
tire assortment into three price
groups at 7c, 13c and 25c. "Qnan
tities on some of the articles are
limited. Wise people will come
early.
At 7c
4-inch fruit saucers
4- inch plates
5- inch opiates
No Deliveries on Leas
Than $1 Purchases.
At 13c
Tea cups and saucers
7- inch plates
8- inch plates
Cream pitchers
Pickle dishes
At 25c
8-inch platters
10-inch platters
Sugar bowls
Sauce boats
No Phone Orders
Miscellaneous Specials
WOMEN'S WOOL
GLOVES AT 50c
Sample line women's all wool
and wool mixed gloves. In me
dium and heavy knitted yarn.
Warm and comfortable. AH col
ors and black and white. To
75c values. ,
WOMEN'S UNION
SUITS AT 89c
Women's jersey ribbed heavy
fleeced union Suits in high neck,
long sleeves, ankle length styles.
Worth $1.25.
WOMEN'S VESTS &
PANTS, EACH 49c
Women's vests and pants in
ribbed fleeced quality. All sizes.
WOMEN'S COTTON
HOSE, 3 PAIRS 50c
Women's cotton hose in black,
white and all colors. Seconds of
to 25c qualities.
WOMEN'S FINE
, SWEATERS $2.98
Sample line women's sweaters.
Some with large rolling collars,
others V-neck style. Wool and
wool mixed material. All sizes
and colors. Values to $4.50.
WOMEN'S SILK
WAISTS $3.49
New Roman striped taffeta
silk waists. Cape collars of plain
material to match stripe or waists
In all striped material. All sizes.
Worth $4.50.
WOMEN'S GOOD
CORSETS 98c
American Lady corsets in'me
dium and low bust styles. All
sizes to 36. Worth $1.50.
WOMEN'S FLANNEL
PETTICOATS 59c
Heavy dark outing flannel pet
ticoats. Two tuck flounces.
Draw string top. Tape finished.
BOYS' OVERCOATS
$6.50 AND $7.50
New trench styles. Boys'
overcoats of heavy wool mixed
material in checks, broken plaids
and heavy tweed effects. Side
pockets. "Belts with buckles. In
two lots at $6.50 and $7.50.
BOYS' CORDUROY
SUITS AT $4.95
.Boys' corduroy suits of a good
heavy weight. Pinch-back coats,
full cut pants. AH sizes 7 to 17
years. A fine garment for wear.
A SALE OF
FLAGS 75c
U. S. Flags 3x5 feet size, on
good grade of cotton bunting.
Well made flags at only 75 c.
QUILTED BATTS
89c AND $1.25
. Quilted batts ready for the
cover. 72x9o-inch size. 2-Ib.
batts 89c, 3-Ib. batts, $1.25. Less
than present market cost.
- See Other Evening Papers
for Additional Savings
rpHE STORE is overflowing with good
things these days for Thanksgiving,
for the holiday season, for everyday utility
and beauty. A personal tour will be a de
light and a profitable adventure to you as well.
sSec Other Papers for Additional News From the Quality Sto
s
The- Quality" Storp" or poktlamd
UUTTERICK PATTERNS for Decern
ber are in, also. the Fashion Sheets for
free distribution. Winter "Butterick Fash
ions' here at 25c a copy and any 10c or lSc
Butterick pattern included FREE. Pattern
Shop, Second Floor.
A Wonderful SUIT Event Tomorrow
Knitting Yarn for
Soldiers' Sweaters
Skein 69c
Olive drab knitting yarn for
soldiers' sweaters. A special lot
on sale tomorrow at 69c skein.
Center Aisle. Main Floor.
Tm Quality' Sto of Portland
J
Wall Paper
5c to 20c
Odd lots of living-room, dining-room,
bedroom and hall pa
pers. While any remain, single
roll 5c to 20c.
Seventh Floor. Sixth Street.
Women's and Misses' High-Grade
Plain and Fancy Tailored Suits
AT GREAT REDUCTIONS
Empty Christmas
Boxes
FOR PACKING
XMAS GIFTS
All sizes and shapes are now
on display and sale. Priced
from 2c to 35c. On sale con
venient to Accommodation Bu
reau. Basement, Sixth Street.
Our Christmas
Phonograph
Club
Join now and secure a fine
new instrument by making a
very small payment down. We
are agents for all standard
makes. See them here side by
side hear them demonstrated
in our sound-proof parlors. Our
record stock is 999e complete
all the time.
Phonograph Shop. Sixth Floor.
F
Ribbons Make Up
Into Charming
Gifts
Our ribbon shop is making a
special display of m6dels fash
ioned from ribbon and the rib
bons themselves are o:. sale.
Handbags, party bags,' sewing
bags, shopping bags, slippers,
dressing caps hosts of dainty
and useful articles can be easily
contrived from ribbons. We
show you how. The cost of such
gifts is trifling compared with
their individuality and accepta
bility. See Morrison Street Window
Display.
Kibbon Shop. Main inoor.
IRST of all as to the savings prices spak for themselves.
But if this sale had nothing to offer except extra&rdinary savings alone we would
not urge our patrons to buy.
There are savings, indeed, of the most convincing kind and there is a great deal
more. There are large new assortments of- the very finest kind of suits garments
sound in quality and in style, finely tailored and finished, suits that any woman would
be proud to wear.
And suits that WILL wear and give the most satisfactory sort of service because
made of excellent materials and made in an excellent way.
Think of Buying Suits Like These at Big Savings
Suits of gabardine, tricotine,' broadcloth, velours, velvet and other fashion-favored materials.
Suits in the long straight-line effects and in flared models. Belted and Norfolk styles. Many with big, fine
looking collars of fur Hudson Seal (dyed muskrat), Australian Opossum, Taupe Wolf, Natural Muskrat and other
wanted furs.
The leading shades of taupe, gray, plum, burgundy, brown, green, navy, reindeer and fancy stripes.
And the very newest of the season's suits at such reductions as these:
New
Self-Reducing
Nemo Corsets
S3.50
These models are somewhat
lighter in weight than most self
reducing corsets, yet amply
strong and, like a if other Nemo
corsets, they promote good
health by giving hygienic sup
port with ease and comfort to
the wearer. Made of white cou
til. Sizes 22 to 36.
Style 3 1 1 low bust.
Style 312 medium bust.
Corrfet Shop. Third Floor.
$25.00 Suits $18.75
$42.50 Suits $28.45
$45.00 Suits $33.50
$47.50 Suits $35.65
$55.Q0 Suits $39.50
$65.00 Suits $45.00
$75.00 Suits $50.00
$98.50 Suits $65.00
$125.00 Suits$85.00
Apparel Shop. Fourth Floor.
An Extra Pair of
Glasses
Is a wise precaution that should
be tiken by every wearer of eye
glasses. One can thus avoid the
Inconvenience and delay occa
sioned by loss or breakage in
case one has only the protection
afforded by a single pair of
glasses.
KRYPTOKS
We make the genuine Kryp
tok Ultex Bifocals a single
glass with a double purpose.
Kryptoks give two visions in
one glass, near and far vision
combined In one solid lens.
Priced as low as 8 a pair in
your frame.
Mezzanine. Sixth Street.
TOMORROW SECOND DA Y
OF OUR GREAT PRE -HOLIDAY
Sale Men's, Women's
and Children's
Handkerchiefs
Thousands of crisp, new, snowy
white handkerchief for every mem
ber of the family at unheard-of sav
ings some at
LessThanPresent Wholesale
'Buy handkerchiefs now for personal use
and for Christmas gifts. Supply your needs
liberally for months for years ahead. Such
stocks, such qualities, such assortments,
such savings may not be offered to you
again in years. BUY NOW AND HERE !
- , Main Floor. Fifth Street..
New Wirthmor Waists dfc'J
Four Pretty Models on Sale Tomorrow atr
The "old" quality at the "old" price that's the
Wirthmor claim and it's true!
Today as ever Wirthmor waists are the best values
one dollar can buy.
Fouf new models asMllustrated on sale tomorrow.
-r-Walet Shop. Fourth . Floor.
$1.25 and $1.50 Yard
NetTopLaces98c
Net top laces for stocks and jabots. 17-inch
net tops with embroidered dots and finish of
Venise lace. White and cream. Exceptional
values tomorrow at 98c instead of $1.25 and
$1.50 yard.
$1.00 and 81.25 Laces 79c
New metaline lace. Edges and flouncing.,,
12 to 17 "inches, white and ecru silk net em
broidered in gold and silver thread. Burnt
out metal bands and edges, gold and silver,
3 and 4-inch. Special at yard, 79c.
Sale Novelty Metal Laces
$4.50 to $7 Values, Yard, $3.98
Edges and flouncing,' 12 to 36-inch, on white,
black and colored nets..- Elaborate designs embroid
ered in gold and silver thread and combinations of
colored embroidery for evening and afternoon wear.
, - - - Lace Shop. Main Floor.
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