THE OREGON SUNDAY- JOURNAW PORTLA ND. SUNDAY MORNING; JANUARY 27, 1918.
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SMNS
MAY
RE
ENLIST IN NAVY
OR
W
SERVICE
There Is Urgent Need of Med
ical Officers From Reserve
Force for Sea and Shore Duty.
IMMEDIATE DUTY IN .SIGHT
Eligible Requested to Present
Selves for Examination and
' Receive Commissions.
"Because of the uncertainty that ap
pears to exist as to the status of the
enrollment of registrants under the
selective draft law. In the naval re
serve force, since December 15. 1917,
the department of the navy bureau of
medicine and surgery. Washington, D.
C, has Issued a bulletin to the com
manding officers, naval hospitals and
aantnr medical examiners.
As the navy Is urgently In need ot
medical officers to answer the con
stantly Increasing calls for sea and
shore duty, 1t Is requested that regis
trants nresent themselves for examina
tion and accept commissions In the
naw regardless of their classification.
A candidate found qualified will be
aaslsnad to immediate active duty If
he so desires.
Twentr-serea Xea Fail
Of the 49 registrants examined by
Examiner R. J. Marsh for local branch
No. 1. 27 were found to bo physically
L deficient and not qualified for military
Mrvtiw. la Dhvslcallr auaiinea zor gen
eral military servloe, and three quali
fied for special or ymtted military
service.
ThoM who are nhyslcally qualified
tar rsnral military service are Otto
a 'Riazar. Benjamin Abrams, Jack
Anderson, Fred Arnet. John Luro.
Chris A. Martholler. David Finklestaln.
Charley W. Black. Tom Maytaew,
George Marino. Charles J. Chrurtanaen.
A. C. Ardlss, Roy Barkhurst, Thomas
Mascot, Nathan N. Knkelea. Nicholas
J. Barbere, Ernesto Dellamaygiana,
Cameron Fargo.
Craft registrant physically deficient
and not physically qualified for mili
tary service are:
Letrhton R. Boone, Thomas P. Callas.
George A. Blgelow. O. E. Abehlre,
Clarence Eddy. Morris Lerenson, Jesse
Karl Eaton. Harry H. Bolds, Clinton
K. MUler, David Dlskln. Stanley O.
Levock. Willie Conn, Walter B- N. Fran
cis, leaders Greenblatt, WUliam Schus
ter, ora Pioan urawn, iBOTM . -macker,
Domenlc Do Fllippl. Mehlln Ar
thur Carl, Carlo TacchlnL Joe Garch.
Westley K. Howe, O. Virgil P. Hussey,
William Goldberg, Morris Brown. How
ard N. Francis, Harry J. Goldstein.
Registrants for special or limited serv
ice: Charles T. Duffey. Herman H.
Henke, William J. Eller.
Board t Reads Call
- Local division board No. mailed
notices Saturday to registrants to ep-
ear January 31 ror pnysteai examina.
COMPANY F MEMBER
WRITES OF LONG TRIP
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PORTLAND SOLDIER
ENJOYED VOYAGE
ACROSS ATLANTIC
Quality of Jam Served on Trans
port Not Equal to That to
Which He Was Accustomed
"OLD GLORY" : BRINGS; JOY
Fred Pageler
Reached England Christmas, Just
as Chimes Were Ringing
George Senris Greetings.
BODY OF PIONEER
.SENT TO OLYMPIA
DAUGHTER OF VELL
KNOWN
STEAMBOAT
North ; Arthur S. Olsen, S2S Sast Forty-
rirth. . i
Local division board No. 1. courthouse.
has reported the following names of
delinquents to the local oolice authori
ties. Any information as to the where
abouts of these men will be gladly re
ceived by board No. l :
Albert Sanborn, 3tt North Thirteenth
street; Kanji Kowaka, 63 ft North
fourth street; Carblnas Apostolos, 15
Sixth street north; Mate XAine MiUsio,
ill North Sixteenth street: David Louis
St John. Linnton, Or. : Isokichl Harada,
20Vi Salmon street; Harold A. Lincoln.
Uftnton, Or.; Richard Lawrence Mer
rick, Portland; Nobukasu Teshlma, 64
North Third street; Nathaniel Russel
Revoal, 1439 Jackson street. Seattle,
Wash.; Fred William Waldschmidt.
Portland; Young Chu Shong, 104 N.
Broad wav: TokuJl Hlrata. 60 V4 North
Third street ; Frits Eulert Olsen. Vancou
ver. Wash. ; Joseph Appa, New western
-hotel. Broadway and Oliaan street;
Rokuaaburo Jdagawa, 62 xxortn Bixtn
jtrMt: Ous Oradin. 428 Blackstone :
Irvine Ellsworth Thompson, 61 Mi Nortn
Third street: Oscar Smith, care Archie
Shepard, Washougal, Wash. ; Ignata
Oalaah, 23 North Ninth; Josepht Kaup
plner. New Tork hotel ; Jew Ming. 670U
North Fourth street; I so Lugejr.
North Third street ; Lies Dean, 69 North
Fourth street; William Paul Rose, 111
North Sixth - street; John E. Jensen,
Ouinn hotel. 708 University street. Seat
tle. Wash. ; Peter Kostollas, 80 North
Third street : Lester Wllber Loren Wade,
741 Hoyt street ; Andy Hagona. Linnton,
Or. : Rokuhei Tsuk&mato, 268 Everett ;
James Ross, BOVt Third street; William
Lewis SpecK, 693 ByDee avenue.
Local division board No. 11. Multno
mah county, has mailed a list of regis
trants to appear ior pnysicai examina
j a
Although complaint about the Quality
of the Jam served aboard the transport j
mat iook some ox we Oregon troops
"across" is voiced Inr rnd Putltr of
Company F. On Hundred and Sixty-!
second infantry, ha says . on the whole
the trip was decidedly enjoyable. In t i
Mrs. F. H. Pageler, 1314 Alameda drive.
Pageler describes portions of the trip
and the Joy all felt when they saw Old
Glory run up In their honor on a flag
pole In a British port. He writes :
we arrived In England at 10 a. m
Christmas, Just as the chimes were ring
ing. It certainly was a .fine trip which
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Cyras William Dofflemjrer, who died
January 22
CYRUS
DOFFLEMYER
we had across the ocean.
Paiteager Boat Qalte Comfortable
We left Camo Mills at 6 a. m. and
filed 'on to our transport. In times of
peace it Is a first -class passenger boat,
and it seems to be a good, stout boat.
We fohnd our bunks, which were one
above the other a,nd about two by six
feet. Nevertheless we boys had more
fun than if we had had staterooms, and.
as luck would have it, we were right next
to tne snip's battery.
We fed pretty rood on the boat, ex
cept that the Jam had a little too much
ocean in It and we thouaht It was sweet
ened water. Then we raised such a howl
they fed us the real lam. On another
occasion they gave us tripe, but none -of
tne Doys wouia eat it
Another Howl Gee Up
We put up a howl and went up to the
bakery, right past the bakers and took
all the hot bread and cakes that we
NATIVE OF OLYMPIA,
IS LAID TO
America Will Help
Brazil With. Navy
toathera Septula Tarn U TJalted
States fer Efficiency Ideas Caytafa
Tegelsasg B Head Cemmhuiea.
Washington. Jan. 24. (L N. B.)
American efficiency method will be In
troduced into the BrasOian navy.- The
South America republic has turned .to
the United States for assistance In bund
ing up its battle fleet. A corps of spe
cially equipped officers will bo dis
patched at onoe.
Capaln Carl T. Vogelsang, will
the American Instructors. Secretary
Daniels announced today. He will be ao
eamnoLnlad tnr thru or four offVvrt whs
Mrs. Myrtle Burcn. wno niea in um I are reeonlaed aa axnerta In tha aereral
city Wednesday. January is, irom new i branches of naval training.
PORTLAND SOLDIER -WRITES
H TRENCH
MAN PASSES AYAY
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Mrs. Myrtle Burch Was Born in
Portland Mother, Too, Was
of Pioneer Family.
trouble, was born In Portland Deoember
20. 1874. Her Barents. Captain C C
and Mrs. Margaret Carr. resided at that
time at the corner of Third ana nne
streets. Her father was a pioneer steam
boat man. and her mother a daughter
of a pioneer missionary minister. Bey.
Thomas M. KamsdelL
When IS years of age her parents re-
movea to wewporx, ana nere sne tnwrn After The Journal was on the
upon her career as a school teacher Saturday relatives of three oom-j
when but 1. Myrtle Carr taught school muucMU ot Trinity Episcopal church.!
Brasll has made cotnprehensty plana
for increasing her naval strength.
Three More From
Trinity With Colors
in Kings Valley. South Beach. Elks
City, Corvallls and other places in Ore
gon until her marriage to Robert A.
Burch Deoember IS. IStS. at Newport.
Or. Mrs. Burch had resided In Portland I
for over 21 years, and Is survived by
her husband, Robert A. Burch ; five chil
dren. Mra Clare Ntelson. Mrs. Lola
whosa names were omitted from the list
of men In whose honor the service flag
will be unfurled today called the reotory
and mad the fact known much to the
pleasure of Dr. and Mrs. A. A. Morrison.
Thee three. John Q. Day. Frank F.
Korell and Walter F. Shank had neglect
ed to notify their church ot the fact of
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CORPORAL
J0HNS01
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DESCRIBES CLASH III
. WEST WITH GERMANS
Portland Man With Fifth FieW
Artillery Appeals for Home-"
made Candies. - w
Black. Margaret. James and Robert I their enlistment, therefore the flag con-
liurcn ; her rather, captain c E. carr ; I talned only 41 stars.
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Son of Early Washington Pioneer
Was Active Contractor
for Many Years.
Cyrus William Dofflemyer. who died
at his home, X West Prescott street.
wanted. Oee. the bakers were sore I But ' Tuesday, was a son ot one of the earll-
bunch was out iS the nallway one of the ! Pnr o' Washington. His father.
stewards came by with a big bread has- 1 Isaao Dofflemyer, settled there in 18S2,
ket full of apples. The boys made a and a brother of Cyrus was Thurston
'oj hem and he ran minus about Dofflemyer. the first white chUd born
two-thirds of them. Every night we rr, "
would get hot bread and cakes or buns iT!" count
until they out a ruard there. . n brother. James Dofflemyer, still
Every day we would have a Boat drill. ' resides In Olympia.
and then about two hours' drill with our Cyrus W. Dofflemyer was bom In
riries. i naa it easy. I went on top oz
the boat and practiced signaling.
Forced to Wear Life Belts
When we were within a couple of days
tlon next Thursday,
m n . a rip 1
mar Augusttnus Steffanson. Lester Wen
dell Hatch. Henry Augustus Strathouse.
William Thomas Ledbury, Claude S.
Pierce, John Arthur Woods. Dana Selby
Frame. Henry Larsen, Robert Jmuel
Thompson. Anthony Barker Merrlthteu,
Guy Theron Levlsse, Domlnick Cunning
ham. Faklon D. Cotsifas, Adolph Teuscn-
er. Russell Den n I sen Thurston. Oscar B.
r.l ' 7 t vHIwinTTk. ' Carlson. Guiaeppe Cappelle. Harold Nel
following registrants have five days i son Goehner. Henry Hewitt. Grant
within which to appear from the daUiFreston. t,
nf rplvlnir tha card: King I - Gal
braith, 395 Jessup street; Cecil Garrard 4
trooK, 1293 wiuvama avenue; ru
woods, 445 Eleventh street; Bruce A.
Bates, 796 Flanders street; Alexander
F. Mackle. 1484 Minnesota: FeUx Pal
mer Reshaw. 1283 Bast Seventeenth,
North : Arthur William Johnson. 1448
Vancouver avenue; William Sherman
Alowry. 857 Killingsworth ; Elva William
McCoy, 1117 Kast Thirty-first street.
North ; George Morse Freed. 853 Laland.
To aDDear February t Sterling F.
Hughs. 6012 Seventy-seventh street.
Southeast; William Kolksky, 1110 East
Thirty-second street. North : Walter B.
Scott, 6921 Forty-first avenue: Mlllroy
A. Anderson. 404 A ins worth avenue;
Jack Dean Kline. 88 Holland street:
Everett Stafford. 894 Wlnchell : Otto,
Km 11 Rooeman, 467 cnurcn street : Paul
Joseph Goldberg, New Perkins hotel :
Elof Henry White. 1418 Albtna avenue;
Ernest Lindsay Short, 1244 Maryland
avenue.
Time Limit Extended
the following registrants for physical ex
amination to appear on roe secona rioor.
Medical building. The time limit on the
out of town registrants has been ex
tended : Horace Lyman McCoy, Joseph
A. Doser, Edward Schofield Streeter, 459
East Nineteenth North; Walter O.
Muelhaupt 637 East Twelfth North:
Carlton Orvlll Button. C3 East Sixty
third North ; Herbert Gerald Adams. T01
Slxty-secohd Northeast: Earl LeRoy
jenas, es ta-t Kixty-eixnm Mortn
Thomas Jacob Mathleeon, 14? East For-
ty-eeventn : noy 11. uiover, 1 Kast nr
teenth : Walter Mulrhead. 481 Tillamook
jeitoy Thomas, 1517 isast uak ; Wallace
Howell Martyn. , 638 Arlington Place ;
Leonard Markey A. Hardlaty, 90S Eaat
Broadway; Edward George Thomas.
619 East Fifteenth North : Chester A.
,Bass. Arlaona Hall. Tusoon, Arts.; Cyril
Aiirea xn leaermeyer, i f o Kast naeventn
North ; Edward H. Wood. 807 Steele
street ; Edward J. Shin nere. 415 Yamhill ;
Ertck August Runstrom, CT1 East Seventy-ninth
North ; E. Potter Wylie. 838
East Thirty-first North; WUliam V.
Bradley, 46 East Sixty-first: Klmrod
George Aube. 193 Laurelhurstf Robert
F. Haxlett481 East Fifty-third North:
Charles E. Murray, 409 Dennyway ; Mar
vin Lester Smith. T7ft Seventieth street
Olympia In 1858, and went to Albany,
Or., In 1878. where he married Minnie
Miller, a daughter of a well known
I family there, in 1380. In 1881 the couple
m . . . - - - i tauiuj vuvi w. aaa aoo v. au toot ui wuuiv
of the Irish coast we were forced to wear mnTK4 to nivnmi& wiur th mL
our life belts all th time, as we were r?.T . -v.". V ,TT -W. . . 1-" 1
then in the danger sons. Onthat same - "
evenma we were met dt our eonvsv. ,
which consisted of nine little torpedo
boat destroyers. They seemed awfully
small to be so far from shore.
On Christmas eve there was an enter-
Mr TVA1am In V....
Ing and house building and contracting.
He came with his family to Portland
an enter 1 1. ...ti...i. -
talnment in No. 1 mess hall. Different YLuZt . i 2.;
boys and members of the ship's crew H. , HWM ssged in some of
helped to make it lolly for us. At about til lrgest house moving contracts in
inim .city, ana aiso in raising sunaen
river steamers. When tha at&mr
hearty greiUnra to all ranks of the army Gamecock blew up several years ago. he
and navy of the allies. . raised the wreck. Tha steamer Ruth
. Watle Proved Great Featmre ank In the Willamette near MU-
J2"f5tJl.rf.5J?JK: L.of.v"ukie veral year, ago with a load
t",: I of paper, was raised by him.
have musta and sing. It certainly was Mr- Dofflemyer was ' a member of
tha most nappy-go-Tucky bunch I have Portland lodge. Loyal Order' of Moose,
ever seen.. and Portland Tent. No. 1, the Macca-
When w were steaming nto a British bees. He la survived by his widow and
harbor someone on shore raised Old the foDowtng chUdren : Mrs. G. C. Baker.
tlooked0odNbotPaVn! "fJL V"
as we naa oeen sailing unaer the British ' """''y
flag. services were held at the Holman chapel
After we got off tha boat we were Thursday night and the body forwarded
hustled onto English cars, which looked to Olympia for burial In the family plot
like old horsecars cut In twain. They tHr t?v .t
the next morning, when we got off tna,"'" "J
hiked to the American reet camn. 1 T
Tne next morning a lttue over naiz
the company left for , and tomorrow
morning the rest of us follow.
Take la Old Eagllsh Towns
England is a pretty country, well kept
and clean. I like the old-fashioned
houses and the way things are kept
about them.
iwaroajr wwrnwn ui- low oi our ,, ,, tK. -nmn,.n.l.i ui.k
company that are lert ntked and took In " " i ..j" , 7 -Zl" ' J, . .
the town. At the old abbey we were lec- B'In ch?l nd J"111 op" Prtvate ln"
tured by the iloar, or minister. He told iuon m tue vregon ouuaing. wnere
us the history of it, now It had been de- he will give Instruction In his "Know
stroyed twice in 900 by the Danes and Why" system of bookkeeping. The new
had been rebuilt method Is said to develop initiative and
I reasoning power on tha part of tha pu-
"KTii-i -v4"rr -Pi-nn4- 4-v "D i Plls. who ara not left to depend entirely
1X1UOU V-lilOU LVI JJQ upon text books. Mr. Steekbellevea that
ttt'i Y tit . i r nl8 Plan ot education approaches the
'Wild West' Division ijtss ot r
1 ! Students who have- been under Pro-
Tacoma,' Jan. 281. N. S.) When the 'essor ste f nlht ,c'0? IPre
k run man whn win MnvMptaa th Tint. deep regret that he has left them, and
first division of the national army at the thlr bft vlshM ar w,th hlm his
Tacoraa cantonment "fold their cots and ,c"'"",v"-
silently steal Away," they will go, not as ,
tha Ninety-first division In the national IqTTtIQTI A fPDTlf O TToQ
army, but as "the Wild West division." UCllIlclLL iiUlltS U SG
Tv.fAma4lnn Kaf fYtm nnmA .Vina haan .
officially designated aa that by which
the division will be known waa received
in camp Friday afternoon, and the offi
cers at headquarters who heard It were
distinctly pleased.
Wbea writing te er ellln oa advertbut
plesas ssy yen ssw ad la The Joorasl
11:30 we received a wireless from King
George, In which he extended his most river
appear Friday, February., for physical
examination: Alex Eriekson. Claude
Royal Nelson, John Walter Ras, John
Tannler.' Peter Beottetta. Elmer Planus,
wairoro staianaon. wunam H. Stanley,
Olat Bernhardt Carlson, Sing Di, Al
fred James Thomas, Walter Preston, E.
Russell Gillespie, Albert H. Bahuke,
Conrad Hoeker, carl Adolph A. Owyan,
H. E. KUlian, Sylvester C. Owens. Wil
liam Edward Langby. Edward William
Cbristensen.
Women Are to Form
Murder Case Jury
Bakersfleld, Cat, Jan. 28. (I. N. &)
The examination of what la declared
to bo the first venire of women ever
called to act as jurors In a murder case
waa begun here today with the opening
of the trial of Ah Lee, charged with
slaying Ah Kim, wealthy vegetable
merchant.
Tha women passed for genera quali
fications Include Jessie Spier. Bessie
Garrett. Lola Begfman. Clara Roberts,
Emma Montgomery, Kate Johnson,
Anna Lea Claire, Maggie Swope and
Lulu Galloway.
Half a dosen were disqualified be
cause of opposition to capital punishment-
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a brother. B. H. Carr : two sisters, Mrs.
LorUla E. Crutchfleld and Mrs. Ger
trude Parker.
Mrs. Burch was always a deep stu
dent of religious works and of tha best
English literature. She was a member
of tha Christian church of this city.
Funeral service ware held from the
Holman parlors on January IS, and
burial was In Mount Scott Park cemetery.
Aa a result of Tha Journal's article
there will bo 49 stars In Trinity's flag
when it la unfurled today.
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Corporal La lohasoa tells of engaae-
mrat ia which two Americans Are
killed.
Highlander Jailed;
Criticized U. S. Tars
N; Y.News Boys and
Dealers on Strike
New Tork. Jan. IS. L N. &) The
Chattanooga. Tenn- Jan. 26. (X. N. 8.)
Sergeant Farqhuar of the Seaf orth I Innovation of a standard two centa for
. . i..h-,i.. " w " nwippri vi iw i ora city
Highlanders, who has been Instructing prolpita,ted strike of newsboys and
tne non-commissioned ornoera at camp I news dealers today,
She came T The boys distributed hand bills declar-
r?;.:v....w r.' r I that, with the new prices, the profit
Ulsg Florcne N. Ear
Miss Florence N. Ehr, who died Jan
uary 21. waa born in Moose Lake.
Minn.. December 8, 1904.
with her parents to Portland In 1909.
mFkA m mr A mA Ka
Until a short time before her death she TZZ.JZJZlfZhJ? TJl? dr4, PPwa. whereas the publisher re
was employed bn the Pacific Coast LTSSti?-"-Tl!SH-i 1 " tncreased profit of SO cents
Biscuit company. She la survived by
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Ehr
of 100J ' Mississippi avenue, a brother.
Herbert Ehr, and two sisters. Funeral
services were held at the Piedmont
Undertaking chapel. Rev. T. W. Kerr
officiating, Thursday. The pallbearers
were Robert. John and Elmer Talt,
Francis Kearney, Byron Whitfield, Ar
thur Olson. Burial waa In Rose City
cemetery.
One Killed and Three
Are Hurt in Accident
Sulsun, Cal.. Jan. 26. (U. P.) Walter
E. Black of Berkeley, waa killed and
Major D arrow of Camp Fremont : W. C.
Morse ana ta. uewar or seraeiey. were
painfully Injured tonight, when their au
tomobile, driven by Black, skidded on
approach to a bridge and crashed
through tha railing.
George Henry Delsney
George Henry Delaney. 27 years of
age, former Journal carrier, died Jan
uary 24. at Prescott, Aria., of tuber
culosis. Mr. Delanej waa a graduate
ot the Washington high school and
former officer of The Journal Carriers
association, and had many friends
throughout the city. He is survived
by a wife, Ella E. Delaney. The body
win be shipped to Portland for burial.
Funeral arrangements will be made
later.
deploring their lack ot discipline and de
claring It would bo wholesale murder to
put men so poorly prepared aa those at
Fort Oglethorpe In the trenches. He will
be returned to England.
British Uniforms
Worn by Americans
Washington. Jan. 26. CU. P.) Se
cret testimony revealed today la the
senate military Investigation showed
that the unexpected suddenness with
which the first forces of American
troops were sent to Franco struck tha
quartermaster's department a violent
blow. Genera lack ot supplies for the
men led to the necessity for purchase
by General Pershing of 200.000 British
uniforms and 200,000 blankets In Eu
rope.
Bold Robbers Get
$250,000 in Loot
Member Banks May
Establish Branohes
Chicago Jewelry Stare Bobbed Under
Ifete of Potleei Xaaager aad Girl As
lataat Locked la Wathrooau
Professor Steel to
Open Private School
Professor Ray W. Steel has resigned
Washington. Jan. 16. (L N. S.) Mem
ber banks In the federal reserve system
with capital and surplus of mora than
... tl.000.000. In cities of mora than 100,000
i0-1?- J6 :U..P.)-BandlU as- population, would be permitted to estab
lish branches not to exceed If In number
within the limits of those cities, under an
amendment to the federal reserve act
proposed by Representative Bankhead
of Alabama this afternoon.
caped with diamonds and Jewelry est!
mated at 1150,000 after they had bound
and gagged the manager and an assist
ant of the Heller-Rose Jewelry company,
importers. In the heart ot the loop to
night. The bandits posed aa police of
ficials aiding In the city-wide clean-up
of crlmlnala.
A 70 inch pearl necklace, with a
diamond studded clasp, valued by In
surance agents at $175,000, la said to
be among the Jewelry stolen.
The $176,000 necklace is said to bo
one Of the most vaiuaoio in the
country.
par hundred.
Louis WUey. business manager of the
New York Times and member of the
Publishers association, declared the
profit of news dealers had been increased
actually 20 cents on every-100 papers
It la simply that they want still
more." he added. He declared the strike
would soon be ever.
Seven Killed in Two
Wrecks in Montana
Butte. Mont, Jan. 28. (L N. 81
Seven people were killed and four were
Injured In wrecks In Montana today.
Four ot the deaths were recorded when
two Burlington trains collided near
Wyola and throe trainmen Were killed
when a Northern Pacific freight crashed
Into a rock slide near St. Regis.
Ex-Chief Healey's
Condition Serious
Chicago. Jan. 26. (I. N. S.) Charles
C Healey. former head of the Chicago
polloe aepartment. reoentiy acquitted of
a graft charge, but who faces additional
charges, was reported today to be in a
serious condition at bis home from a
physical breakdown.
Corporal Lee Johnson. Fifth Flald in
tlllery, a former resident of Portland.
5? ctlr eervioe on the batUe line)
In France. In tha tmnMnt w -
Americans were killed and a number
wounded.
A letter from Co mrvral tav 4jI -'
December 9. was received Thursday by
Leona Insley. 25 Sixth street. The
letter reads In part:
1 have soma news that m intu
you. I have been to the fighting front
real honest fighting against Kaiser Bill
and believe me. we made him feel rather
"T- e were m the Lorraine sot
tor. I would like to tell you soma of
tha funny incidents that occurred while
w were there. As far aa the fia-httna
ta concerned we wera in nn n v. a '
danger. X felt aa safe as I ever dw.v
There waa no one hurt in At I tva t tea '
but la one pt the others two men wera -
mmtm woubom. jso other can
ualUesL .
"It you want to do m wa ,.
send mo some rood nnd. t.v '-:
yourself. You can t know how much
long for good candy. The kind we get
here is pretty punk. a slop here for "
water call tend to the horses : , I'm
using a large flat tin for a writi. ki
and one of the boys is holding, a lan- -
or my iignr ly ret are close ta
a good fire, so why should I worry?"
vwi jonnaon is well known in"
Portland. His parents 'reside In Rosalia, ' '
Wash, and a brother, Lloyd Johnson, la,
attached to the experiment station ot.
the Oregon Agricultural collega. ,
Committee Transfers:
Agreed on in House
x,
Washington. Jan. 26 I. N. & The "
ways and meana committee of the house'
this afternoon agreed upon the following'
committee amlgnmenta Representative.
Kettner. of California, transferred from
rivers and harbors committee to commit
tee on naval affairs: Representative
Lea of California, assigned to rivers and t
harbors.
Personnel of Labor
Mission Announced
London. Jan. 26. (T. N. 8.) Tha per
sonnet ot the British labor mission that ' '
will shortly go to the United States was
made known here today. It will be mad r
up of W. A. Thorn e. M. P. : William
Mosses, secretary of the national work-
era; C Duncan. M. P.: Mr. Walker of i
the Steel Smelters' union and Mr. Apple-
ton of the Gneral Federated Trades. ' "
Promotion Is Won
By Colin Livingstone
Among the Portland reserve corps
officers stationed at Camp Lewis wto
Frank Rose, manager, and a girl as- I received promotions last week waa Colin
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Washington. Jan. 26. (U. P.) German
agents are violating the Red Cross to
spread lockjaw and disease among the
American soldiers. Red Cross officials
tonight believe this waa the solution of
the finding In Springfield. Ills., of an
thrax and tetanus germs bidden in
quantities of cotton sent from the cen
tral office here.
A German newspaper scrap found in
a cotton roll Intended for soldiers' ban
dages, aroused suspicion. Dr. W. G.
Bain, Springfield pathologist, found mil
lions of tetanus and anthrax germs when
he tested the paper.
The suspicions of Springfield workers
were aroused by discol orations on the
cotton. t
slstant were held prisoner In a wash'
room for over 80 minutes while the
bandits searched the establishment.
Jewel safss, cabinets and tray a were
looted. Only the higher grade Jewels
were taken.
Police tonight branded the hold-up as
the most daring In months. It was In
the face of an active campaign against
tha criminal world and under the noses
of police.
Officials believe tha bandits have left
the city, and New York and New Orleans
police -have been asked to be on the
lookout. '
Unusual Tragedy
Reported at Atlm
Prince Rupert.. B. C, Jan. 26. -TJ. P.)
A report from Atlin telle of a rather
unusual tragedy In the neighborhood of
the town, A white man, seeing prohibi
tion coming, cached a lot of liquor away
In his cabin. He soon had reason to
suspect that during his absence from
home somebody had been helping him
self to his firewater. .
He put what waa left of the whiskey
In a new hiding place and left a few
quarts of wood alcohol In the cabin. One
night he returned to find three dead In
dians In his home. The fourth had bare
ly lived to get outside.
They had consumed the nolson, believ
ing It to be a brand of whiskey.
Chocolates Excluded
From Training Camp
Great Lakes. XVL, Jan. 26. (I. N. S.)
Commander W. A. Moffett of the naval
training station here will Issue an order
late today forbidding tha Jackles to eat
chocolates,- It waa learned this afternoon.
Tha action is tha result of an Investi
gation which disclosed ground glass in
a well known brand of chocolates In
tended for the sailors. Commander
Moffett has also tightened his food In
spection department, and . has directed
that hereafter as much food aa possible
be prepared In the camp, and aa little
, as possible purchased outside.
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Revolver Duel Ends
With Two Men Dead
i ajx. usua-. Jan. zb. ti. j. b. Ajvan
j Russell and Marvin Davis are dead and
I Arthur Davis, brother of Marvin, la In
Jail tonight as a result of a pistol duel
hero this afternoon. Tha battle was
fought at the coal, mine .where tha men
were employed after tha men quit work.
A feud of long standing Waa responsible.
Livingstone, a son of Robert Livingstone.
president of the Oregon Mortgage Co..
who was given a first lieutenancy In the
field artillery. Lieutenant Livingstone
received his commission aa second lieu
tenant at the first officers' training
camp at tha Presidio of Ban Francisco.
Riverside Selected
For Aviation Camp
r
Washlngton. Jan. 26. (P. P.) River
side, Cal.. la favored by the army avia
tion section aa a campsite for Southern
California. It was learned today.
Selection of this place would be in Una
with plan understood to be considered
to have camps near big, ettlea,' Including
Los Angeles, San Francisco and Port
land, as partial protection against any
raids on tneee cities.
Play Draws Well
Monmouth, Or Jan. 26. The girls of J.
Monmouth high school gave a play Thurs
day night, entitled 'The Betty Wales' f
Girls." The proceeds will be used to
purchase a service flag for the boys who
are now In the service from the Mon
mouth high school.
Joseph Drug Store
Robbed by Boys
Joseph. Or.. Jan. 26. The Joseph
Drug company's store was robbed early
this morning. About 110 worth of mer
chandise and SI la money was taken.
A back window was forced. The
robbery wss evidently the work of
boys, aad the Itsaal authorities have
an Idea who they are.
5000 Ship Workers
Threaten to Strike
Yletorla, B- C-. Jan. 28. (L N. 8 )
It was reported her today that 6000
salpworkers on government construction
are threatening a strike to take place
next month. Twanty -seven vessels for
tha war merchant marina are neaiing
eompletaoa here.
Gompers C8 Tears Old
Washington, Jan. 16. (U. P.) Samuel
Compere, president of the American Fed
oration of Labor, today celebrated his
sixty-eighth birthday anniversary, greet
ed by mora than J.OOC.OOO workmen, of
whom ha has been the head for more
than 80 years.
GODOWSKY TO PLAY
AT LOWEST PRICES
MAIL OB.DEES C0MI50 FAST '
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The prices of 85 and IS cents, at which
Leopold Oodowsky will be beard hero,
are the lowest at which ha has evet
Flayed and afford a unique opportunity
or all to hear him. The recital la on
Monday night, February 4. at Tha Audi- -torlum,
and mall orders are already
pouring In. Address same and make
checks payable to ELLIftOX WHITE,
BBOADWAT BLDO, CITY. ADYAKCIt
HALE OPKXB FB.IDAY EKBB.CAB.T
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0. A. C. Basketball
Team Trims U. W.
Seattle, Wash- Jan. 26. Oregon Aggie
basketball quintet completely outclassed
Washington five here tonight In a mix-
up resultfhg In a lto 8 score.
The Washington men had absolutely
no team work and stood still whenever
they nabbed tha balL The Aggies played
a fast game and their team work was
perfect. Onoe an Aggie man got tha
ball It went down to hi a basket aa the
crow files, and' there it usually stayed
until It dropped through tha hoop.
Washington tightened up la the sec
ond half and. allowed the farmers but
one basket to their own two, but the
lead of tha frst half -waa too much' to 1
overcome..
Norman Ross Cuts
Own 500-Yard Mark
San Francisco,' Jan. 26. TJ. P.) Nor
man Ross, former Portland boy, wear- i
lng tha colors of tha San Francisco
Olxmpie club, cut 1 2-S seconds from his
own 600 yard Indoor swimming record
in an official meet tonight at tha Olym
pic club. He made the distance in six
minutes and 4 seconds. Tha former rec
ord waa made by hlm at tha Detroit
Athletic club on March IT, 1917.
MAN
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with a handicap which, if
removed, would spell for
him success and comfort.
' A lVtAN comes to us wearing an improperly adjusted truss, or maybe
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pain, aside from the risk he runs of death.
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