tE OREGON DAILY,. JOURNAL, PORTLAND, : MONDAY, FEBRUARY. 18,
1918.
DATA ARE SOUGHT
FOR COOS WAGON
ROAD MEASURE
Special Assistant Attorney Gen
eral Will Confer With Various
State and County Officials.
WANT TO KEEP ALL PROFITS
Public Lands Committee of the
v House Does Not Take Kindly
"to Schools Getting One Half.
S. W. 1 Williams, special assistant to
; i ha attorney general at Washington, haa
returned from Washington, where he
appeared before tha committee oh pub-
1c landa In reference to tha Coos Bay
dragon road bill. Ha will meet In con
ference with tha varloua state and
dnty official whoaa official poattlon
. brings tham in touch with the caaa. aa
. oon aa euch conferences may ba se
cured. In an effort to maka auch a pres
entation af facta and data to the land
committee aa will gain Its support for
;ha bill now pending befora It.
Mr Williams was called to Washing
ton aaveral waeks ago to appear Befora
i ha committee on public lands and out
'Ina tha position of the department of
. justice in reference to the Sinnott bill.
It was at thaj hearing that the oppo-
Itlon to tha terms of the bill arose
.rom different members of fhe commlt
'.aa. Who objected to thaftllsbursement of
50 per cent of the neroceds to. the
irreducible school fund and port, road
ind district funds of Coos and Douglas
counties.
WoiM Hare l,00,00fl
Mr. Williams' statement to tha com
mittee showed that the original Coos
' 3ay grant comprised 105,009 acres of
land. In a tract approximately 65 miles
'ong by alx wide, extending from Marsh
fleld to Roseburg. Of this total some
, -12,000 acrea have been sold, leaving ap
proximately 93,000 acres in the grant as
- It now stands.
Tha Sinnott bill provtdes that the gov
ernment should pay Coos and Douglas
counties approximately $408,000 In taxes
and. Interest, and the Southern Oregon
.company, owner of the tract, $232,000 for
Its Interest in the land. Tha company,
In exchange for this payment, is to re
convey the land to the government by
deed.
These payments would leave approxi
mately f 1.000,900 as the net value of the
grant, which Is to be sold under the
same terms and conditions as set out in
tha Chamberlain-Ferris act, admlnlster
Ing tha Oregon A California grant landa.
Committee Ii Hesitating
.The Sinnott bill alao provides that of
these net proceeds 10 per cent shall be
(retained by tha general fund of the
government, 40 per cent be aoDortinn
to tha reclamation fund, IS per cent to
tha Irreducible school fund of Oregon
and St per cent to the two counties of
. Coot and Douglas for their road, port
nn oisu-ici lunaa.
Thepobllc landa eommltiM v...i
tating concerning the payment of mora
than tha accrued taxes and penalties to
tha two counties and is showing a dis
position to retain all of tha net pro
ceeds. Mr. Williams will cooperate
with Attorney General Brown and the
officials f tha two counUbs and Is pre
paring a showing in suppdrt of tha pres
, ant terms of the bill by which the school
fund and county funds are to receive SO
per cant of the net proceeds or $500,000
In round numbers.
Gambling Oasts at Hammond
Hammond. Ind., Feb. 18. (I. N. S.)
Hammond, which has been a wide-open
gambling town for 35 years, was sud
denly closed to gamblers today In an
order Issued by Mayor Dan Brown. He
directed Chief Austegln to stop' gam
bling .in all forms Immediately.
Gold Smuggler Is Held
i Laredo, Texas, Feb. 18. (I. N. S.)
Refugio De Prado, -a Mexican woman
arrested while smuggling 88000 in cold
coin tnto Mexico, was bound over to Take LAXATIVE! BROMO QUININE
the federal grand Jury here todav In f Tableta). It atopa the Cough and Head
default of ball aha waa sent t rVi cn and wrke off the Cold. E. W.
was aent to Prison. GROVE'S signature on each box. 80c Ad.
UNTIL WEDNESDAY
MIDNIGHT iTpX
The IflredMcttf JSZy
1 N
ADDED ATTRACTIONS
"Watch Your Neighbor"
. Mack Sennett's Latest V
"A Ryiag Trip
Wands with
BROADWAY AT STARK DAILY 11 TO 11
w. s. s.
t f
Elite Parker Butler, who wrote "Pigs
la ftsrm " haa written something else
"ibout war and thrift and War Savings 1
ouunpa Mia xorin. ouuiiyn, aiiu uuuto,
and here It Is:
Jeter Patriot had a penny;
Slacker had a cent.
Sammy
Peter put his pennies in his pocket
until he had 25 of them and then he;
bought a Thrift Stamp.. .
m n j
rru..- t.- r tnr him.oif - i
art : hrnaTpemlU & goveVnment j "UVeast two
to buy 26 cents worth of goods or serv- i Photographs, taken within the last two
ices to help win the war; he had helpeU ' V , " thf application to the fed
., ;,,, y,,' eral civil service commission at Wash-
business, hlmselfand his country. ingtQn Jt Jg rqutred that all app.
" tl i cants be citizens of the United States.
Sammy Slacker spent his cent for j Captam Gooch of the surgeon gen
some silly. Insignificant stuffsweets . eraj.B department needs several high
or something and saved nothing, did c,aM male stenographers who are wll-
he had . loaned 25 cents to the govern
not neip me government aim wm
Sammy Slacker.-
MM
t Peter's purchase paves paths to per
manent prosperity.
a an
Sammy's s'.ly eytnoing signifies sor
row some day.
jb a
Moral: Buy 'l hrirt Stamps. They
soon grow into War Savings Stamps.
F,
OF
CITY ATTEND SPECIAL
Soldier Boys Are Entertained by I
the East Side Christian
Church Members.
Fathers and sons Joined arms Sunday
and attended special services held as a'
. 'Tt- c
climax to the 'Father and Son" week
celebration in Portland. !
Members of the East Side Christian '
church became hosts to soldier boys, tak
ing them Into their homes after the serv-
Ice. Rev. R. H. Sawyer spoke In the
morning on The Bible, America and
You," a special service for young men.
The responsibility of giving every boy
the heritage of a good home, proper vo-
cation in life, social privileges of the
rlgnt aina ana spiritual giiaance reBis
with father, according toTlev. William
A. Waldo, pastor of the White Temple,
In a special " ainer ana son" sermon ;
Sunday morning.
"I am glad it has been my privilege
to have been a boy," said Rev. Mr.
Waldo, "for it is a most wonderful ex
perience. I do not want you to get the
idea that I have finished that experience,
for I am going to say, that for this occa
sion, any man under 90 years of age Is a
boyany older than that Is a full grown
man and we will count him out for this
once. 1
"Father ,1 the most Important Individ
ual because It is his duty to provide
and see that the necessities are at hand.
No .one haa auch an influence with the
boy as the boy's father it should be
wielded rightly."
Short talks featured the service at the
Flrat Methodist church South. Robert T.
Jacob spoke on the "Knee Pants Army ;
W. T. Lee, on "Our Dads" ; Dwlghc
Morrjs. on "The Sons in Uniform;
Rev. J. T. French, on "The Object ol a
Boy's Memory," and Dr. G. G. Forbes,
on ' the Boy's Life, and What"?
Dr. Joshua, Stansfleld of the First
ATHERS
AND
SOUS
SERVICES
SUNDAY
Methodist Episcopal church spoke on fight, preceded by a heavy bombard
"Between Father and Son." Rev. R. B. ment. but were thrown back and lost
Smith spoke to a large gathering of
fathers ana sons sunaay morning at the
Sunnyslde Methodist Episcopal church '
and at the First Christian Church, Rev. :
II. H. Griffis conducted a dedication
service at which the service flag waa un
veiled. -
Te Cure a Cold Is One Day
Through the Hawaiian
Robert C Bruce."
E
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Cal Sent Out for 5000 Mefl aPfJ
Women Needed in Depart
ments and Abroad.'
The United States government wants
6000 stenographers immediately. They
lare wanted top employment in. wasn-
I'igton, X. C. at $1100 per year
for
eiuier men or women.
All applicants are required to fill out
to to v-ance and act as sec-
i retaries for high officials. These will
I have to enlist for the duration of tha
; war, being appointed as sergeants at
! $01 per month and all expenses. Men
for this service must be over draft
I age, "and the need Is urgent.
Most Pass Speed Test
The civil service examination for
stenographers now consists of dicta
tion at 80 words per minute, copying
from rough draft and copying from
! plain copy.
Several hundred Portland atenog
raphers are- already" working for the
government in Washington and in the
army and navy camps and conton
ments. Otrls working in Washington
are able to secure rooms, including
breakfast and supper, at the T. W. C.
A. for $35 per month. The National
Council of Defense also lends - assist
ance in securing rooms for govern
ment employes of both sexes.
I. L. Biggs, manager of the Portland
branch of the Underwood Typewriter
company, has received instructions to
send duplicates of all applications of
stenographers to the civil service com
mission in Washington. "There are
many students in Portland business
colleges preparing for the'clvil service
examination," said Mf. Riggs.
Many Already la Service
TV. .1 .. . .1 .
, ",a
of course, take precedence over private
interests with a great many applicants
for positions. Thtee of the women
employes of this office are now yeo-
TTl ATI In t1A TTrlr1 Stotaa . n ii
two of oup w mm are w ,
wlth the lg2d lnfantry regi.
ment women are Miss A. O.
Crossley, manager of employment de-
partment ; Mrs. T. K. Mofflt. cashier,
-d Elvelvn Younnrn. sBintflnf hir
The men are Ralph Nichols and Ros-t
coe Williams."
Information regarding civil service
examinations for government positions
may be obtained at the Portland post-
office or by applying to the federal
civil service commission, Washington!
D. C
BACK WITH LOSS
Enemy Loses After Making Ad
vance in Sector Where
Americans Man Guns.
Paris, Feb. 18. (U. P.) The Germans
gained a footing southwest of Dumesnll
wood (where American artillrv ha
been aldlna the French aftr a
several prisoners, the French war office-
announced today.
The attack, it was said, was made
where the French recently advanced.
Mutual artillerylng was reported In
jMortler wood, the Vaux-Hallion salient
and along the right bank of the Mouse.
Mortier wood is in the neighborhood
of T allure, where French infantry, aided
by Yankee gunners, advanced a mile
Into the German defenses last week,
American Gunners Get Range
With the American Army In France,
Feb. 18. (L N. S.) American gunners
have secured the range of Important new
German works and a number of direct
hits were scored by the artillery on Sun
day. Considerable damage is believed to
have been caused.
In some manner the Germans learned
some of the American rocket signals and
on Saturday night they streaked the sky
with flares to Indicate that a gas attack
waa coming. The Americans donned their
gas masks, but the attack did not de
velop. One of our patrols which set out to
Investigate the damage done by Ameri
can shellfire got safely through the first
lines of German wire. They reached the
second field of entanglements and were
Investigating when they heard a sput
tering behind them. The barbed wire
through which they had passed -was
shooting off blue sparks. The Germans
had charged It with electricity to prevent
the return of the patrol. The Americans
flung themselves upon the ground, but
as they were not fired upon, one of them
ywho had. been an electrician before he
went to the army, investigated and
.finally got the men through to safety,
i
f - Portuguese Capture Germans
London, Feb. 18. (XJ. P.) Portuguese
troops have been active on , the west
front again. Field Marshal Halg report
ed today. They took a few German
prisoners in the neighborhood of Neuve.
Chapelle.
"One of our posts drove off hostile
raiders near Gavrelle," he aaid.
"Several casualties were inflicted en
the enemy in a patrol encounter in thW
Messlnes sector.
"The enemy's artillery was active
south of Arras and Cambral on the road
north of Lens and in the neighborhood
of Zonnabeke."
-' ' " "
Tar Boils Over j Pire
Threatens Dwelling
Boiling tar on the kitchen stove to
. prepare it for a roof coating proved a
failure and threatened the destruction
of the home of H. K. Longlaise at the
foot of Miles street Sunday night.
'All went well until Longlaise stepped
into the living-room of his house to read
the paper. As ha read the tar boiled
over and a bias started tn a wood box.
'The fire department checked the blase.
The damage was estimated at $50.
' X draining rack In the bottom of a
new wash, boiler makes it possible to
' remove its contents without danger of
I seaming its
GOV
RNMENT
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STENOGRAPH
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IMMEDIATE
SERVIC
GERMANS
HURLED
Two Men Held as
, I. W. W. Organizers
Pair .Arrested at La Graade' Had May
Day Stiekera aad Llteratare Boldly
AjlTeeatter Sabotage aad 31 ardor.
La Grande, Or Feb. 18. Seth Lee
and Alex Stevenson, alias Alex Ryan,
are being held in the city Jail here as
I. W. W. organizers awaiting instruc
tions from the federal authorities. The
arrest of the, two men came after one
of them was seen to drop an incendiary
sticker bearing the date May 1. 1918.
In their room at the Elite hotel, where
they were arrested, was found great
Quantities of I. W. W. literature boldly
advocating arson, sabotage and even
murder. It is believed the industrialists
are flocking to eastern Oregon now in
preparation for the spreading of their
propaganda .throughout the lumber
camps this spring. Lee and Stevenson
had evidently been working In Idaho be
fore coming to La Grande.
Gun. Play in Illinois Town
Hlllsboro, I1L, Feb. 18. (L N. S.)
Three mene were shot in a revolver duel
between Hlllsboro loyalists and alleged
I. W. W, and pro-Germans here Sun
day. A mob of about 800 stormed the home
of Henry Donaldson. Occupants of the
house opened fire on the mob. Chief
of Police Emery was shot through tha
wrist and his son-in-law. , i.rneat
Fath, was ahot in the body three times.
Henry Donaldson Jr. was shot In the
stomach, presumably by himself acci
dentally. SPEED IS URGED
ON RAILROAD BILL
McAdoo in Letter Says Delay of
Congress Is Jeopardizing
Nation's Prosperity.
Washington, Feb. 18. (L N. S.) De
lay in passing the administration rail
road bill is jeopardizing the prosperity
of the country and imperiling its success
in the war. Railways Director McAdoo
warned the house this afternoon.
In a1 letter to Chairman Sims of the
interstate and foreign commerce com
mittee, which was read to the house. Di
rector McAdoo urged immediate action
on the bill. The necessity was so great,
he said, that he "could not overempha
size It.".
Delay Imperils War
"This Is the time of year," he wrote.
"when the railroads should be placing
orders for easentlal equipment and mak
ing preparations for those improvements
in their facilities which will enable them
to meet the great and urgent demands
for transportation for' which they now
not only have insufficient motive power
and equipment, but in many cases Inad
equate facilities. It Is a great task to do
the required work in time to get the
benefits this year. It is my earnest con
vlction that every day's delay In setting
this work, forward is imperiling the suc
cess of the war, limiting the industrial
efficiency and jeopardizing the general
prosperity and welfare of the country.
We cannot go . forward with, many mat
ters -of vf taU moment, until the pending
railroad bill becomes a law."
Watioa Dlicnites Bill
President Wilson must surrender the
vast powers he now wields when the
end of the war comes. This statement
was made today by Senator James
Watson of Indiana In a speech in the
senate on railroad legislation.
Senator Watson diverged from his
subject of railroads long enough to ex
press his disapproval of the Overman
bill, granting the president powers to
reorganise the executive departments
of the government. He predicted that
the railroads will never return to the
old competitive system, but declared
that government ownership constitutes
"a step toward socialism."
Competitive System Gone
"It may be safely predicted that .the
American railroads will' never return to
the old competitive system," Senator
Watson said. "I believe that is gone
forever ; that the Sherman anti-trust
law, so far as it concerns railroad com
binations, will be repealed ; that anti
pooling, laws directed at railroads will,
in so far as they affect the transporta
tion system of the country,' be abro
gated, and a plan will be adopted which
will give the government practical con
trol of tha American railways, withoutT
the weakness and the inefficiency lncl
dent to government ownership."
Railroad Bill "War Measure"
Senator Watson said that he consid
ers the railroad bill a "war measure.
and that he considers it necessary to
give the president unusual powers of
ratemaklng, but declared that these pow
ers must be revoked when peace cornea
"Government ownership Is not In it
self the adoption of socialism." Senator
Watson said, "but it Is the first in the
socialistic program- If we take the
first step along the socialistic highway.
who is so wise as to prophesy, what the
laat may be T For if we Inaugurate this
program, in the end, it will all be forced
upon the country, and in my judgment
forced upon it to the destruction of our
form of government.
Unhiard'Of Powers Conferred
Turning to the subject of presiden
tlal ..authority, Senator Watson said
"The Overman bill, now pending in this
body,, confers upon the president un
heard-of powers, many of which, to my
mind, are entirely unjustifiable, but the
most reprehensible feature of that meas
ure, in my judgment, is the one that pro
vides that the autocratic authority shall
continue for one year after the termina
tion of the war. These are war powers.
They are asked for war purposes. They
are not constitutional. They are not in
harmony with the spirit of our Institu
tions.
t Waste Power Limited
"I Tim hot yet convinced that. In order
to winHhe war, it is necessary to con
fer upon the president the tremendous
powers for a period of peace long after
tne connict shall have ceased. .
Tp that end let us firmly resolve that.
witn proclamation of. peace, the
president shall surrender all of the vast
powers willingly conferred upon him by
an arouse a people because of the exi
gent necessities of war: that this na
tion shall return to' the kind of republic
founded,, by the revered fathers of the
Union, and that we shall reestablish
upon foundations too secure ever to be
threatened the three Independent and co
ordinate branches of. government."
Germans Down 16
j Allied Airplanes
'Berlin; via London. Feb. 18 (U P.)
Sixteen enemy airplanes and two cap
tive balloons have been brought down
In the last two days, the German war
office announced today.
."Artillerylng" was the succinct report
concerning operations on the west front
PIONEER WOMAN WHO
WAS WIDELY KNOWN
iS CALLED BY DEATH
vf ej.i.iwi ni i .mil.. n . .
Mrs. Betsy Ann Miller Died To
jday at Home of Her Sort,
Jt Aged 85 Years.
Mra Betsy Ann Miller died this morn
ing -at the residence of her son. Col
onel Robert A. Miller, 674 Johnson
street. In her eighty-sixth year. Bher
waa one of the pioneers of Oregon
and crossed the plains in 1850 with her
parents. Her father. Dr. Aubrey, was
oneof the best known early-day physi
cians in Oregon and resided near Eu
gene.
Mrs. Miller was born In Ray county.
Missouri, December 7, 1832. She was
the : third worthy grand matron of the
Order Eastern Star of Oregon, and was
a member of Aderel chapter No. I of
Jacksonville. Upon the death of her
husband several years ago. J. M. P.
Miller of Jacksonville, she came to
Portland to reside with her son.
A daughter, Mrs. Anna Beach, also
survives her. Two brothers, older
than herself, are living, Milton Aubrey
of Eugene, and Marshall Aubrey of
Tumalo, Oregon. Funeral arrange
ments are in charge of the Ericson
Funeral Directors, 445 Morrison street.
i
Mrs. Aroilla H. Powell
Mrs. Aroilla Howard Powell died at
her home In this city. 856 East Fourth
atreet, Sunday, age 48. She is sur
vived by her husband, Glenn O. Powell,
three daughters, and one son, Mra
Claudia Mulholand and Mrs. Paulina
Barnes of Portland; Mrs. Ada G. My
ers of Redlands, Cal.j Noble G. Powell
of 1 this city. Mrs. Powell was a
daughter of R. V. Howard, one of the
early pioneers of Oregon, and was born
and spent all her life In Lane county
until nine years 'ago, when the family
removed Co Portland. She was a mem
ber of 'the Junction City Christian
church, and Diamond Lodge No. 8, De
gree, of Honor of the same place. Fu
neral arrangements are in cnarge oi j.
P. Finley & Son.
Charles Grunig
Charles Grunig died Sunday at his
home, 278 East Broadway. He was
In his sixtieth year and is survived
by his widow and three children.
Charles H., Margaret E. and Alma M.
Grunig.-- Mr. Grunig was a member of
Elison Encampment and Minerva Lodge
I. O. O. F., and had been employed
by the Union Meat company for the
past 25 years. ' Funeral arrangements
are in charge of tne Holman company.
OUT OF SERVICE
-
Captain Pereless Is Discharged
3 for Lack of Efficiency, Gen.
Goethals Declares. ,
Washington. Feb?18. (IT. .) That
Charles Eisenmann of . Cleveland has
left Washington and Is no longer con
nected with the National Council of De
fense was disclosed today in a letter
from Secretary of War Baker to Sen
ator MoKellar of Tennessee.
At the same time Senator McKellar
made , public ; a letter from General
Goethals, acting quartermaster general,
stating that Captain A. E. Pereless, who
exposed the wool contracts, had been
discharged for lack of efficiency.;
Hsge Profits Exposed - , .
Eisenmann, as head of s subcommit
tee on supplies of the Council: of Na
tional Defense, purchased '. for the' war
department N $800,000,000 'worth ' of ma
terial and equipment- since the war
began. , '
He was brought under fire during the
investigation of the army by the sen
ate military affairs committee. After
vigorously defending his acts, he told
the committee that he would retire as
soon as a favorable opportunity pre
sented itself. t
Captain Pereless, as head of the con
servation section of the quartermaster's
corps, told the senate military affairs
committee the story of the contracts
let through the influence of Elsenmann's
committee to the Base Sorting com
pany. His testimony showed that the
Base Sorting company, under its con
tract, would have profited at the rate
of 4000 per cent a year.
: Captain Pereless charged that Eisen
mann not only defended the contracts
of the Base Sorting company, but
threatened to ""show who was giving
orders" when he (Captain Pereless)
forced the cancellation of the contracta
TTewa Given Out Incidentally
. Secretary Baker's announcement of
the withdrawal of Eisenmann from the
Council of National Defense was made
incidentally in a letter answering a num
ber of questions put to him by Senator
McKellar.
Regarding the discharge of Captain
Pereless, General Goethals wrote to Sen
ator McKellar today:
"Captain Pereless was discharged for
reasons due entirely and solely to serv
ice considerations. It was necessary to
reorganize, among other divisions of this
office, the conservation division with
which Captain Pereless was connected.
"Examination of the qualifications of
Captain Pereless disclosed that he lacked
the efficiency considered necessary for
the performance of the duties with
which he was charged." .
General Goethals said that Captain
Pereless realised his lack of qualifica
tion and asked for retirement to the in
active list of the quartermaster's reserve
off leers' list.
Colonel Wallace of
I Portland Dismissed
' Washington. Feb. 18. (WASHING
TON BUREAU '-OF THE JOURNAL)
uoionei Hamilton a. Wallace has been
dismissed by the president under the
articles, of war for unbecoming conduct
and inefficiency. It is unofficially re
ported that the charges Included inebri
ety and behavior calculated to bring the
amy mra oisrepute.
1 Colonel Wallace was in charge of the
quartermaster's department In Portland
until recently, when he waa succeeded
by Lieutenant Colonel Jones. He left
ror san jrrancisco Saturday nirht on
his way to Washington, after saying to
his friends that he considered a great
Injustice had been done him. and that,he
wwuiu .piraj mm case in wasnington.
i Santlseptle Boob to fotben,
eXrthee aad rHve abated. Mtate aklM a
tofaata Kecpe acta tnum aad sweet. Ttmm
aw babya ttsdar afci-v aoa. ail drassista. aa.
ESENMANN DROPS
PROMINENT WOMAN IS BURIED
M 1 rajiiiaiajiifiiamMiiiitiijajii 1 . .-y"
Mrs. Den a
Funeral services were held-this morn
ing for Mrs. Dena LIpman, widow of the
late 8. LIpman, Rabbi Jonah B. Wise
officiating. The services were held at
the residence, 721 Wayne street, and
final words were- said in Beth Israel
cemetery. Mrs. LIpman is survived by
two sons, L N. and William F. LIpman
of Portland, and one daughter, Mra E.
Heller of San Francisco. She was born
in Philadelphia in . 1841 and had resided
in Portland for the last 20 years. Mra
Bishop Paddock Is
Proud of Soldiers
'Those Tint, Red Blooded Bare Bevfli,
the Most Lovable Men I Ever Knew,
Is His DeterlpUoa of Camp Lewis Men.
A fervent prayer for a vision of what
the home folks ought to be, ought to
have, for strength to consecrate them
selves for the sake of the boys now or
soon to be "over there, waa offered by
Bishop Robert L. Paddock of Eastern
Oregon, as every member of the con
gregation at Trinity Episcopal church,
remained on bended knee.
Bishop Paddock recently returned
from Camp Lewis, where he lived with
the boys and is known as their com
panion, adviser and ardent friend. Speak
ing of his experiences at Camp Lewis,
Bishop Paddock said:
"I never once said what X was doing
for the boys. Everyjdayl was glad to
tall what thoaestilendld boys of Camp
Lewis were doing for me. v s
f.."Thaboys realUe that soon' they will
do going 'over the top,' but they will
have no fear They're red-blooded, but
getting spiritually and morally more fit
every day, those fine, red-blooded dare
devils, the most lovable men I ever
knew."
Nordica's Will Stands
Paterson. N. J.. Feb. 48. (I. N. 8.)
The attempt of George W. Young,
former husband of Mme. Nordica, sing
er, who died in the South Sea Islands,
to break his wife's will failed today
when Vice Chancellor Louis 8tevenaon
upheld the decision of the Monmouth
county abpeUate court. Mme. Nordica's
will did not mention Young.
HELPING
"Thm world must be made safe for democracy" Woodrow Wilson
NEW WORLD LIFE
Insurance Company IS DOING ITS BEST (
It Is investing la each Issae of
Liberty beads.
It is giving freely of the time
of Its officers aad employes in
aiding the government la every
possible way.
Financial Condition
DECEMBER 31st, 1917
ASSETS
First Mortgage Loans on Real
Estate in the Northwest, Liberty
Bonds, Loans on Policies; Accrued
Premiums, Interest, etc. (kll gilt
edge investments) $2,625,837.75
. LIABILITIES
Reserve needed to mature all poli
cies, pay accrued policy and all other
claims of whatever nature, except on
"Capital Stock account. .$1,014,497.49
Excess of Assets Over Liabilities
i Capital and Surplus
$1,611,340.26
! NewWorld" Ufa Insurance Company is carefully and scientifically
strength of its protection to policyholders.
Since; us organization it nas invested 3,242,632 in Bond, warrants
Mortgages In tha Northwest exclusively.
Joaa it Cadigaa, PresfaeaU
John D. Caraody, Tie President.
3 E. C. Brntoa, iaetaary aad Asst. 8ey
. . :v Tordyea, Aa-sacy Maaag-er.
Surplus to Policyholders $1,61 1,340.26
; i ; 4 1 f JOHN r J. CADI G AN, President
LIpman
LIpman was a resident 'of San Fran
Cisco, Sacramento and Portland since
1850. and was known for her charitable
work and Interest in the welfare of
others. Until a year ago when illness
compelled her to forego active work.
she was interested In a number of hu
manltarian movements to assist the
aged, the sick and the suffering. In
1908 her husband and herself celebrated
their golden wedding at the Portland
hotel and received a large number of
friends, relatives and well wishera
Release Mooney or
We Strike, Is Threat
Labor Leaders Take Fart la Parade of
av j-rnoaa ia neaiuei Haa leal Talk
era Demand Ultlmatnm Be Itsned.
Seattle. Feb. 18. (L N. 8.) A nation
wide strike to take effect May 1, if
Thomas Mooney and, his co-dependanta
In the San Francisco preparedness day
bomb explosion are not freed by that
time. Is the announced intention of la
bor leaders here today following a mass
meeting yesterday afternoon. A street
P"rw in wnicn uuu persons particl
Dated lncludlna renresenta.tiv r
jranized labor, waa held and after that
tne meeting.
W. D. Patterson at Ran
U,IOVU.
representing the union in the defense of
wwne cue, waa me speaker. Other
labor leaders and Socialists spoke.
The meeting went on record in favor
of sending a telegram to President Wil
son appealing for Mooney and In the
event that no action Is taken by May L
calling a nationwide strike.
Big Oil Operator
Dies in Kentucky
Winchester. Ky.. Feb. 18. (L N. S.)
W. M. Page, one of the best known
oil operators of this section and a close
friend of John D. Rockefeller, with
whom he was associated, die i rrrp -here
today. He was 75 years old and
a native or Illinois.
TO WIN
IT HELP RAISE WHEAT.
Practically all Its great balk of assets, over
Two MUlloa Hlz Hasdred Thossasd Dollars,
Is at work on the farms of the northwest.
(The prime first mortgage on choice farm
land Is the aeme of safe inrestraeat.)
1917 Greatest Year
Of Growth in Company's History
Insurance in Force
$17,142,000.00
1-917 Gains Over 1916
Increase in Assets
$714,917.00
Increase in Insurance in Force
$11,039,961.00
End of Tear Iasaraaee
Ull
It) 12
1913
1914
191$
191ft
207.000
1,217,500
2,434,950
2,475,700
4,572,495
6,102,075
1917
OFFICERS
Edward J. O'Shra, Secretary Tras. -Graves,
Kiser Graves, Gta. Cobb set
RETAIL
GROCERS
M BY HIGH COST;:
AND LESS TRADE
": "!" ; ; - :'
Oregon Association Speakers
Declare Price Advances Make
Business More Costly.
CUSTOMERS CUT VOLUME
Complete Cooperation With Gov
ernment in Foodstuffs' Regu
lation Is Proposed by Them.
High prices have hit the grocers. Just
as they have hit the housekeeper. It
costs the retailer more now to handle
the same Volume of business he did be
fore, while the housekeepers are trying
to get along with a smaller volume, .
With the samo retail profit on a com-.
modlty as before the wholesale prices -went
up, the food dealers hive to
finance more expensive purchases and
more costly "overhead."
At least, this waa the tenor ef com-'
plaints uttered at the annual conven
tion of the Oregon Retail Grocers' as-
soclation which opened Its session at
the Imperial hotel this morning.
At the same time the grocers propose
to keep every effort bent toward con
serving the food supply of the United
States.
Food Problem Is DlscoRtrd
Addresses were given by members of
the association and practically every
phase of the food problem was touched
upon. The great problem now, it was
declared. Is complete cooperation with
the government in regulation of food
stuffs. "The grocers are. as patriotic aa any
other class of merchants.' said G. J.
McPherson of Tacoma. "Our work has
been clearly defined by the government
and It is necessary for us to bend
every effort towards assisting the gov
ernment. We are a part of the war
although we are not at the front and
the. efforts of the Retail Grocers' as
sociation throughout the United States
as well as the cooperation of the peo
ple will be a deciding factor."
Mayor Baker delivered the address
of welcome. Walter A. Dentou, stata
secretary, responded.
President Custer gave a short ad
dress on the cooperative work the gro
cers have taken up. He declared al
though prices of foodstuffs have ln
creased, the. retail dealers would net
seek to take advantaged of the high
prices.
W.'S. S. Tfk Is Given
Milton Reed Kleppr gave a talk
on the War Thrift and Savings Stampa
An Invocation was delivered by Rev.
Willi am 'A. Waldo, paator of the Whlt
Temple. The committee on credential!
appointed by President Cus(e this
morning are O. C Claypool, Prinevllle,
chairman; C. M. Epley, Salem, and A.
W. Anderson, Portland.
This afternoon tha members of th
association visited the plant of the Pa
cific Coast Biscuit company.: A shorl .
business session was held at 2 o'clock.
D. M. Botsford of the Portland Ad
club spoke on "How. Why and What
to Advertise" ; George E. Moore, Great
er Portland Association, "The Specialty
Store Idea," and Spence Wortman,
state department of weights and meas
ures, "When the Grocer Cheats Him
self." Would Not Abandon His Home
Frank Schaeffer, an alien German, wh
told Deputy United States Marshal
Tlchenor that he wouldn't move from
his hmiaohnul hftma on the Willamette.
Is being held In the Multnomah county
I Jail while orders for his .Internment are
f awaited from Attorney General Greg-
I from the restricted waterfront area.
THE WAR
It Is aelplag the Red Cross, T.
M. C. A, and Knights of Colam
has. Members of its ferre are
sow serving la the Military
XstabllthmeBt.
Pyramid of Progress
la Force
as.cts
294.KI
843,027
1.404,909 ;
1,716,404
1,827,408
1,910,920
17,142,000 2,625,837
managed and has never impaired the
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