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V- , 3 V & ' " i t , . - - ! . - V ' ,. ... . ". - ' ... , . . - ' V V . f - ' 1 THE OREGON . DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND-WEDNESDAY,, MARCH 13, 1918.: 1 !M .'. f THRIFT MPS TO BE PAID FOR : RAGS AND PAPER Arrangements to Give Hustlers Opportunity to Earn I Start in Campaign Are Made. 'SATURDAY TO BE SALE DAY! Waste Material May Be Disposed ; ?of at Any Fire Station in City; - Benson Girls Make Record. pal, when the results of ;;,he Thrift Stamp campaign were announced on the : chool bulletin. The campaign lasted for 12 days, each term's students work ing; in three days' shifts. - .First came the seniors who started courageously, did the pioneering; .4 and missionary work,-starting the ball roll ing and gathering in 144.92. The second . termers decided they would do better, so profiting by the ex periences of , the seniors they worked with a will and. were able to chalk on! the bulletin board the sum of 1186.76. Then came the third term girls with the , . . . j enthusiasm and good natured rivalry at Yrmno a nl"n Pltc" nd thy went to their rela I UUIlg jtives. friends and neighbors and In three days had J388.40. Surely every available cent had been cornered, thought the first termers, but they worked harder than ever 2nd decided that If possible they would go over the top. They did and won the applause of their sister classes when they announced .that they had sold S499.42 worth of Thrift stamps. making the total for the three days it 11 9.50. Mlss Arnold said tbaf'the patriotism and class spirit developed had been of great value. The results of the contest are on the board in the school hall and over the figures showing the girls loy alty,, is draped the stars and stripes. HEN LIEUTENANT BEAN FELT THRILL W CUT OFF BY FIRE Portland Physician Who Served in British Medical Corps Returns From Front. 1 Q rl r nvci f , TJn Trvi 4-ci ; ' Invited to Attend .' Uncle Sam's war-winning Thrift B tamps, instead of cash, will be the pay s' youngsters who turn in waste paper ana rags on Saturday next, Portland's annual "waste paper and rag day.' Arrangements for giving young hustlers an opportunity to earn a start , in the thrift campaign have been made by the Oregon War Savings committee and M. Lb Gof f, Portland manager of the California Paper ft Board Mill company, the company that buys the waste paper .'and rags. The First National bank has agreed to advance the cash necessary to put in a supply of Thrift Stamps at :every " fire station in Portland, where payment will be made as usual, and 600 Thrift Cards have also been dis tributed among the stations for a 'starter and more will be .supplied if there is need of them. Good Remit Manr Fold .,' The youngster who turns in old paper .worth 25 cents will be given a Thrift Stamp. If he falls short of the 25-cent mark, he will be paid in cash, and he MINIMUM WAGE FOR 'We expected to be taken prisoners at any minute and destroyed all letters and other possible marks of identifica tion that might be valuable to the enemy when for 90 minutes we were cut . off ..from - our troops by German barrage tire," said lieutenant Harold C. Bean, Portland man, who left last July with American physicians to fill vacancies in the British medical staff at the front Lieutenant Bean is the son of United States District Judge Bean. He was house officer for the John Hopkins hos pital at Baltimore, Md., when he Joined the detachment of overseas physicians and surgeons. High tribute is paid the stretcher bearers by Lieutenant Bean. "They are deserving of more credit than they re ceive,' he said. "When they go out in No Man's Land to pick up the wounded they are exposed to the same fire as the soldiers, yet they are unarmed, They are constantly in the thickest of the fight and have no chance to defend themselves." Lieutenant Bean says that great cour tesy is shown the Americans by the French and British no matter to what branch of service they belong. He praises the work of the British physi clans. 'Not only do they give ally wounded the best of care but also the Germans. Orders are to give the enemy wounded the same attention as that given our Within a day or two the Industrial I own on. welfare commission will act upon the Umted BtAtea laMt November after he recommendation that the minimum I lng pronounced physically unfit to carry ... w . Z 1 T . wae of women In other than mercantile I on gruelling work of a physician at will be given cash for odd cents over r omen ln ouier lnn nercfnuio I tne front He haa 8pent Beveral weeks WOMEN 0F211-ZC H cellar at Central Library Friday , Hlgkt Inder Aespieet Fathers of Or esof, Soldiers aid - Sailor. The Fathers of Oregon Soldiers and Sailors will bold an open meeting in the Central library Friday night, and particularly invite all mothers of boys in the U. S. or allied service to at tend. A program Is being arranged that will be of Interest to all. . Stew art McGuire will sing "When the Boys Come Home" and other patriotic songs. Sergeant Harry Richards, formerly with the Tenth Canadian infantry, will tell of his experiences and the needs of the allied armies. He is now with the British recruiting station In Portland. Judge Wallace McCamant will make a talk along patriotic lines. -The Fathers of Oregon Soldiers and Sailors are planning a dance and entertainment on the nights of April 8 and 9. The en tertalnment committee is as follows: IS. M. Rosenthal, J. W. Crossley, A. E. Whitesides. The publicity committee is in charge of Samuel White, chair man, assisted by G. R. Funk. H. W. Sitton and Mrs. P. B. Vanceil. The organization is giving practical assist ance to the boys at the front, and is actively on the job all the time. IS RECOMMENDATION Industrial Welfare Commission Expected to Make Decision in Next Few Days. PASTOR ViLL ATTEND FIGHTS TO TELL ABOUT THE SALVATION ARMY Dr. Youngson Hopes to Get Con tributions to Coming Drive for $25,000 War Fund. that amount, but so far as possible US-cent stamps will be made the basis of payment. The good results of clean-up day will be many-fold. Many an old accumula tion of rubbish, waste papers and rags, always a fire menace, will be cleaned away; the youngsters doing the work will be paid in Thrift Stamps and so taught a lesson in thrift and economy, and the. several thousand dollars that will be distributed as a renult of the crease are those engaged in manurac- day's activities will be sent to Uncle torles, telephone and telegraph offices and office positions be Increased P- J at an eastern hospital before coming to proximately o per cent iu u I Portland. basis of 21 cents an hour. The recommendation was aoopiea i . . Tuesday night by the commissions con- IIT lYinSSlHSOIlll LIJ for women workers- Should the Indus trial welfare commission adopt the rec ommendation three months must elapse before the order becomes effective. Women affected by the proposed in- Ram for winnlng-the-war purposes. : It Is estimated that from 200,000 to 300,000 pounds of paper will be collected during the day. DUtrlcU to Be CanTasstd "Waste paper and rag day" has been , announced in all schools, and each school neighborhood will be thoroughly canvassed by the children. Householders : may be of great assistance to the clean up crUsade If they will assemble the Speak Here Tonight Dr. Ben Zion Mossinsohn lectures tonight at the Neighborhood house in South Portland. He will speak in his native tongue. His address last night at B'nal B'rith temple was heard by over 600 people. Thursday night he speaks at The Au- McNary Asks Aid for Grants Pass Eailway Attention of Secretary JteAdoo Called to Fact That Road to Creseeat Xitj WosJd Open Up Chrome Deposits. Washington, March 13. (WASHING TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.) Senator McNary is submitting a sug gestion to Secretary McAdoo that the government aid in securing railroad con struction for development of chrome ore deposits in Southern Oregon which the geological survey says are of great im portance for war purposes. Director Smith of the geological survey urges de velopment in the following statement furnished Senator McNary: "Government aid 1b needed to supply roads to open to all producers to se cure a maximum production of chrome ore in that region. If the branch rail road torn Grants Pass to Waters creek were completed to Crescent City it would greatly facilitate getting ore to market. Crescent City harbor needs to be Im proved to meet, demands ror chrome and it is 'hoped you will favor project on account of outlet for ore from Southern Curry county." and domestic service. Sight Hour Day Recognized The former rate was 16 cents an hour for the occupations named. The dls-1 ditorlum, and the general public will cussion of the conference committee I mviiea. ms suDjeci win oe, "The centered about whether recommenda- " J" Jerusalem me Allies' Politics lrus lecture is No collections will be i tn I ana Liie jews ruiure. v . ..... ... .-r, ... I ., v.i n meet the sharp Increases in the cost of living Bliouiu uo " "'I FrMlT nlrht Tlr XT -, weekly basis. The recognised standard TemD, -Be IarJlfi, HT"i" TTl for women workers is the eight hour wiu Rus8ian Revoiu. W.fU,Jttrl1.uVl,Pre,?a,r.at,0n f0r th day and tne d,sP8lUon 18 t0 recognize tlon and the jewl8n Problem." Satur- i Visit of the youthful solicitors i School children have been urged to 'spend some time In preliminary cam paigning, locating supplies of material so that Saturday may not be a day orowoea witn aiiairs or Dustness, but a smoothly running occasion that will ;have most of its problems settled before' Jiand. Following are the prices that firemen more man o nou . w & uvcmuio. day n00n he will address th rivio The conference committee also rec-1 league. Thursday morning he elves an omtnenaeu mat women in meresniue i address at iteed college. employments be increased from 9.Z5 to $11.10 a week on a basis of 22 cents an 200 Passengers Removed hour. . Also that minimum wages of 7!My Passenger. weVe taken off 2... It , , , the Bay .State steamer Georgia early to differential is recognized as heretofore, fl wen , tte rocks hotwoon mn ovtnenta Inside and outside I i ,:. ' M have been authorized to div In Thrift ! r. " " t 1 111 " cat rver. a nay were . m n. n J MU . . , I - . . . , I IttACU W ASIVIU. lui 1 1 v. knoll aui k't. 1 nnu iaja , Magazines,, securely tied in bundles, 25 cents per 100 pounds. Newspapers, securely tied in bundles, 25 cents per 100 pounds. All kinds of wrapping paper, paper bags, cardboard boxes, old letters, etc., securely tied ln bundles, '25 cents per 100 pounds. , Rags of all kinds, tied up in old gunny sacks, fl per 100 pounds. It l urged that plenty of string be 'used in tying up bundles of paper, to prevent bursting and the scattering of contents. ' Girls Make Fine Record "The girls and women attending the Girls' Polytechnic school have done well and I am proud of them." Such was the comment of Miss Anna Arnold, princi " ggg II " . Ill I LSI Cross, Feverish Child Is Bilious or Constipated Look, Mother! See if tongue IS'coated, breath hot or stomachsour. permit a lower minimum wage in the state outside Portland (iS.Zo a week outside and $8.64 inside the city) be cause of the higher cost of living in the city. HllUboro Appeal Rejected The committee adopted the following statement relative to the number of hours of work : 'Where business conditions render it impracticable for an employer to fur nish to any employe full time employ ment, the employer shall not be required to pay such employe any greater sum than the hourly wage for the number of hours of actual employment, provid ed such employer shall so arrange con- secutlve hours of continuous employ ment that each employe may have a fair opportunity for securing such other employment as will enable her to earn a full week's wage." The committee rejected a request of Charles E. Wells of Hillsboro that the payment of a smaller wage to telephone operators ln rural exchanges than in the city be permitted. Confirmation Recommended Washington, March 13. Bert E. Ha- ney was recommended by the judiciary ! committee for confirmation as Oregon district attorney. DV. William Wallace Youngson. dis trict superintendent of the Methodist Episcopal church, expects to attend the fight at the Eleventh street theatre to night. It will not be merely to gratify any na rai-nM to witness a DOXtng DOUt. but to tell the assembled fans what the Ra.iva.tion rmv is dolna for the soldiers at the front and how they should help in th mm in it 125.000 drive for funds. Mrs. William C. Alvora. eoione ox tt women's division. - announces her fMtntnina as follows : Mr. W1IUS lm way, Mrs. Robert a Fan-ell. Mrs. Rob ert D. Inman, Mrs. Joseph Savan, Mrs. J. C. Mann. Mrs. George wk Mcaiatn. Mrs. Frederick A- Klehle. Miss NeUle Curtis and Mrs. O. B. Cellars. These women will meet Thursday afternoon at j o-cjock. in tne T. W. C A-, wnen Mrs. Alvord will outline the campaign. A meeting of all colonels was- held Tues day afternoon when final plans were made and the territory was distributed. The final meeting for all officers, com mittees and workers, will be held Sat urday at 8 p. m at th chamber of commerce. L G. Clarke, head of the flying squadron, will announce bis or ganisation Thursday. Plans are- being worked out to open the campaign Sunday afternoon with a :rr.' T1 "aJ: technical expert, during the coining an organ recital. W. H. Boyer will lead 1 mmer OTJ .fZi in a community sing, and there will be Eeed College to -Be Training School Tralalag fer Teefealeal Experts tn eatial Iadastiies "VTlll Make CeUegs Us Center ef l'fsl Serries. , In answer-to a request from th sec retary of war. Reed college has offered Its grounds, buildings, equipment and administrative staff for the training of several rapid fir five-minute speeches. The water supply of the city of Tunis la obtained from th same source that supplied -ancient Carthage and some of Its cisterns still are In use. cording to this plan. About 600 drafted and enlisted' men will b detailed to th college for intensive technical training ln order, as Secretary Baker say. "to avoid unnecessary disturbance to es sential Industrie through withdrawal of skilled men." The federal board for vocational education, which has tabu lated the needs of th war department for more than 100.000 additional experts, has notified Heed college of th prob able necessity -of using all the resources of th college during the coming sum mer. v :.;c-t-0 Reed college has Just opened, under th direction ot .th surgeon general, new course for th training of recon struction aides. A similar cours of three months will be given during the coming summer. Reconstruction aide are women employed ln army hospital and other sanitary formations for aid ing wounded soldiers to recover th as " of their limb and thus be prepared for. reeducation. Reed college Is th only Institution west of the Mississippi river as yet approved for this work by the surgeon general. The cours Include -Instruction in anatomy, physiology, per sonal hygiene, massase. corrective gym nastics and other remedial exercises. , We will clean any watch for 75c We will put in a new main spring, guaranteed for one year, for 75c -Main Floor ! Eussian Fleet May Be Aim of Germans Copenhagen. March 13. (L N. S.) The Germans may be planning opera tions against the Russian fleet In the Baltic -sea, according to a report re ceived here today. There is believed to be a bigger squad ron in Finnish waters while the exact whereabouts of the Russian fleet is unknown. At last reports some of th Russian fleet was at Viborg , while other parts of it were lying off Petrograd. PIANO BUSINESS NEVER BETTER Our piano department is doing a wonderful out-of-town trade. t Mayger, Or., March 11, 1918. Lipman, Wolfe & Co. Gentlemen: "The piano reached here O. K. at noon today and already have it in the house all spick and span without even a scratch. 1 am more than pleased with the instrument and will, I know, re ceive treat enjoyment out of it." Truly yours, A. A. HOLTHOUSE. 1 o smBm dttl Mr Ofclf Musical Floor- The Seventh 11 SALE of Sample TUB i$9:65 SKIRTS W i I ri DIT O .. f. A7T?n i iOUlg KJUI DIL JTUlling It JCuS California Syrup of Figs i can't harm tender stom ' . jach, liver, bowels. Judge Gatens Cuts Bootleg Sentence A mysterious stranger handed me an address wn an envelope and asked me to have some baggage delivered,' ex plained J. A. Homer in Circuit Judge Gatens court Tuesday afternoon. But Horner did not reckon with' the sleuthing of Deputy District Attorney Bernard, who traced down another ad dress on the same envelope and found it .had once before been in Horner's possession. Bernard also learned that Horner holds a mortgage on 1217 First street, where a case of alcohol was de livered several weeks ago in violation of the prohibition law, although the de fendant at first denied knowledge of the building. The jury quickly found Horner guilty as a bootlegger but recommended I leniency. Judge Gatens. assessed a $100 ! fine, which was paid. The case was up ! on appeal from the district court where Horner was fined $250 and sentenced to SO days ln the county jail. Bride of St. Helens, Resident Missing . St. Helens. , Or, March 13. Mystery enshrouds the disappearance Tuesday of Mrs. Robert F. Cole, : bride of a .few days of the superintendent of the St. Helens I.itrht A Power com nan v "v . .. . ieiguuuts uwwre airs, ote was spir ner ennaren sinornia svruD oflttMi in n antnmnhitM tv thru Figs." that this Is their ideal laxativa. I mon it ia mm Koia h because they love its plea-ant taste J the plot was perpetrated by a former iv uiUiuh, wa m enaer i sweetheart, whom she is said to have uiw ioma.cn, .iver ana ooweis with- juted almost on the eve of their In oxxi tnpiag. . . I tended marriage to become the wife. of . v nen cross. . irriiaoie. zevenan. ap uvi. ui. nomA.i. nA v - : m. ' - - i vvis. . " .."...v. ... . w , niiv fiviv oreatn is f saat stomach sour, look at I - Before her marriage Mrs. Cole was iu wmue, nmoen ix coateo, glV a 1 Miss Lou Elfle Wllliamaon. Rha llv xeaspoooxui jt OX mis Harmless "rnilt I In Portland. Sh la aairi trt Iv. tha nW- lasaisve. - ana in a xew nour ail tne of Gus'Weist. a timber operator of Sil xoui,.consupaiea waste, sour bile and verton, Or. She was married to Cole undigested; food passes out -of the! in Portland Thursday and came here vuwcjb, uu urnvw a, wen. DiayxuX I fiiimuv with har ItiitihBTwf -kiu - . i nrk . i . i . . . I vnua ((uu. rt neii me little system Is full of cold, throat sore, has stom ach-ache, diarrhoea. Indigestion, colic . remember, a gooa "inside cleansing' should always be the first treatment given; J-.;--., t: ..y-.. . Millions or mothers keep "California Syrup of Figs" handy; they know a teaapoonful .today saves a sick child tomorrows Ask - your druggist for a Germans Down 19 Planes, 2 Balloons ? Berlin, via London, March It.- f XT. P.) Nineteen enemy airplane and two capo bottle!' of t"Callfomia Syrup of Figi," ! balloons wer downed n the- west which' has direction for babies: chil dren of all ages and grown-ups printed on the bottle. Be war of counterfeits old here, so don't oe fooled. -" Get the front Tuesday, the German war office declared today, . . "There were reconnoltering actions at various western points.", the statement genuine, mad by "California Fig Syr-1 said. ."In the Champagne region our vp company (Ad v. 1 storm troop took 90 French prisoners.'' i ECONOMY No matter whether it be in food or merchandise helps win the War. Almost a Year Ago in July We received a telegram offering us almost 1000 Men's Finest Quality Athletic Union Suits All Regular, All Perfect, All High-Grade Shedacker Athletic UNION SUITS They were the surplus stock of the famous mill. The name Shedacker stands for the finest quality, carefully tailored Athletic Underwear and is a guarantee of Style, Fit and Comfort. Realizing that it would be impossible for us UNDER ANY CONDITION to duplicate this underwear again we purchased the entire lot and offer EVERY GARMENT LESS THAN THE MAKER'S COST This year the most ordinary grade of the best makes of Athletic Underwear will sell for $1.15. THEN MEASURE THE WORTH OF THIS SALE WHERE WE OFFER Athletic Union Suits with tops of FIBRE SILK, SILK MULL SILK MERCERIZED SILK STRIPED MADRAS and lower part of sturdy checked madras A, prominent manufacturer found it impossible to secure materials to fill his orders. He had therefore to discontinue the manufacture of skirts for this sea son, and we purchased his full line of samples at such a low figure that we are able to sell them for LESS THAN HALF OR ONE-THIRD THE PRICE YOU WOULD ORDINARILY PAY! COTTON GABARDINE, SATIN FINISHED VENETIAN CLOTH, WIDE AND NARROW WALE PIQUE AND A FEW SPORT STRIPED SKIRTS. MADE AS THE ILLUSTRATION SHOWS WITH NOVEL WAISTCOAT BELTS, FANCY POCKETS AND BUTTON TRIMMING THEY'RE WONDERS AT THE PRICE SKIRTS THAT WOULD ORDINARILY COST TWO OR THREE TIMES $2,651 - Third Floor, Lipnun, Wolfe & Co. The Sale of Easter Sewing Needs Offers Good A . The Home Savings to THE MODEL DRESS FORM This is the ideal dress form, for it is possible to get your proportions accurately. Made in sections that can be adjusted and locked. No bother to call in help to see "how it hangs and fits" you can see for yourself. $1.00 Down 50c a Week V LkrK Dressmaker THREADS Hemlnwy'$ Silk Thread, 100 yard spools, blacky white and! colors, spool 10c, dozen $1.00 Hemlnways Silk Buttonhole twist, 20-yard spools, dozen 50c spool ' . 6c - Clark's O. N. T. Cotton Thread, . black and white, sil sizes, dozen -63c. spool 6c HOOKS AND EYES AND . SNAP FASTENERS , , Wilson Dress Hooks and Eyes," black or white, 3 'cards for 25c DeLonc .Nub Hooks and Eyes, - black or white, card 8c ; $1.39 Some Almost Half, Many Half Price and ! Many Less Than Half Se WMhbrton-St. Window ' Main Floor, Lipman, Wolf Jk Co. c?cf1 00 JP'W. : Sins The "FREE" Sewing Machine has all the most modern improvements and attachments that make home sewing a real pleasure. See the new cabinet style ma chine that can be closed and placed in a corner out of the way when not in use. SI and Your Old . Machine With Payments of SI a Week Will Buy a "FREE" , ! Second Floor. :r Xipman. Wolf A Co. Needles and Pins Sewing- Millinery, TAltor, Darninf and Embroi dery Naedlea, S . pack- Qladlator Pin Shaeta. 460 count, pkff. 4t, ' Puritan Dreamakr' Pin. K lb. boxes, Noi. 4 and 6. pox &. 1 Laonr white, ail :1 n fir Safety Plus. 2Vb and S. card 8 . - Buttons Ocean Pearl Buttons, finest quality ln sew through or self shank style, card 124. Fancy colored and Pearl Trimming- Buttons, card 12. Ocean Pearl Buttons, seconds, one dozen on card 4. Dress Shields and Brassieres '- Duplex Adjustable . Shields, tie on style, " i pair 32. Silk Covered Shields, i lirht weight, sixes 2-S-4, Pir 15. Klelnert's Gem Double i Covered Dress Shields. sis 2, pair 231 sis , pair 271 aise . pair - 31 sise ft. pair 34. ' Boning, Beltings Warren's Shaped Qlr delin Beitlnr. 24 to SV4 Inches, yard 19. Bestock BelUng. Mack ' or white, yard 6. - Warren's Cotton Cover- ed -Keatherbone. yard 10. dox. il.OO. -Main Floor, ., Lipman. Wolfe at Co. STOUT WOMEN WILL - - Profit by ,, ! ;-;, Miss .Catherine Daugherty's Demonstration of STYLISH STOUT CORSETS . PLAN TO COME THURSDAY! : -. 'Fourth Floor, Lipman, Wolfe & Co. o 5 I