THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL 14' MONDAY.rjUNE l6. 1918. PORTLAND. .'OREGON 'MOTHER'S LETTER' -,... ' A "'"'!' ;"- ' "'":"J ' CHEER TO BRINGS T LAND WOMAN y, Kent Freeman in Letter Tells of .::',. Trip for Wood Into Country, v Which He Calls Very Pretty. HUN PRISONERS QUESTIONED . ''Germany Couldn't Last More Than Six Months More," One of Teutons at Camps Declares. On Mother"! day, May 12, soldiers on J 'the firing line were asked to write horne ijto their mothers, aeordtne- to telegraph ' ) dispatches received from Franoe. The soldiers were also told to write the v word" "Mother's Letter" on the face of , the enrelope. with the promise that ,; letters so marked would be Riven the i ' right of way over other first class mall of the same character. That the army mad (rood Its promise has been demon- ttrated by the large number of "Mother's Letters' that arrived In Portland 25 days ' .' after they were wrljttefi. t, Kant Freeman wrote to his mother. lira. W. A. Freeman, of 1142 Woodward ' avenue, on Mother's day, his letter bearing; the postmark of the following . ' morning-- The letter .reached Portland Thursday. Another letter was written :i'the same boy on tay 8. It arrived "a'day after the "Mother's Letter." !"' i 'was five days longer In transit, t-' Tha censors worked over time on Mother's letters In an effort to tret X them all mailed, by the following- night. ! ' Oermaa Prlnoaert Qaentloned Tart of the letter follows: "Tomorrow .- U .'Mother's day and all the boys are i: T golnr to write a letter which will be treated as special delivery. The said letters are to contain a message of V 'Cheer and assurance and I certainly u am clad to be In a position to write such .- . a letter,, because I know you do lots of .. unnecessary worrying over things you Imagine might happen. We have a new - cook and are getting better eats than , rwe had In good old U. S. A. I'm getting ' fat. "tj'. -l'm going to tell. you a few facts now V which I hope will oneer you. I had a long ride out In the country today to ''i , get some wood. It is a very pretty r country and I enjoyed the trip lm--. t ' mensly. But to get back to what I was going to say. there were a couple of German prisoners working where we got, the wood. One of the fellows In he detail understands enough German ","-tO hold a conversation and through him I'V, kd " sorts of questions which 'V ' thsy seemed willing to answer. , Grasy Sear End, They Ray r, i 1 ."Whether they told the truth or not ' is according to whether one wants to 5 bellve It or not. " They say they don't ' want to fight the Americans and won't ""' bellave there are more than 10,000 .' American soldiers over here. They say , tha prisoners they take are treated fine (7). They don't want to go back either. We asked them how long they . thought the war would last and one : Shook his head and said, 'Germany . couldn't last more than six months more.' "Everything ' looks fine for us and everybody is. happy to put the kibosh on gloom and let joy reign." The postscript to the letter reads: "P. 8. We heard good news tonight, Mon day we get paid." 4 , DALLAS BOY IX BAND Soldiers See l. Columbia Highway MLnuta men of Camas,- Wash., with 74 automobiles, commandeered from Camas and Washoug-aV Wash-, loaded . down with tOQ soldiers. and Portland autda, filled with 200 more, made the trip over the Columbia River highway Sunday. Many other men In khaki were enter tained in Portland . homes at dinner. These soldiers came - from Vancouver barracks and' Fort Stevens. Camas I Mnnnr iluarA fflrls AMlartJMt In ntvtoln. i ing the boys and provided a lunch Bonneville. Lieutenant Frank L. Frye was in com mand of the soldiers taken in charge by the Camas Minute Men and he picked his men from among those who had never seen the - highway before. Me promised to take the Liberty chorus to Camas some time in the future in recip rocation of the kindness of the people of that place. The soldiers who made the trip in Portland cars were sent out by J. W, McCoy of the V. M. C. A. secretarial force. PROMINENT PRIEST WILL. CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY: Small Boy Badly Hurt in Accident Robert McMulIen, 4-year-old son of John McMulIen of 692 Harney avenue was run down by a motorcycle driven by L. n. Case of 1600 East Eighth . street. Sunday. The accident appeared to have been unavoidable, according to witnesses Interviewed by, Patrolman Butler. At East Thirteenth and Tacoma streets, the little boy, who was walking with his father, suddenly darted ahead at the street intersection, from behind a wagon and was hit. Mr. Case assisted the lad to the Hell wood hospital and reported the accident ttf the police. The Jnjuries include a fractured skull and -compound fracture of the left leg which necessi tated an immediate operation. The oper ation on his skull was dangerous but the lad rallied and regained consciousness and It Is announced that he has a fair chance for recovery. 'ffi, l ',Y,'' I i' ; -''4. ,,r I ' ' ' , "' , 'i , ' s- i''V ' ' 1 at yi;- z - s-, i y, in i I ''' A' y 5 " HI P HI Ber. Father I. II. Biark r SUNDAY SERMON TOPICS Ray Boydslon Visits Chateau Where ) . " Henry IV Lived. Ray V. BoydstAn. troinbone player In , the One Hundred Sixty-second Infantry ; band. . writing on "Mother's Day" from Franca to his mother, Mrs. James Boyd , ston. in Dallas, says: i. ''Our work has increased now and we , have to play two concerts a week more But these are both for the American , soldiers here, and 1 am glad to do all I can for the fellows. I had begun to 'r wonder If our work Was worth while, i ' but after yesterday I am no longer .'.'.doubtful. , We played at a good sized town where . there are lots of American soldiers. The , occasion was the presentation of medals ''. . and war crosses to eight or nine French . heroes. Then last night after supper we gave a concert at the American bar ' racks, where there are many men who r have been to the trenches, and they surely liked our band. They had just .. organised a band there of beginners ' and our bunch played quite dlfferontly. . '. and I think it was the first real music ' that they had had there for a long time. :,The way they are hunting musicians V over here shows that they want bands . badly. We will have lota of playing around ; ' here now, I expect. They surely treated ' ;.. us tine yesterday. Fed us at the offl cers mess and took us through the old castle (or chateau, as the Frrnch call It) where Henry IV and Francis II lived and where a duke and his brother were - killed or assassinated by order of Henry . 1IL Wi ' saw the window by which , ; Catherine Medici escaped. . " "Although this Is Mother's Day, we to move our quarters today, and we -1 have, church and a concert this after- , Troon, so Will have no more time to ,v Write." Dallas, Or.. J line 10. Fdward B. Ham ' .".'.JUon. who left the United. St-.tes for , i-v. France a few men the ago as- a first ' lieutenant of the Twentieth engineers tf-ll Foresters), has written. to his wifj in ' 'thhl city that he haa recently been pro ; :'t -moted to a caputney and woul'd be as . .Aligned to the commanu of a cor-pany iJj'-r on of the new battalions of that regi , .ment.t Before .entering the military serv " ' i.ta Captain Hamilton was manairer of v the Willamette Valley Lumber company's , "branch at Monmouth. ; ' s ;; . Roy O. Vates of San Francisco, for .'.mer part owner and manager of the -. v"'- Multnomah hotel and a grandson of the . lata R. It. Thompson, Is enlisted In the r .service. He Is a corporal with the 144th artillery and is now stationed at ,. ;)Cama Kearny. ', A number of Portland friends mourn ' ,4ha death of Lieutenant Eugene J. V. - Jiemelryck. killed in action in France. , .Lieutenant Hemelryck had a splendid V record In the British army, having re- . '.ceived' written congratulations from his ,'. -general for bravery in the battle of Arras. That the logical location for the Wil bur M. K. church is a central, down town place, where, mission and other re ligious work may reach the "common people," was the declaration of Rev. C. C. Itarick, pastor of Central M. E. church, at the Wilbur services Sunday. Mr. Rarick told of observation he made recently at the Morgan Memorial church of Boston and the Had ley mis sion or isew YorK. The system of classification of relig- , lous recruits from the ranks of the ones ( it was intended to reach was said to ; have proved itself efficient. The re-r crults showed eagerness for promotion ! in their church work, with the result i that 10 per cent of the juniors. 43 per! cent of the middle class and 90 per cent j of the seniors were promoted. Editor Iarkln of the fjallfornla Christian Ad vocate spoke along the same lines. Telegraphic greetings were read from Rev. Mr. Short of Spokane, the newly elected pastor of the Wilbur church. Mr. Short will visit Portland Wednesday, i when he will be tendered a luncheon by ! the church. . I i Many of the churches observed Chil dren's day Sunday. Impressive exercises were held at the First Presbyterian church, where graduates in the several departments were awarded diplomas for perfect attendance. Baptism of Infants formed another feature. The graduates 1 In the beginners' department recited the ! 23d Psalm and other selections from the j Bible. ! Dr. John H. Boyd, the pastor, preached ! an appropriate sermon for the little ! folks. Mrs. Virginia Spencer Hutchln-' son was soloist and Edgar Coursen was ' accompanist. j Children receiving gold medals for per- feet attendance were: Eunice Ander-j son, Ruth Blandford, Elizabeth Caroth- j ere, Adrian Davis, Margaret Dickey, i Robert Gardner, Florence Gradon, Girlie i Grigg, Iva Henderson. Douglas Kirk, L. B. Menefee Jr., Blanch Nodeveltd, , Helen Ross. Margaret Slauson, Helen i Sumption, Leonard Wilmot, Howard 1 Wilson and Mrs. T. A. Sherman. j At the Mount Tabor Presbyterian 1 church Captain Hardy told the children ! of his recent trip to Japan A class of i 40 pupils tojd of "building, the wall of character. "Our Boys and Girls. America's Hope" was the theme of Dr. Edward Constant at the Highland Congregational church. . Dr. A. C. Moses related his experi ences at Camp Lewis at the joint Sun day school and church service of the Waverley Heights Congregational. Children's day exercises drew many to the Atkinson Memorial church and Rev. Warren Hbrse lectured on "Chil dren of Many Lands." Following his sermon on "The Bible and Education." Rev. Joshua Stansfle?4 of the First M. E. church asked the congregation its opinion as to Inclusion I of the Bible as part of the studies of. the 1 public schools. The members declared In favor of the Bible. The congregation of the First United Brethren church witnessed the burnlqg of the mortgage. Rev. V. O. Bonebrake, the pastor, and other leaders worked hard to free the church from debt. - Germany was described" as being a "nation out of harmony with all other powers" by Rev. William A. Waldo, pas tor of the White Temple Baptist church. He described the philosophy of destruc tion, which Is the dominating aim of the kaiser. FATHER BLACK'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY WILL BE CELEBRATED THURSDAY Pastor of St. Francis and Chan cellor of Archdiocese Will Be Guest of Honor at Reception Tomorrow Is the twenty-fifth an niversary of the priestly ordination of the Rev. James H. Black, pastor of St. Francis parish of Portland and Chan cellor, of the archdiocese. The celebration-of the anniversary, has been post poned until Thursday on account of the absence of Archbishop Christie from the city." Thursday morning at 10:30 o'clock the anniversary mass will be celebrated in SC Francis church. East Twelfth and Oak streets. Members of the parish and the many friends of Father Black are invited to be present. After the mass the women of the parish will serve a dinner for the reverend clergy. In the evening a public recep tion will be held at the church hall. East Eleventh and Pine streets. Father Black was born in Abington Virginia, on' February 4, 1865. He is Si son of William, and" Maria N Black. and was reared In that state and re ceived hie preliminary education there. Mia collegiate course was begun at King's college, Bristol. Tenn. Return ing to Virginia he taught four years in the . public schools and then entered Metre ' Dame university. Indiana. He graduated from Notre Dame in 1S89. Having chosen the . priesthood aa his life calling, he was made secretary of the faculty at St. Edwards at Austin. Texas. - He came to Oregon and for a year taught in Mount Angel college. On June 11. 1893. he was ordained to the priesthood at Mount AngeL From 1893 to 1896 he was assistant priest at the Cathedral in Portland, and for two years 1896 and ,1897 he had charge of St. Mary's at Eugene. Or. He also had charge during this time of SL Rose church at Monroe. Benton county, and during the same time built St. Mary's church. Cottage Grove. The success of the young priest in three churches at the same time attracted the favorable attention of his superiors and he wat invited to Portland u secretary to Archbishop Gross at the Cathedral. In this position he continued until the death of the Archbishop in 1398. Having been assigned to SC Francis parish. Father BUu-i; went to work with his accustomed seal and built up that parish until a new church became a necessity. His parishioners nobly sec onded him in his efforts and the hand some new St. Francis church is the result. Father Black has been Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Oregon City since 1899. , t J ADDS GOOD SUM TO - IF- FUND Wagner Creek PupilsTake' Initi ative ;and Raise. 39.66, From "Speckles"? $100 Is Total. i How the patriotic enterprise of 2S school children added to the slacker propensity of a Plymouth , Rock hen to set. aromd" resulted in raising 9100 forijh ReA Cross is the story told by W. ,0. . WHeeler, principal of the two room.' school at Wagner Creek, Jackson county. BvdBy one" of the 25 students is a member of the Junior Red Cross society, according tdk Mr. Wheeler, and along about the tube of Washington's birth day' anniversary deciued It was time to put their enthusiasm Into more defi nite action. Each pupil brought one egg to school. . Then they sold junk and raised 75 cents, the price Mrs. J. W. Prader asked for "Speckles," her Ply mouth Rock setting hen. Having set the hen at Mrs. Prager's home with all av.i mmjm waited developments., -,.. . . After, three 'lone weeks of watchful waiting the pupils ' found . that nine chicks had ; burst their shells, but two got quinsy or some other fatal disease and were burled Jn chicken cemetery. By June 1.' the laat day of school, the seven remaining chirp ra, having been kept at the schbolhouse and ; fed on crumbs from lunch baskets, had grown to be lively, scratching birds. Jame Sawyer, a 17 year old pupil, made a special coop for 'Speckles" and her i brood, and appropriately painted it over with many red crosses. , That night when the closing school entertainment was over the chicken amlly waa . put up for raffle and auction. Chances on 'Speckles ran from 1 cent to 75 cents, and when all the chances were sold and Miss Anderson of Talent. Or., drew the lucky number. 828 had been collected. Miss Anderson gave the hen back to the Red Cross. Then If. II. Goddard auctioned off the hen and chicks again and again until they were finally sold to O. C. Griffin of Medford. Thirty-nine dollars and 66 .cents was the amount that was received from the total sales of the chickens. In addition to the amount raised by selling chickens Mr. Wheeler says the Junior Red Cross of the Wagner Creek school, under the presidency of 13-year old Curtis McGrew. has given a play that brought in $10. has raised 840 with a box social, and haa sold enough Junk to bring their total subscriptions to the Red Cross up to 8100. Adveritist Meeting '. Declared Best Yet Cap Meetlag Jast C1oe4 Said le Be Vest Xetekle of Ckarek Ever Held ta Northwest. The Adventlst campmeeting which closed Its session Saturday night Is said by those In charge to have been the moat notable ever held by that denomination 1 In the Northwest. At various times mora ! than nfl nAramna i I . - . . - -.-, fnrimni. V " V. .TV IIU US' vllion. Action was taken during the session toward providing advanced work through ' 14 grades at the Laurel wood academy near Gaston. U. C Hoskln. manager of the Pacific Press Publishing association, presented a large set Of valuable books to the academy. Stereoptican views of the church col lege at Walla Walla showed bow the school had risen above the hindrances caused by recent attempts to burn the buildings. Contributions toward missionary work at the meetings were large. Name Embarrasses Them Ray L- Braucht and Catherine D. Braucht. mother and son, filed a peti tion in County Judge Taswell'a court Saturday asking that their name be changed to Brock. Their preaent'name, they state is of German origin and pro nunciation and has been a source of embarrassment and humiliation to ahem on that account. aThe Evolution of Firearms and Weapons From the Most Antique to the Most Modern Shown in One of Our Sixth Street WindowsS A Quarter Is A Small Coin but it looms big in the world war, because patriotic Americans are using their spare quarters to buy Thrift Stamps and help Uncle Sam. On sale Accommodation Bureau. Pean MoCollister. at the St. Stephen pro-cathedral, preached a strong patri- i otic sermon, urging that religious edu- j cation was necessary in the lives of the j "Conscience In the War" formed the theme of an Interesting sermon by Rev. William G. Eliot, pastor of the Church of Our Father. f V ASK FOR and GET iIXIirDDckl The Original :V-.h;. ? V r.7c!tcd Milk i 'For Infants' and Invalids ;Subtltute Coat YOU Sam Price H was serving in the Second Lancashire Fusiliers when killed. It was while attached to the British ship Glenavon that Lieutenant Heme ryk visited some 14 months in Port land, about nine years ago. He served subsequently In the Royal Indian Ma rine, resigning from that branch to re turn home and enter the army. ls ' JKr Mrs, Elizabeth Adams of 431 East Taylor street has received word from Secretary Daniels stating that her son. Hugh W. Adams, who waa on the ill fated transport President Lincoln, "was rot listed among the dead, but hi whereabouts is unknown." He was re turning from his fifth trtp across the Atlantic when the ship was sunk by the Germans. He enlisted in the navy from Scappoose' in April, U17. Mr. Adams is confident that she will hear from he? son. Howard Austin Hale, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. A- Hale of 108 East Nineteenth street, this city, has received promotion to the rank of captain in the dental reserve corps. Captain. Hale is at Camp Lewia i ' -t ' - '' ,' ' I '-""A- V y ' Skirts Cul to Measure Free If materials are purchased in our Wool en Dress Goods Shop, Setond Floor, we vHI cut plain tailored skirts to measure free. We baste, fit and make ready to finish for $1 upwards. CsUUlJi The- Qjljalitt Storj? or Portland rirUv, bLr'r1arriw AUmr St. We Are Superbly Ready With AH Graduation and June Bride Needs Personal requirerjicnts and gifts of every good kind are best pur chased from Meier & Frank's. Everything of highest quality at low est prices compatible therewith., h All Warm Weather Needs "A Meatless Meal 99 will be the subject of Mrs. Louise Palmer Weber's lecture-demonstration -in our Sixth Floor Audi torium Tuesday at 3 P. M. Ladies should bring paper and pencils to take down recipes. Questions cheerfully answered. Portions served. Prompt attendance is re quested. Mrs. Weber, who is a noted au thority dh dietetics and home eco nomics, can be consulted free in our Ninth Floor Grocery any day from 10 to 12 and 3 to 5, except during lectures. The Rose and Peony Shows continue Tuesday. The Rose Show is store - wide, displays being made in every department. The roses were all procured by our employes and arranged by them. The management has do nated $100 to be distributed Jn Thrift Stamps amongst members of the winning departments. The Peony Show, comprising over too varieties from the Weed Nurseries, is held in our Sixth Floor Auditorium. Admis sion free. New Wash Dresses For Summer Wear are here in wonderful variety, and they are of utmost loveli ness and charm. All beauti fully made from finest mate rials. An inexhaustiblev selec tion in all the newest models. Moderately priced. Voile, organdy, gingham, linen and crepe materials. Coat, vestee and the new blouse effect, also sur plice and short-waisted models. With buttons, bias bands, fancy gir-t: dies, pockets and other smart trimmings. The color assortment is infinite. AH sizes for women and misses. A wide range of prices. $8.50, $10, $12.50 $15, $18.50 and Up to $35 Apparel Shop, Fourth Floor. Hi Something unusual in shirt sales, sale is repeated by request. This silk shirt The story in brief : Six weeks ago we held a sale of silk shirts at $3.65. We do not hesitate to say it was the great- est sale of its kind ever known. The buying was unprece dented. But some of our good patrons were prevented by one cause or another from sharing in the sale. We have received frequent requests as to when such silk shirt values might be again available. This sale, which begins Tuesday at 9 A. M., furnishes the answer. 600 New Silk Skirts just received in a special shipment are included in this sale, with the balance of the fine silk shirts left dver from our previous sale all at the one price This means that you have, choice from over 1000 beautiful shirts of finest quality silks at a price which does not begin to express their superfine qualities of material and workmanship. Peau de Ore pea. Broadcloths. Bengal ines and Jap Silks as famous for their wearing qualities as for their beauty. Equal to the finest custom made shirts, at a fraction of the custom tailor's price. Plain, two-tone, multi-color and satin-striped designs. Many patterns in complete set of three. All sizes in this sale at $5.65. Silk shirts are In greater demand at this time than ever they're Ideal for Summer wear. Don't be satisfied with less than three at this extraor dinarily low price for high-grade silk shirts 15.65. Men's Furnishings Shop, Main Floor. 1 "Goodyear" Garden Hose Now is the best time to select your garden hose. Our stocks of Goodyear guaranteed garden hose are complete. We hav this hose in 25 and 50-ft. lengths, complete with adjustable spray nozzle and couplings. We quote a few of many prices: Vz-inch Walrus Rubber Garden Hose, 50 feet, $10.25 y2-inch Walrus Rubber Garden Hoe, 25 feet, $ 5.60 -inch Walrus Rubber Garden Hose, 50 feet, $11.00 -inch' Walrus Rubber Garden Hose, 25 feeti $ 5.95 4-inch Trout Cotton Garden Hose, 50 feet, $ 6.50 V-inch Trout Cotton Garden Hose, 25 feet, $ 3.70 -inch Trout Cotton Garden Hose, 50 feet, $ 7.00 -inch Trout Cotton Garden Hose, 25 feet, $ 3.95 Steel Hose Reel, holds 50 feet -inch hose, $7 Wood Rose Reel, holds 5Cl ft -inch nose$ 1.50 , ' . - Basement, Fifth Street- Furs Stored in our perfectly refrigerated safety vaults on the premises, where an always below freezing tempera ture is maintained, are absolutely secure against moths, dust, theft, fire, loss or damage. Remodeling and repairing of Winter furs in accordance with the coming sea son's fashions executed now at special Summer rates. Phone and our auto will call. Our Wirthmor Waists $1 We are sole Portland agents for the famous Wirthmor dollar waists. Wirthmors represent the maximum of waist value it is pos sible to obtain in a waist made to sell at this most moderate price $t. Four new models just received go on sale Tuesday. The former quality has been maintained the former price has been re tained. As always f l as always worth more. Waist Shop, Fourth Floor. Marquisette Yard 27c 1000 yards 'of good quality white marquisette. Curtains of this materia) will combine service ability with- attractiveness. Wall Paper Roll 50c Wall papers suitable for living room, hall or den. imported El lonbury silk fibre wall papers in green plain and figured 'effects. Limited, quantity at, single roll SOc. i - Seventh Floor. Sixth Street. Bohn Syphon Refrigerators Ate Scientific Food Savers More food is spoiled through im proper refrigeration than any other way. Bohn Syphon refrigerators are constructed according to principles which are scientific, practical and ef fective. They reduce food and ice ,,4 bills materially. They insure lower temperature because of the rapid and unobstructed, circulation. ' AH in all they are the! most desirable refrigera tors made. We have complete stocks of all styles and sizes in the famous Bohn Syphon refrigerators.' If desired, you can make your own .. . ' ' Terms in Reason . ' Sixth Floor, Fifth Street. 3 J? Tuesday's Grocery Specials Butter, Blue Ribbon, fresh- QK ly churned, 2 lb. roll.... aJU OLd-fajhioaed .Yellow Corn Meal, (resh stock just received, QC0 5 lb. package Out freshly 25c Coffee,' Superior blend, roasted, our regular 30c grade, lb. Pork tad Beans, Taylor's 11 brand, doz. SI. 30. can... IXC De Laa Plants, Del Monte, doz. $1.95, three cans 50c, "Jq Pruaei, Oregon Italian, litest crop, large size fruij, 5 lb. " O bag 55c lb........... lC Prepared Praaei, Del Monte, the 20 oz. cans, doz. $1.95. two cans 35c, can lSc; the U oz. cans, doz. $1.30. can. . . Orange Marmalade, 1 Del Mon t, doz. $2.75. Jar.. Wool Soap," good quality, 10 bars priced at. . ... .., ' : Ninth Floor, Fifth Street. lie 25c 59e "IX. iHiri ti pl?i '-fin k : ' : 1;' i ' ii iiililiiiispn . - - i . . .-; 1 ' I I Hill- .