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i THE OREGON DAILY. JOURNAL. PORTLAND. WEDNESDAY. JULY-' 3, :i918. KING GEORGE SEEN BV PORTLAND BOY AT FARNBOROUGH Frederick R. Bertz Present in Town , Where Royalty Is on Visit at That Time. NAPOLEON'S TOMB ALSO SEEN Enjoy Visit With Relatives Never Seen Before and Attends Wed - ding of Cousin. Private Frederick R. Berts of the S26th .Aero Bepair squadron, stationed In Farnnorough, England, telle of being present at the wedding- of hie cousin, Lily Barnfield, whom he had never Been before, to a soldier who was discharged from 'the British army -on account of Injuries received in battle, in an Inter esting letter to his mother, Mrs. C. A. Byrne; of 186 East Oak street. He also tells of visiting with his aunt for sev eral days. Shortly after his squadron arrived at Farnborough, he tells of seeing King George, who was visiting that town, and, also of a visit to the mausoleum, where the body of Napoleon is burled. He enlisted as a clerk in the avia tion section of the signal corps last December and while preparing to take an examination for sergeant he was transferred to the 826th Aero Repair squadron. THOUSANDS WILL JOIN x IN PARADE ON JULY 4 Roos, X. R. C, commanding ; Blue Jack ets from U. S. S. Western Chief. Navy and Marine auto. Oregon Military Po lice, First Regiment State Militia, Major Richard Delch, commanding; j &oyaI Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen, Lieutenant William Hunicke. 8. R. C. A- S., commanding. . Second Division . Clay street east of Fourteenth street. Head of column resting at Fourteenth street. Sheriff T. M. Hurlburt, com mander in chief Home Guard Multnomah county. In command of division. County" Commissioners -r RufuS Hol man, Phfle Holbrook, A. A. Muck. Multnomah. Guard-Lieutenant Colonel Lewis F. Campbell, commanding. ' Allied Float. " Third Division ; Columbia street east of Fourteenth street. Head of column, resting at Four teenth street. Captain Cecil A. James, Q. M. C. N. G. O. in command of division Bcottieh Bag Pipes, British float, Bel glum, "France Coat (devasted France), float, Servians. Foarth Division Jeffreson street, east of Fourteenth street, head' of column resting at Four teenth street. Captain, John ironan, state militia, in command of division ; Italian band. Italian float. United Artisans band, Greeks float, three autos, 'Fifth Division Main street east of Fourteenth street. head of column resting at Fourteenth street. Lieutenant, Eugene Rice, state militia, . in command of division. City band, Japanese and float, Chinese and float. Bohemians and auto, Syrians, Ar menians, Poland float, four autos, Fin land. Sixth Division Salmon street east of Fourteenth street, head of column resting at Four teenth street. Lieutenant Louis J. Pet- terson, state militia, in command of division, Supple & Bailln band, Swiss float, 80 autos, Norway float, Denmark Holland float, four autos, Germany, Austria. Seventh Division Taylor street east of Fourteenth street. head of column resting at Fourteenth street Lieutenant John T. Hislop, state militia. In command of division Albina Engine & Machine works band, Albina Engine Machine works, Nortnwest Steel company float. Peninsula snip- building company, Foundation company. Supple & Bailln Shipbuilding company. Columbia River Shipbuilding corporation JAIL TERM WITH HO CHANCE FOR FINE IS PROPOSED LAV'S AIM Council Will Gather More Infor mation Before Acting on Jit ney Complaint. (Coo tinned from Pas One) Joy riders convicted of the theft of automobiles will serve terms in the county jail, ranging from 20 days to six months, and they will not be let off with a fine, according to the amendment to city ordinance passed by the city council today at the request of Commis sioner Bigelow. Commissioner Bigelow added that it would be a good thing if tTe offenders were shackled with ball and chain and compelled to work on the streets during their period of incarcera Commissioner Kellaher injected a bit of humor Into the discussion by the sug gestion that "emergency thefts" should be permitted, that is, he would make an exception in case an automobile was "commandeered for the purpose of mak Ing a dash to a fire." More Time Off for Follee Policemen will have one day offra seven from now on, instead of two Cays each month as formerly. The amended ordinance was passed. , A resolution was adopted authoriz ing the city attorney to make application to the federal capital issues committee for permission to sell city water bonds to the amount of $76,000. Complaints which had been maae against the operators of for hire cars on the Portland-Vancouver run. were an swered before the council by C 8. King, one of the drivers. The soldiers quar tered, at Vancouver had claimed that tne passenger rates had been advanced to 50 cents after 10:!0 p. m., whereas the former night time limit for the 25 cent fare was 12 o'clock ; the soldiers also complain that the buses do not deliver them to the barracks. Kinr said that so far as he knows ue soldiers are taken direct to their bar- He said tnai Midland Railroad to Be Junkedand Sold .; , - smsswiSsVSMIsbbwbssssW "- -7.- : -V r' . Government te Bay Ks!vMtBt for tn tn FranceBight .. ef Way tn Da , Tnraed Into iAntomobOe Bead. Denver. July (L N, S.) Announce ment was made today that the Mid land Jt Colorado railroad, with a track age of 25 miles between' Divide, and Grand Junction, Col., will be Junked and the rails and other equipment sold to the government for use in France. In pursuance of . its policy of 'con serving power and equipment the fed eral railroad administration diverted much of the Midland's business to other roads, resulting - in an average daily loss of $1600 to the Midland. Judge J. W. Sheaf or In district court In Colorado Springs Tuesday, directed A- Q Carlton, receiver of the road, t? cease operation "and sell the property. The right of way M the Midland will be turned over to the Colorado high way commission for construction of an automobile road. Vessel Sends Call 0f Coast of Halifax An Atlantlo Fort. July l. (I. N. S.) The appearance of German submarines off the coast of Halifax was Indicated today, when the captain of a British steamer arriving here reported that last night his vessel ' picked up a distress radio that said a vessel at that point was being attacked by a U-boat. Tne message saio mat tne imp was sinking, but that all efforts were being made to reach land. The name of the victim or her exact position were not revealed, nor was the fact whether she was being shelled or had been torpe doed. reaching the state department. A mes sage received, today-from Ambassador D,vld R. Francis at Vologda, dated June 14, reported that the members of the Archangel duma bad been arrested by order of the soviet congress and had passed through Vologda in custody, en route to - Moscow. Ambassador Francis also reported that the Vologda duma, was threatened with arrest be cause - the members had declined to execute orders from the soviet, " Eifle, Ammunition Records Are Broken Washington, July 2. (I. N. 8.) New records In the production of both rifles and ammunition were announced by the war department today. During the week ending June 29 plantfcmanufaeturing for the army turned out 55,794 modified En field and Springfield rifles, and on June 27 all records for the production of re volver and rifle cartridges were shat tered when 27,000,000 were turned out. Fire In Silett Basin' Under Control Dallas, Or., July l. Forest fires In the fillets Baslq, which for a while Sunday threatened to destroy dozens of homes of loggers near Valset as well as railway bridges and camp .equipment, are now under control. No other fires are report ed In Polk county. Go After Prof iteers, ; Capper.Tells Wilson i ' - - . A-.-: Kansas Governor Ssys Oree of Bstl - ness Interests . Is llotng Here Harm " to Morale of Footle Than Is Enemy. Topeka. Kan July g.-TJ.: P-Vy-Oreed of the business Interests if breaking the morale of the people of. Kansas, accord ing to Governor Capper, who appealed to President Wilson to. follow up the re port of the federal trade commission and drive the profiteers out-of business. "Causes will support you to a man In any course you may take to grapple with the profiteers who prey on their country and their countryman In ' time Of need." Capper wrote the president. -, "They are doing more to hamper us than all the devices of the enemy, tn making the necessities of life and in dustry cost-more than the people can earn. ' - -s-. Germany Bankrupt, - Says Chicago Expert Chicago, July f-U. P.) Chicago financiers today had the figures of J. Laurence Laughlln, professor of eco nomics at Chicago university, to back "approval . of America's system ef rais ing war money by taxation. - ' . "Germany is a bankrupt nation, now," Laughlln told an audience here. "Her borrowing method has raised her debt to tS7.000.000.000. and the interest on It la more than the productive power of her ; people. Germany ' normally has f 500.000.000 paper money in circulation and , a $350,000,000 gold reserve. Now She . has $5,000,000,000 " unconvertible paper, and a $$00,000,000 reef rva." Chicagd Distnct Has Ail Over Subscription Chicago, July $. U. P.)- Banks of the. seventh federal reserve district were credited today with an over-subscription on the first offering of treas ury certificates In anticipation of the fourth Liberty loan. Books closed last night. The district subscribed $112,481. 500. the quota being $105,000,000. Iowa alone of the five states did not meet her quota. ,, Couzens Out for Hayorality Detroit. July . (L N. 8.) Detroit's millionaire police commissioner, James Ceusena. resigned from that . position today and announced that he was candidate for mayor to succeed Msyor Marx. Ten U. S. Soldiers in, Hun Prison Camps waamngton. Jsly 2.L K. a) Thel names of 10 American soldiers now pris-1 oners of war in Oermany were an neuneed by the war department this eiiernoon. xney are : At Camn Limburc-Cornoral Arthur y. Johnson. Middleton, Conn.'; Private Arthur & Johnson. New Haven. Conn.; Private Clifford N. Markle. New Ha ven. Conn. Af Hesepko Captain R. M. Doming. Burlington. Vt. ; Lieutenant B. J.'" Gordon, Newark. J At Camp I Ras tap p First Lieutenant Phtll W. Hunter. York. S. c. At Camp Darm stadtPrivate Burnett A. Herdman. Middietown. Conn. - At BayreuUt -J. Horton (emergency address unknown). Private Effln Lelmckey (probably re-. fers to Private Kfflm Lehuckey. Phila delphia), Private Edward McGrath. New Bedford,, Mass. , New Pulp and Paper Hrsd Named Washington, July $.-(U. P.) -Thomss I E. Donnelly of Chicago has been ap-l pointed chief of the pulp and paper I section of the war industries board. I to succeed W. B. Colver, who . was forced to resign because of his In creasing duties as. chairman of the federal trade commission and as mem-1 ber of the price fixing committee. ing ship, typical of the historlcar craft. T, Knudson and S. Klldkall, Norwegian shipbuilders, employed at the Foundation company, are making this vessel. Simon Benson will be marshal of the section. . Hollanders WUI Have Windmill .Notable features of the Irish section will be & float bearing ths "Maid of Erin," playing a Tiarp under the folds of the Stars and Stripes. The section wui be commanded by Lieutenant Gandy, senior officer of the United mates navy in the Portland district. Composing tho honorary committee are J. u. costello, A. L. Shanahan, F. H. Fogarty, JiOBeph Healy and M. Clohessv. ' Americans of Swiss birth are asked to meet promptly at Swiss hall at 9 o'clock Tnursaay- morning. A float representing a windmill has oeen seiectea By the Hollanders for their part of the Fourth of Julv nars.de The children will be dressed in the Hol land costume. A special committee was appointed, consisting of Dave Van Loan and Miss A. Buys. Contributions can also be sent to Martin Clous, at ths . mate ban. Firth and stark streets. Automobiles' and other vehicles will re kept orr the line. of march after a. m- and during the parade, says Chief .01 roues jounson. - , Final plans for the big parade were made at a meeting of the general comi mtttee this morning. These plans in elude the speaking exercises at Mult nomah field after the parade, and the dance at The Auditorium In the evening. Participants of the parade are requested to be on' hand by. 9:30 a. m. Parade Roate Annnnnred Details of the parade program follow i Forming on streets west or Fourteenth, ' and south of Morrison, head of parade will leave Market .street promptly at 10 o'clock, moving north on Fourteenth to Morrison, eaut on Morrison to Broad' way, south on Broadway to Taylor, east on Taylor to Fourth, north on Fourth to Pine, west on Pine to Fifth, south on Fifth to Morrison, west on Morrison to Sixth, north on Sixth to Pine, west on Pine to Broadway, south on Broadway past reviewing stand located in front of Benson hotel, to Alder street, west on Alder to Nineteenth, south on Nine teenth to Multnomah field. The military organisations which will be In the first division will turn north on Nineteenth and be dismissed at Nineteenth and Alder. v Chief of Police N. F. Johnson will lead the parade followed by a platoon of police. Then will come the grand marshal. Colonel John B. Hlbbard. com- . mander of the Multnomah Guard ; Gov. ernor James Wlthycombe, Mayor George L. Baker, General Chairman S. C Bratton. v Next In line will be a Aldesyto grand marshal Captain J. K. Kollock. Multnomah Guard; Captain B. C. Short. Multnomah Guard ; Captain C. T. Haas, Multnomah Guard ; Lieuten ' ant T. T. Strain, Multnomah Guard. Committee Charles Berg, William Btrandborg, Henry E. Reed. R, It At ' klnson. I Committee Phil Metschan, W. D. Wheelwright. H. H. Ward. John Kelley. " City commissioners John M. Mann, Daniel Kellaher, A. L. Barbur, C. A. . Bigelow. State Council of Defense H. L. Cor bett. General Charles F. Beebe, Mrs. . Charles H. Castner. '.Mrs. George Mc- Aiatn. w. jr. Woodward, raul J. Sullivan. First IMvlMon . i Market street east of Fourteenth street. Head of column resting at Four- teenth street Colonel William C. North, i in command oi division Benson Poly ttechnio School Training Detachment Band ; Benson Polytechnic School Train jng iMtachment; Captain Robert A, crUa mi thA RO-rp.nt rate. band, Columbia River Shipbuilding cor- unaer the present prices asked the faro was less than two cents a mne ior uie run, and that the earnings of tho drlv- poration float. Eighth Division .Yamhill street east of Fourteenth street, bead of column resting at Four teenth street. Lieutenant William Mc Ginn, Oregon military police. In com mand of, division Brown's band. Na tional Service League for -Women, Mrs. Alice Benson Beacis in command ; St. I Vincents hospital nurses. Dr. F. Klehle in command ; G. A. R. and Fife and Drum corps in autos. Red Cross Junior league. Red Cross salvage section. Y. M. C. A. float, r. W. C. A. float, Ttnlghts of Columbus float The program at The Auditorium In the evening follows: iredlsh 81nging society. t o'clock William Boone, organist: 8:30 to 9:30 o'clock Mayor Baker. welcome address (five minutes) : "Star Spangled Banner." Jane Burns Albert; allied flax drill. Fail in ir school children : "Marseilles." by Madam Lucie Valair: Swiss yodlers; Italian national hymn, Goldie Peterson ; Daughters and Sons of Norway, dance ; popular war songs ; tabelaux of the nations with erund finale. Including 28 women representing the allied and neutral countries, ending with "Soldiers of Uncle Sam" - and "America." sung by the Swiss and Swedish societies.. 1 0 oVlonk 8we Swiss Singing society, y taa o-etecK Daneinar Tor enlisted men on "both sides of The Auditorium, under the auspices of the National League for Woman's Service. Members of tho program committee are:. Mrs. Alice Benson Beach, chair man: Mrs. E. H. McCollister, Miss Helen Farrell, Mrs. C. B. Simmons, Mrs. San ford -Large, Miss Mayme Helen Flynn, comraae s ciuo oi tne jNationaj league. The Ancient Order of Hibernians will have a patriotic celebration on Council Crest July 4. Thomas G. "Ryan will de liver the patriotic address and Monte Austin, tenor robusto, . will sing the "Star Spangled Banner" and other patriotic airs. An orchestra will pro vide patriotic musie throughout the day and evening. There will also be a pro gram of athletic events for men. women and children, with suitable prises ror the winners. There wjll be dancing after noon and evening. John J. Kenny is chairman or the committee. Home Guard Will Report at The Multnomah Home Guards will re port in uniform at a. m. at the Armory to participate In the parade era were small, after paying bridge tolls, war tax and other overhead expenses, Mayor Baker announced that the whole question would be discussed with tho ln trta t a hridara commission and other in terested parties before any action would be taken on the complaint. Hearing Granted Alder Hotel Hearing on tho Question of the revoca tion of the license of tho Alder hotel, which place was recently raided by tho police, was set ror next xuesaay at iv o'clock. The United States National bank Is trustee for tho property and at tho reaueet of tho bank a full lnvestl gatlon will be made. In case tho present license is taken away it is unaersiooa that provison will be made for the con tinuation of the hotel business under new management which Is satisfactory to the chief of police and the council. Military Instruction for Boys Military Instruction for boys will not commence at the municipal playgrounds until July 9. it Is announced by the city park department. It had .been pre vieuslY stated -that - the course, wnicn will last through the summer months. would begin on. July 2. Selection Of Instructors, who will probably no com posed of Spanish-American war vet erans, will be announced in a few days. It is proposed to give the boys a course in the rudiments of drill and general decorum of the soldiers, the lessons to last one hour a day on twp days of each week. Francis Calld Russ . Conditions Chaotic Washington. July $.(!. N. S.) Con dltlons throughout' Russia eontlnue chaotic "according to the latest advices Santiseptlo Gives Skin Comfort hMfentlr rHTt, enra sad erstvots ehaftd at intuud tkia. Ceoto and tooth. Tea'il Use ha elMau-. SMlta odor. SO. AU omcstoU. ASV inmiiuiMUiiiuiiiniuiuiMiiiiiiiiiHic I 1 EiiiaiiEiiiiiCuiiicaiK:: Thompson's Deep- 2 Carve Lenses Are Better (Trademark Kc(isUivd) S THE SIGN QF PERFECT SERVICE Eyes carefully examined by S skilled specialists and properly S fitted with classes without the use of drugs. ' S Marquam Park Improving Comfort stations have been erected and playground equipment installed tn the new municipal park at Marquam gulch, where workmen have been hastening the past few weeks to pre pare the grounds for tho Fourth of July crowds. Sufficient grading has been done to enable the holiday crowds to have pleasant outing at the park Inde pendence day, but later additional ground will be prepared to meet the full requirements of the recreation place. V War Benefits to Bo Checked Permlto from the dty administration The auxiliary to the Oregon Field ar- will In the future be necessary for the tUlery, Batteries A and B. will assemble public sale of tickets for dances and at Fourteenth and Yamhill streets, at 9 other forms of entertainment for the a. ro. for parade. benefit of war emergency funds. accord- Members of the so-called German ing to an ordinance passed by tho city speaking societies and all other persons council today. The measure is deslarned or uerman antecedents who wish to Join to check ut on all money soliciting plans xnai section, wui assemble at 255 Thlr- an-A1 on In Ttenulf of war iiIIiri teenin street at 9 a. m. More flowers are urgently needed for the allied nations' float. Request is made that all persons having abundance Hospital Extension Forbidden Petition of Frank Englln to enlarge of blooms to take them to Fourteenth premises now conducted by him as and Clay streets before 9 o'clock. Schwab and Piez in San Francisco Today San Francisco, July 8. (U. P.) Charles M. Schwab. Undo Sam's boss shipbuilder, and Charles Pies, vice pres ident of the Emergency Fleet corpora tion, put In a lively day today. Visits to every shipyard- on the bay, with an address to the workmen at each,, was the schedule. Schwab and Pies, with their official party, arrived late Tuesday from Chi cago and were given a rousing recep tion, i Thursday the Shipping board officials will watch the launching Of .nine big steel freighters and eight destroyers as San Francisco bay's contribution to the great Fourth of July splash. maternity hospital at 524 Killlngsworth avenue was today refused by the city council, upon the strength ef objections which had been raised by one property holder, whose lot is adjacent to the hos pital. Mayor Baker, who cast the decid ing ballot, said "that he had geme through one maternity hospital contro versy In the city cOuncir before, and he did. not want to face another one.'V to None 1 If we said we were the best and everyone believed it, all other optometrists would be compelled td close up shop. We freely concede there are other reputable practi tioners who are conduct ing tho optical profession in an able and conservative manner, But for ourselves, the top line tells its own. story truthfully as to our&quip ment, methods and ability 5 Complete lens srrindint? a factory on the premises s s IC SAVE YOUR EYES I THOMPSON OPTICAL INSTITUTE B Portland's Largest, Most Mod-S- ern, Best Equipped S . Exclusive - Optical S - . Establishment 5 209-10-11 CORBETT BLDC 3 . FIFTH AND MORRISON SINCE 1908 ;tntnniniiiimntnnnminmimnmnr-1 mm Have You Made Your Will? If not, consult your attorney at once. When your will is probated ready cash will be needed. 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