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i' 8 THE OREGON DAILY JOllRNAL;- PORTLAND. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21. 1918. " POLITICAL FIRES OF CAR. ENCAMPMENT - MEN AND EVENTS OF GRAND ARMY ENCAMPMENT TO FLARE THURSDAY C. E. Adams, Omaha, and F. E. Hurd, Seattle, Candidates for Commander of G. "A. R. 'Polities of thp encampment, slmmer ' ' In under the surface nine last Friday when Captalr. A. M. Trimble arrived from Lincoln. Nh.. will flare up Thurs day. Trimble ,-ame with Instruction from the departments of the Middle T Went to elert :. K Adams of Omaha commander In rhlef. "Me nill be olect ed," declared Trimble today. But one obHtagle to the election is F. H.. Hurd of Seattle, Alio la beins supported by rnios.t of the coast states. All other aspirant are said to have deferred their da::rtB for at least an . Other year, unless. Indeed, the rivalry at Thursday' etlectnn becojrnes so keen that a "dark horso" develops. Mr. Adams is. In the Roverriment em ploy as special examiner for govern ment shipments overnias. and has had little time to att'-no to his campaign. Columbus, Ohio. t-ema to be favorM r for meetliiK place for the encampment next .year. St. I'. ml. Minn., and Des Moines, Iowa, are also competing. The election of officers and the de , elding of the next meeting place will be the last thing ou the official program. Cousins Die Within Day of Each Other, Cause Is Unknown The Dalles, "Or, Aug. 21. Two little children, cousins, a boy 2 years old and a girl 1 year and 7 months old, are dead within a day of each other at The Dalles hospital, from, an unknown dis ease. Double funeral services will be held today in The Dalles, conducted by an uncle of the children, Rev. O. E. Walston of Friend. Or. The boy, Milton Joseph Lusby, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lusby, died j Tuesday morning at 3 o'clock and the little girl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ; Charles Walston, died the morning be fore at 4 o'clock. The parents of the , children lived wKtaln a block of each other In Friend. Or. The disease Is be lieved to be choleia infantum. "WE SHALL WIN WAR," G. A. R. CHIEF DECLARES front InnM Kfim Puff On) the commerce fit the world. As it Is In ur shipyards, so u is In all other de partmfntM of oim war industries. It will be seem that my exerlence has been quite different from that of any of my predecessors'. "The world'. war. In which our coun try has"' become th! central figure, is ,-now the uppermost thought in the American mind. tOffen -.ve find the streets blocked by the women of the Cross, the. lied! Cross V hear their story. It Is th story of Him of the ; Cross. "We hear their song the .ng with njore soul in It than that for vhieh we reverently bare our heads. "Beneath the great war cloud, which shadows the cmntlnfent. all Hounds are j stilled, save those of preparation for the Mruggle. And the drums say, Come!1 Come! Come! And our pulwea quicken as with hurried trr ad a thousand men in mm Hearty Welcome G.A.R. TODAY BALANCE OF WEEK Wm, Fox Presents The Girl of a Thousand Emotions - - ' 1 , . ' McsshT 'Nil ' ' A J t! V- vr J - : " 9fsS&: 7Vv-'w -VJ . cast? Sent ! i!v L ifeK.i Security Minors Licensed to Wed ' The Dalles. Or., Aug. 21- With per mission secured from their parents, a marriage license was granted Tuesday to Frank N. Ward. 20. and Frances K Tupper, 17. both of Dufur. Leak in Gas Tank Cause of Accident Scott Field. Belleville, III.. Aug. 21. (I. N S.') Officers here believe that a leak in the gasoline tank of his plane caused the fire from which Cadet Allen B. Johnson of Port Allegheny, Pa leaped to his death Tuesday night, when 6000 feet up. Johnson had been cutting capers and It la believed that while making a loop,' gas escaping from the tank was Ignited by the exhaust pipe of his engine. The machine was de stroyed. Minors in Eush for Marriage Licenses St. Louis. Aug, 21. I. N. S.) In th ' past 30 days licenses to wed have been Issued here to 97" minors between 18 and 20, with the consent of their parent. In some cases the potential brides have i been as old as 25. Expected extension of the draft age downward to Include IS Is believed to have been the boost to. Cupid's trade among the youths. aWTTl 1 .1 "- MM"'" " i ' in 1 1 hi iii m mill Gladys Brockwell "The Bird of Prey A thrilling tale of a lawless land where primitive love reign supreme. Latest Strand Weekly News from Over There ' khaki go marching by. They are our j inV sons, the select men ol tne repuo 11c. going 'over there." They are "bone of our bone, flesh of our flesh, blood of our blood.' We may - ell be proud of them these men chosen because of their superior fitness to beat serve the re public. "All our great camp fires of the past year have been two-wars' war meeting. Their purpo.se has not been more to honor the men who have fought the bat tles of the past, than to inspire men who are to fight the battles of the present. "Glowing tributes haye been paid to the great men of the Civil war: to Abraham Lincoln, America's greaiest president ; to Kdwin M. Stanton, the great iron-hearted secretary -of war. ana to Ulysses S. Grant, the peerless leader of men, and ever the favor of heaven has been evoked ihat wc may have theii hl-eness in a Woodrow Wilson, a New ton D. Baker and a John J. Pershing." j The commander-in-chief reviewed the ; achievements of the legislative committee : in obtaining a one-cent rate per mile to attend the encampment, in securing for nearly all pensioners a substantial in crease under the age and service act, and ; expressed his deep obligation to the sen- ators and representatives as well a-? G. j A. R. members who made possible the j enactment of the law. "Army of the Grand Republic" He paid tribute to the1 army nurses of the Civil war. the members or the Woman's Relief Corps, the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic. Daugh ters of Veterans and Sons of Veterans : In conclusion he declared : "When Prusslanism shall have been crushed, our sons 'and our sons' sons will return to us from over the sea with th- untarnished banners Of the republic. It will be then that the survivors of the world's greatest war will organize, not the Sons of Veterans, and not a new Grand Army of the Republic, but the 'Army of the Grand Republic' the re public their fathers saved the republic their eons have glorified. Then, and not until then, will our sons come to their own." i Reports of the different committees were made. The statement of Quarter master General D. R. Stowltz showed that on January 1, 1918. there w&s ' a total of 4863 G. A. R. .posts with a total membership of 120.tfl6, and a total value of property of J2.188.522. 29. A report was made by William C. Cal land, national patriotic Instructor, on the work done by the G. A. R. in the organization of Red Cross work, adop tion of. French orphans, decoration of churches and headquarters with Old ilory and service flags and the singing 'of patriotic songs! j "From the various department reports j I find that the veterans of the Civil wa-r i and their wives have bought nearlv j $1 .(iiHi.ooo Liberty bonds," he reported. "Under this spell of patriotic fervor the nation has given up her sons freely to fight the battle of peace and democ racy.'' The following committees were ap pointed at this morningfs meeting : Committee on address of commander- in-chief : Ell Torrance, Minnesota ; Washington Gardner, Michigan; W. J. Patterson, Pennsylvania. Committee on reports of other offi cers: George 1. alaybargh. Potomac; A. M. Trimble, Nebraska; S. P. Town. Pennsylvania ; T. H. Stevens, Oregon ; C. A. B. Fox. South Dakota. Chairman committee on resolutions : Leo Rassieur, Missouri. Committee on report of judge advo cate general and appeal from decision of commander-in-chief:' J. E. Willett. Iowa; James D. Bell, New York; J. A nHrflw Wilt. Pennwlvarfln Committee on rules, regulations and ritual: E. R. Monfort, Ohio; F. H. i Hurd, Washington and Alaska : C. J. Burton, Missouri ; D. J. Palmer, Iowa ; Levant Dodge, Kentucky. Greetings to W. R. C. : W. S. Mat thews. Ohio; R. A. Parker, Michigan; J. B. Inman, Illinois. To Ladies of the G. A. R. : S. F. Street, Washington and Alaska : Jud- i son Spofford. Idaho J. H. Mills, Iowa, lo Army .Nurses: Georee Tl T.nnrl New York; Wilbur F. Henry, Missouri; L. F. Arensberg, Pennsylvania. To Daughters of Veterans: Lewis S. Pelcher, New York; Philip C. Nordell, COMMERCIAL - RAVINGS - TRUST What we've always wanted Shipyards and kindred manufacturing have given the Northwest a taste for real industry. We are thinking more than ever before in terms of big busi ness." Portland has seen the result of pay-rolls. Let's plan to keep them per manently ! Financial development has been keeping pace with the needs of industry. Important matters get the careful attention of our officers. Our facilities have been found adequate for handling accounts of increasing number and importance. Art you receiving our Monthly Business Bulletin and Trade Fore- gratuitously to business houses requesting it. for First three Generations s Trust co. Resources Over $3S,000)00 First National Building Fifth, at Stark. Lefl to riolil W war uniform; berlain, of Colfax, Wash., commander. Association of R. Wilson, or Scat He, Co. K, 30th Michigan infantry, wearing knapsack and part of Civil R. M. Cushman. of Quincy, 111., 21st Missouri infantry, Shiloh survivor; Charles L. Cham- division commander ,Sons of Veterans; George P. Washburn, of Ottawa, Kan., Survivors of Shiloh; U. S. Walker, of Bon ners Ferry, Idaho, state senator who drafted law renulating destructive labor agitation and syndicalism. Below Car in parade carrying veteran, son of veteran and Boy Scout and showing new flag drape. A COMPLETE DEPARTMENTAL BANK Massachusetts ; Hampshire. Eugene Wason. New More Autos Needed To Care for G. A. K. Long lines of patient visitors on either side of the street in front of Multnomah hotel this morning waited their turn for a seat in one of the numerous automo biles bound for the Columbia highway. More cars are needed to care for the visitors. Kstimates. vary as to the total number of visitors in Portland, the fig ures running all the way from 12.000 to 20,000. Everything is being done for the entertainment of outsiders. 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