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if i 4 - , ) THE OREGON - SUNDAY , JOURNAL, PORTLAN D, SUNDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER? 1;1918- 5- 1 1 Si JULIUS' 1. MEIER : rUMED CHAIRMAN -: TRANSPD RT BOARD Portland Business Man Will, Have M'i.,. V- Oregon, Washington and Idaho MOTOR TRUCK ROUTES, PLAN Aim Is to Relieve Railroads of Freight Burden ) and to Help Farmers Get Goods to Market. - Julias t,. Meier was notified Saturday , afternoon by wire from Waahinffton of : hi appointment as regional chairman j of the highways transport committee of the National Council of Defense. He will have charge of the district com posed of Oregon, Washington and Idaho, and has been notified to go to "Washing ton to attend a meeting of the national chairmen to be held in that city 8ei- ftwibet 14. He will leave to attend about . the tenth of the ' month. Mr Meier's appointment was made by th" chairman ot the National Council of '"(,' Iefense. I ' Mr. Meter has announced the appont .rr.ent of Amos Benson as state direc : tor for Oregon who will have direct r charge of the work to be done in Ore i gon. He will later appoint similar offl . tlals for Washington and Idaho. Meeting Called for Thursday ' A meeting has been called for Thurs ; rtsy morning next at 11 o'clock in the office of Mr. Meier for the discussion t, ot preliminary plans for the work In " Oregon. This will be attended by Vr. fj. I. Hewes, district engineer of the , ' .lnfted States office of public roads and rural engineering; W. p. Ayer. federal food administrator for Oregon ; John K. . Kollock, chairman of the State Council ; of Defense ; Herbert Nunn, state high- . way engineer; Mr. Benson and ' Mr. Melef. 'The highways transportation commit- 'tee was formed with the idea of build ing up and securing the most effective I and widespread use.' of the rural high Mays possible as a means of adding to and strengthening the- national trans- portatlon system. It was considered that the greater the use of local high ways in transporting the products of the farm to th market. . as well as - delivering the -shipments of supplies and !;,matferiJlir from the, cities to the farms. ': the Use would be the congestion on rail and water lines. Motor Track Routes Proposed " Under the general plan that has been mapped out by the committee, depots j will be established In the various cities. : where shipments to the rural districts can be collected and sent out by truck over the highways. At the Bame time depots will be established alone th L highways, where farm products can be couecia ror shipment to the cities, thus insuring a run load both ways. Where : heretofore the farmer has hauled hla produce to the markets, the tranaporta .Lvtlon will be dona by the truck service of th' committee, thus enabling the '. frmr to devote htsowhole time to his farm and fields. ) The plan has been evolved In con. :. junction with the. program of the do. V k partment of agriculture which is plan- -Virt-,nn. a-ais Liberty harvest. It lsJ , VH pja-ened, ta produce the largest yield of :jt. wfeaat and, other cereals throughout the .jy United States during the coming year. J Itls expected to add approximately 47.- "- T r n AAA i . . af ?r"""V -f c 10 .ine proaucing area of Bh ; k r ' . vwuwiiiq Ot J A nation,., an increase of about 12 per V- , . MRS. WHITE SAYS TROUBLES COST I Declares Tanlac Overcame Troubles After Everything I Else Had Failed. "Actually, a few bottles of Tanlac did more for me than all the other medi cines and treatments that have cost me thousands of dollars," recently declared Mra. Kittle Whit wfino hn-V-n I. proprietor of the University Paint Com pany, andwho lives at 1J12 Forty Sec ond street. East. Seattle, Wash. "Fifteen years ago," she continued. "I was as" strong and healthy a woman as you ever saw. weighing in the neigh borhood of 170 pounds. My troubles started when I contracted asthma, which j got 'so baa that many7 a time I have had te sit up night after night, wheel ing and gagging, hardly .able to get my breath and suffering so terribly I really i thought I was going to die. Then my f stomach went back on me. ray food would sour, and the gas that rose up In my ' throat would almost strangle me. and start me to vomiting till I would be In such misery I would almost go distracted. My head- ached - like it would split and my back hurt like it was going to break In two. I. lost over 40, pounds. I was but a shadow of my : former self, and was so weak and felt so worn out that t was barely able to cet around. "Now, this was Just the awful Condi tion I was in when one of my friends :.;, to!d me about Tanlac and I thought '.If J could get my stomach in good con dition and regain my strength, maybe . 1 could, stand the asthma better, so I . , sot me a bottle. . Well, sir, the results fl iive. far surpassed anything I expected. Why, my appetite is so great that I feel :iKiamed to eat enough to satisfy myself, .;und my stomach is In good condition. Hut the greatest surprise of all Is I HER THOUSANDS -V.aven't suffered a particle from asthma .! .tallies I '.have .been taking Tanlac J 'vjNyfelt so hie on finishing my first bottle '. 1 ;5ihat I Just couldn't get another one t !.i; quick enough, for I couldn't afford to Violas single dose. I sleep so sound ." Si now that X don't know a thing from the ' ! ,;itlme I go to bed tilljAet up In the ' !j ;. morning. I never knoytsavhat a head V' ache is and those awful pains In my Shack are all gone. X have already gained fj-ii several pounds and anV gaining in V welght and strength every day. Why, lr- .-I-fcas do any amount of "hard work now ' j without getting tired, an can't rem em -' f ber the time when I felt as fine as X do ' " today. X am so happy over my great i I improvement thatMwarit everybody to v 5 know what a splendid medicine Tanlac is.? VrtV t.fi-,4 ' i' V Tanlad Is sold jn Portland by The Owl ' Drvr rw""r. . '; i - Adv. THREE .GENERATIONS MEET p:, ' " ill iff; Q HaMMW' 3M I Left to right Mrs. Mabel Philips, Mrs. Julia Morrison, JL L. Swain. . . ! ' Mrs. Mabel Phlllpa of Denver, who , ' The three generations have not met In has been visttine her mother. Mrs. Julia several years. Mrs. Philips enjoyed sev- Morrison of Montesano. Wash., and her , ffljKS V&TiS grandfather, A..L. Swain, 1400 East Irv-i Swain .resided in Oklahoma before com ing street, has returned to her home. ing to, Oregon 14 years ago. cent, which it is h'oped will mean an increase of more than 30,000,000 bushels of grain. i Transportation Win' Aid Farmers The department feds that the estab lishment of transportation routes as near the farms as possible will greatly aid in carrying out this plan. The appointment of Mr. Meier to his new position will 'make it necessary for him to draw away in part at least from the active participation he has taken in the Liberty loan campaigns. Red Cross and othec war work of the past, though he will still continue to give as much of his time as his new duties will per mit to the coming campaign. Traffic Accidents In City in Seven Dayaf Number ldli One hundred and one traffic accidents have occured In Portland during the last seven days, according to reports at police headquarters. This Is considered an unusually large number. Among Saturday's reports three per sons are reported injured. At Union avenue and Knott streets an Alberta car struck a vegetable wagon driven by Joe Molinarl of 1569 ! ast Eleventh street north. The wagon was turned over in the crash and the driver and his small daughter were thrown . out into the street. Both received gashes over their right eyes.s The harness, was torn from the horses. The car was in charge of Motorman C. H. Knudsen. Motorcycle Officer T. H., Russell was slightly injured near Thirteenth and Tacoma streets Saturday afternoon, when he collided with the machine of D. E. Hunter of 1071 East 'Yamhill street. The off leer" was taken to the Sellwood hospital, and, after his wounds were dressed, proceeded on his way home. ; - r G. F. Bodman of 173 East Nineteenth street ran headon into a.' fire engine at East Twenty-eighth and .Sandy boulevard Saturday. The front end of his machine . was ' badly damaged. Bod man tried to get across the v street in front of, the fastly moving fire apparatus,- whlcfP"was responding to an alarm. Japanese letting Is Background of Fine Entertainment The children of the public playgrounds at Kenilworth park gave an entertain ment in the form of a Japanese garden party Saturday afternoon; August 24. "Forty-five girls, clad in gay Japanese kimonos, and 12 boys, dressed as coolies, formed a background. A Japanese vocal solo was given by Miss McElroy, followed by a pantomime of a Japanese wedding in six scenes. with parts taken by the children. Miss ! Audrey Chenoweth did a fan dance and a parasol da,nCe and two little group dances were given, one by the smaller girls with parasols and one by the older girls In a bowl and cherry blossom dance. The boys performed a number of acro batic stunts. An 'orchestra, consisting of Miss Elsie Lewis. , Miss Helen Lightner and Miss Dorothy Fraser, furnished music . Tea and rice cakes: were sold at a Jap anese tea booth, the proceeds going, to the, Belgian Babies' fund. Miss Lucille Cogswell and Miss Cora Howes, as play ground .directors, were In charge of the affair. Woman Injured in Auto Crash, Report Automobiles . bearing license tags 47890 and' 87688 are reported to have been . in an accident . at East 'Thirty ninth and Lincoln streets, Saturday aft ernoon, but the accident waar not re ported to the police. j Auto 37638 is -said to have been thrown Into the curb, where the f rott en was- wrecked. The other machine was reported ' to have turned over.' The person reporting the accident' said s a ."woman , received a sprained' back". In. the rnixup. ; Auto 87638 ...Is : reglstered-ttofC .Laurens . of 393 East Forty-sixth street ,svnd :uto 47890 is registered to C fl. Ellison of Aurora, . Or. t - 1 v f GENERAL BEEBE IS OF L Receives the Officers' Training Sctool Unit at U. of 0. as First Unit. General Beebe, adjutant general of 0regon, has been prompted tovthe rank of brigadier general, .the .rank he hqld when he retired from the service a num ber "of years ago. General 'Beebe assumed the duties of adjutant general Saturday, his first of-J flclal duty being that of reviewing the officers' training school unit at the Uni versity of Oregon, General Beebe , will return to Portland today. Major Williams, who has .been ap pointed major in the adjutant general's department at Camp Lewis, will report at American Lake for duty next Thurs day. -, Lieutenant Colonel John M. Williams, commanding officer of the Oregon State militia, has also been appointed briga dier general in the state mllUia and commander of the Oregon Guards. Major J. Francis Drake, quartermas ters corps, Oregon Guards, has been as signed as Inspector .instructor to the Ore gon Guards. The- following appointments to the State Militia as a part of the Oregon Guards, were announced by the ad jutant general : George T. Parrksh to be regimental surgeon with the rank of a major. Patrick B. McHale to be second lieu tenant. Emile A. Meyers to be second, lieuten ant. ' - Local Institute Trains Telegraphers To aco-operate with the war depart ment foy supplying men to qualify as telegrftbh operators in the signal corps, J. H. Biggerstaff. manager of the Rail way Telegraph institute. 217 Railway Exchange building, has announced a re duction in tuition to men earolling for army service. Mr. B.lggerstaff recently wrote to James E. Hague, captain . of the signal corps, assistant at San Fran cisco, calling attention to a student who could take 20 words a minute, and re ceived a reply saying telegraphers, both Morse and -radio, are much in demand, arid that all men who can qualify, with in the ages of 18 and 45, maybe in ducted upon, application to that office, provided they are technically and physi cally qualified. , St. Patricks Is to ; Rededicate Its Flag; The St Patrick's church service flag will be r dedicated September 12, owing to the many additional stars since its Initial unveiling. On that occasion the new set of bells lately installed will be initiated. A parish reunion will also be held St. Patrick's is one of the-oldest Catholic congregations in Portland. The program of the evening will include refreshments, an oration and -other num bers. Men In uniform will be -welcomed and admitted, free. - , ; Cherry's Address b 389-91 Washington St., Pillock Blk. "That's y the answer to your question of how am I going to get new suit for Fall with clothes so high fh ' price. That has been the answer to ail the clothes I have bought in the past year. It is Just , a year" ago that I learned there was such a . place In this town. Cherry's have no r set plan" of payment Just sor long ayit pay something each week. It. is always - agreed ; as to .the amount beforehand, of course,' but they are- 'extremely , reasonable, in such mat ters. I promise you one" thing. When you go op to their store in the Pittock block,', their 1 beautiful stock will ; be the -surprise of your life-" Adv. - r GIVEN OLD RANK BRIGADIER GENERA DECISION slT0 SUBMIT, WLATOOfi PLAN CAINS NEW FIREMEN f Many . Applications Received as Result; Better Feeling Exists in Bureau. ' Decision of the city council to submit the-request for the two platoon system for members of the fire bureau to the .votes of the people next November has already attracted many men to this branch of the city service. During the past few days four to five Applications for positions in the fire department have been received by Chief ' Dowellv daily. In most instances the applications come from persons residing in cities outside of Portland. ' Tne recent recruiting trip taken by O. C. Bortsmeyer of the civil service commission has been fruitful and as a result many men now employed in the harvest fields throughout the state have signified thetr willingness to take the examinations. In. Portland after the work In the harvest fields has ended. The reasonable assurance that the two platoon plan : will be adopted by the people of Portland In the November election has assisted the recruiting work. The local situation has - also changed .vr the: better now that the fire laddies realize tHat there Is a good chance for the measure to pass. The firemen ob ject to working full time and the relief possible from the adoption of the sep arate day and night shifts is causing a better feeling among the men, "many of whom have been thinking seriously of quitting the department to seek more agreeable and more remunerative em ployment in Industrial plants. The min imum pay for "firemen Is $100 a month. Caterpillars Complained Of Numerous complaints of caterpillars on trees have been made to the mayor and city council during the past few weeks. According. to Park Superinten dent Kayser vtheity has. no authority to eradicate the pests, which Infest trees on private property. The park depart ment has already waged war upon all caterpillar nestsjn the public parks and the campaign is declared to have beer, successful. Trees qn the curbing 'of street blocks are on private property, however, and individual owners are looked to for the abatement of the nuisance. The pests have obtained the advant age this year because of the long dry Season, It is declared. The fall rains, however, are expected to sound their death knell. Application of an oil torch to the nests Is recommended as the best means of destroying the pests. Bureau Chiefs to Have Test Bureau chiefs employed in the depart ment of public work's are - to be given a promotion examination September .3 to 12, according to the announcement of O. C. Bortzmeyer, secretary of the civil service commission. The examinations will be confined to the men employed in the bureau of construction and main tenance and will apply . particularly to civil engineers and surveyors. Clatsop County Is Ovb Top on W. S. S. Clatsop county has gone over' the top in the War Savings Stamps drive, according- to announcement made by H. E. Reed, congressional district manager for the- War. , Savings Stamps' v campaign. Against a quota -of $370,000, Clatsop county has subscribed $389,195.52. The drive is not ended, however, as county managers at Astoria declare half a mil lion dollars will be secured". "Ma" Burdick st r Texas Woman With the American Army at the Front. July 30. By Mail.) (U. P. Shrapnei cake is what they call Mother Burdick's latest creation. It's great and the boys flock around the little canteen at that crucial hour when the cake comes out of the oven daily. They say "shrapnel cake" is Just the thing that will make the boys lick the Germans. When war was declared by Uncle Sam, "Mother" Burdick was down in Texas with "Pa" Burdick on the old homestead. Her two sons. Just of age. Immediately volunteered - for the army. "Mother" Burdick told "Pa" Burdick she "Just couldn't stay home when the boys were serving over there." ' "Pa" Burdick felt the same way, and the two almost elderly people volunteered to run a salvation army canteen in the army Jsone, baking pies, and making cof fee, ehocolate and doughnuts for the boys. . The Burdlcks have-had canteens in a Lang's Pacific Family Range 1 1 j .f- SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE LANG PATENTED RANGE I i - -' . . , ' s ' ' - 4 "Stove pipe t estresw -earner alvlnr extra eooklne surfaee. f. Warm Ins ctosct rum full length o range, oe obctnietlons. Will held the largest statter 1. v 9. 4. S, 7.: with eooe cleMS, ; - nwotk-eetMted top wtta enty te Ilea. V '' - AU atr for draft to hesud kfee,teueklngfel. ' v r Hot Wait fire bos burnt uat from tap, cemuming. tmohe and imii, ; Heat is forces entirely tm w .antf under ath pit- before entering ssMikartM. Oas: burner JnctalM h firs box' If darirad ao that gat, eoal -er weed aaif be bui m amaiatatr sr at ana thne. '. . . , . - - - sanitary IWt ant inoha Wgh, easy to sweep and clean sudor, pie stove board naarlad. Oompare our Have wKhNoid atria stove. OeawoatraUon daily at eer daasitoww eat. na s Drop b and tee foe yeurosif that special faaturaa. I row eld rang taken in excr KASY MONTKtV rAYMCnrrs, T F.S.Lang Maiiuf actiirinsCb. Phone Mala 642 , p . 'l' :V 191, Fourth Stre PoftUoo!, Oregon Positions" Given1 id y :19' Patrolmen t : - By Chief Joliison v Nineteen officers received permanent appoinUnents .in the police' department Saturday " evening from " Chief of Police Johnsons The ' men were; temporarily appointed." over - six ; months ago. All have passed 4 the civil service examina tion and have served" since that ' time a six months probationary term., ; H. . H Horack . was.' assigned to the motorcycle squad to work under Cap tain Harms. The following Were as signed to the .first night relief under the direction- of Captain Inskeep ; j H- C. Brown, C. X2. 'Bogue, E. H. Crandall, J. H. Drinnon, Jf F. Forkan. J. lopfen-stein,-S., P. Ingles, T. V. Matson. ,C. B. Meeban, 0 Olsen. A. W. Smithi and L. F. Tharp.' .The remaining six. were as signed to the second . night relief com manded by Captain Jenkln&j Their names are: C. A. Cell, M. W..' Kelsey. J. H. -Russeli. B. O. Smith, F.,Talbert and jM., G. Beslin. - TO GIVE MILITARY DRILL AND Free Exhibition to Be Staged as Housewarrning for New Armory at Ice Hippodrome Tuesday. There is an unmistakable thrill for the spectator who watches ; bayonet drill and an awakening to the deadly possibilities of that foot or soj of steel when backed by a tralnetf and resolute soldier. i And It is bayonet drill, among other military drills, which the First bat talion will present on' Tuesday night at the Ice Hippodrome, when Portland is invited, admission free, to attend the housewarrning of the Multnomah Guard in their new quarters. I The First battalion has been con gratulated by regular army officers for its smartness with the rifle an bayonet .nil itn nroficlancv In military evolu tions though its members are largely men who work at their desks all day and who serve the state of Oregon without fee upon call guarding the waterfront and war Industries when ever they are needed. f In addition to the drills, the guards men will offer a concert by the 100 piece Multnomah . Guard band, directed by Lieutenant W. A. McDougall, with Drum Major Freiberg leading. The concert program of this smart regimestal band, which. is held to l?e on a par with cele brated musical organizations of the reg ular service, will comprise patriotic and popular numbers, .'mingled wits classical selections, in an extensive repertoire. Excellent seating facilities; are pro vided at the Ice Hippodrome Twenty first and Marshall streets, and the af fair is entirely the Multnomah Guard's "treat" Thoso wJo attend swill gain some knowledge of the efficiency ot thisC volunteer home defense unit in which even Washington has shown no little Interest ; Notice to Hoppickers $ An unfounded rumor has been circu lated that the Wigrlch hop ranch, near Independence, does not Intend plcWng their hons. This Tenort is totally un true as we start picking 35s acres of good hops Monday. September Z- All trains arriving at. Independence will be met by auto and pickers taken to the ranch free. Half fare will be refunded to all those who stay until end of pick ing. About 14 days picking;, more or less 4 (Adv.) Does Her Bit s s s H s? at Cooks for Boys number of places, usually in the farthest outposts allowed the Salvation army, and all along the front the name 'of "Mother" Burdick is a watchword witlt the fight ers; The boys write letters to her and it's always "Dear Mother."? Recently, "Mother" Burdick's health suffered under the strain and she was' transferred to a rear canteen to rest i which she didn't do. When there was no cooking, she- was always near the stove, sewing buttons on coats and repairing torn overcoats. . Not long ago some of the boys ex pressed wishes "far some cake "like mother made back home." i ' They de scribed the cake and "Mother" Burdick got busy; She produced ; "shrapnel' cake," a cross between a gingerbread and an honest-to-goodness American cake, with currants and; raisins in it It's a wonder and so good that the prestige of Salvation army doughnuts and pie Is in danger. The Mod ern Fuel Saver - - . - f i -i . : J v.' .. Multnomah guard CONCERT FOODTORMRHY MUST BE SELECTED fiGRiiiil Supplies for Fighters Have Long, Hard Journey to Front Line and Must Be Well Packed. Why sq much care must be taken In selecting the best food supplies for the use of the soldiers is explained In a pamphlet.- "Subsistence Must Never Fall," received by Lieutenant Colonel Sam R. Jones, purchasing quartermas ter general of the army at Washington, In graphic narrative form, the pam phlet takes up the tale of a can of beans from its journey from the cannery to its final destination in No Man's land, showing all the hard usage to which. the can is subjected, the dangers of shell fire to which Its bearer is subjected ip carry the precious can to his lieutenant the. fears that the beans are spoiled and the Joys and ecstaciea felt finding them all right Why the utmost care must be taken In canning the beans, why the cans must be strong, why they must be packed in ! boxes of regulation size and strength , with a certain number of nails are brought out by most convincing details.' 1 "We must consider no precautionary measure too much trouble," said an of ficer of the subsistence division, re turned from the front line trenches, "that helps to maintain the continuous flow of supplies or to assure its quality. The food has a long road to travel, and if for any reason, it should turn out to be baL. it could not be Immediately replaced. It is our business to ser that no food below standard quality In any way Is ever allowed to reach the front" Farewell Dinner j For Men of Tank Corps to Be Given Oregon's tank men are to be given a farewell sendoff. Mayor Baker Satur day arranged to assemble the men at The Auditorium at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning, when they will be given a din ner and a rousing entertainment and farewell. Following this: the men will parade to the Union station. A meeting of the Oregon men who have volunteered for service in tanks over seas was held Saturdray at the Central library, but not all the 60 were present Those in charge have, therefore, request ed that those who were not present at tend at once to getting- their papers ar ranged and their transportation Issued and report for the doings at The Audi torium. Further Information will be given the men by H. Ragan, at Sellwood 3741. Another Spanish . Steamer, Torpedoed Madrid, Aug. SI. (I. N. . H.) The Spanish steamer Alexandrine has been torpedoed and sunk. Telephone Operator - WANTED : I 1 Young Ladies for Permanent Positions ! Pleasant, Light and Clean U Work ' j llll I WINS COMMISSION,'5 r: IN SPRUCE DIVISION- S' 15 .' Lieutenant D. E. t.t Wilson Corporsl D. E.-Johnston Wilson.' son of F. L. A. WUson, a prominent Port land druggist' has. just received his com mission as second lieutenant. Lieuten ant Wilson enlisted, in the spruce pro duction division as a private last April and was promoted to the rank of a cor poral August 1. i ' ' Lieutenant Wilson attended Allen's preparatory school here and was grad uated from Princeton in 1914 and re ceived hiB LL.B. at Harvard. He has lived in Portland since 1906. St. Helens to Have Labor Day Program St Helens, Or. Aug. 31. Under the auspices of the Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen, a big Labor day celebration will be held in St Hel ens Monday. The members of that or ganization and their families are ex pected to be here in large numbers. A big street parade, in which the Loyal Legion, the Home Guards, Boy Soouts and other organizations will take part is to be a feature of the day. Patriotic exercises will be held In the city park .and Major Mills of the spruce division will be the principal speaker. The 'la dles of the Red Cross will serve lunch and at night loggers and lumbermen will give a big dance, turning over the pro ceeds to the Red Cross. Year's Heat Record Equalled Saturday Saturday equalled the warm weather record for 1918, established Friday when at 5 o'clock the mercury registered 84 degrees. The forecast ' for Sunday is fair, with gentle northwesterly winds. Fear Sabotage in Indian Washington, Ind., Aug. 31. (I. N. S.) Investigations are being made in Da viess county by Fred A. Stewart, county food administrator, and Sheriff C. D. Guthrie, of sabotage. Several pieces of Iron have been found in bundles of wheat during threshing at various farms in this county. - ;. 1 No Experience Required Rapid Increase in Wages Call at Telephone Company Room 601 SmhFlodr Park and Oak Streets Between 8:30 A. M. and 5:30 P, M. GRECIAN WOMEN SAY W. AF; OUTBI Alfies, Say Visitors, "Now Protect f ; r Citizens, Who Have More ' Food to Eat. . ...S "Conditions were very hard ta Greece j" when the war broke but We had not much to eat but it is better now. The : allies protect us," said Mrs.. R J Skllrls and her Sister. Miss Relna tCyTl- kopulos. who are in Portland visiting ;, their uncle. John Pulos, prominent Greek . merchant -Mrs. Skllris and her sister were bom in Athens. Mrs. Skllris was married 1 and removed to America five years ago v and her sister came three years later They have resided In Salt Lake City. - "Women In Greece are doing a great deal of war work." said the Athenian women. "Under the ; leadership 'of," Queen Sophia, the giris especially- ths society girls, took up Red Cross work , and worked right at the front in the war with the Bulgers and .Turks in 1J12-13.' . ' "Every woman in Greece is required by the government to spend six weeks s .. year nursing for the Red CrossTand may . be sent to the front at any tiraeJ The only exceptions are in the cases .of t women who have families to support. " Both women are talented singers,..' and Miss Kyrlkopulos is an excellent pianist as well. Theyiwere trained at ,.; the Athens Conservatory of Music, the Paris conservatory and also went through the Greek university at 'Athens. Mrs. Skllris also took up painting. bt . was Interrupted in the midst of her -career by the war. j "Oregon Is wonderful." were the sen- - ; tlments voiced by the Athenians, "so , nln.r thin 1f TjtV. JLktll th " ,J Columbia river reminds us of Swltser- ; land, only the colors ; there are much darker, while here they are more brll llant We like the brilliancy. Portland r is a wonderful city, built as it is on the v hills." . Mrs, Skllris and Miss Kyrlkopulos ex- -pect to visit Seattle and California e fore returning to Salt Lake. Tbey have a brother. Charles Balton, who has .; been in America 12 years, enlisted itt the aviation branch of the United States army. Both women are enthusiastic war , workers, spending their spare moments In making bandages and. gauss work, : knitting and other things for the Red Cross. Mrs. Skllrls has her, two little : girls with her. . , , , - - Girl Hero Saves Baby Sharon. Pa., Aug. : Jl. ( I. N. 8.1 Rushing In front of a swiftly, moving streetcar. 6 year old Isabella Reeves saved the life of Harry Wilson, 2, sou of Wood row WUson of -this place; Grab- -blng. the, toddling youngster around the waist the little girl pulled him from the tracks as the car; rolled by. j - CONDITIONS lEAKOFBIGvAR Drug Fiend Takes Life Fond 411 Lac, Wia, Aug. 1-I. N. 8 ) , After, being given permission to mendr t some of her clothing, Mrs., Thomas Dltt- -man, 38, concealed a pair of scissors she had been using and then commit ted suicide by cutting her throat while confined in the county jail. She had; ' been a victim of drugs and liquor. -Ji