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115 TH OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, , MAY 25, 1919. MEN WERE IN A GREAT HURRYTO GET BACK HOME Remaining 120 of Oregon's Base Hospital Sped Demobilization by Not Stopping in Portland. WORK WAS WELL PERFORMED High Tribute Paid Enlisted Mem .. bers and Nurses and Officers by LieutenanJ Colonel Yenney. Lieutenant Colonel Robert C Tanner, commander of Oregon hase hospital Nc. At. arrived in Portland Friday evening Attn ronductlnr the 120 men remaining of the Oregon base hospital j Camp Lewis, where demobilization occurred on Thu'rsday. 's "The men were In to much of a hurry to tret home," he explained, "to come by Portland on their way to Camp Lewi for a formal welcome. . It 'would hav taken two days more before discharge and that seems a long time when a nun la homesick. : The Oregon" base hospital was com posed entirely of Oregon men organised under the auspices of the University f Oregon and financed by the aid of the Elks. MOHTHS OVERSEAS The unit was called into active serv ice April 6, 1918, and arrived at Bailol les, France, near Neufchateau. July 2, 19 18, where it assumed charge- of a 1 000-bed hospital, remaining until March 19, 1919, when the officers and men not separated from the unit while in France returned to America, arriving in New York May 1. "The- hospital was not bombed, gas masks were not worn and, while the work is believed -to be as good as done ift any hospital in the A. E. F., none of it could be classed as wonderful," was Colonel- Yenney'a characteristic sum marising; of the service rendered by the Oregon unit. Other officers who returned with the unit to Camp Lewis were: Major Otis B. Wight, chief of medical service, Portland ; Captain .A. C. McCown of Cove -.Captain L. M. Lupton.. of Spo kane; Captain J.' H. Johnson,-of Port land - First Lieutenants Thompson Co berth, of The Dalles; A. S. Rosen f eld, of Portland; Second Lieutenant Richard J. Werner, of Portland. 3TUR8ES LEFT FIRST i Major William S. Skene, chief of the surgical service,. returned a short time before the unit in charge of the nurses. Major Richard B. Dillehunt left the unit at Camp Merrltt and was assigned to duty at Waiter Reed hospital. Washing ton D. C. ; Captains G. L. Hynson and Hubert F. Parsons were left at St. Ma satre, France,, but landed in the United States only a few daya later than the unit: Captain K. Z. Ziegelman was sep arated from the unit at Baxollles and assigned to another hospital aa chief of the. medical service. He is expected to return, soon. Lieutenant Dorwin L. Palmer, who had charge of the X-ray work at the hospital, is in charge of similar work at Bordeaux. He also ex pects to return home soon. Captain Laurence Selling returned to the United States some weeks before the unit in charge of a number of neurological cases and he is now at Atlantic City doing the same work. Major Ralph Fenton was early detached from the unit and at the present time is in charge of all eye and . ear work in the army of occupa tion. Lieutenant Karl Moran'was com pelled to return to the States on ac count of temporary illness, much against his; will and much to the detriment of the unit; ENLISTED MEH RETURNING The enlisted men returning with the unit were: Hospital Sergeant Virgil H. Shupe, First Class Sergeants Adolph L. O Ktm. Si Permanent, needle. B Ordinry steal Madia . , after pUyin ona rae : ord. Not wera point. D Sonora pterins Praetica FDUTT a rw ortiaary O Ktm. S.ii.,, R.i. SiSf&ife Needles Are Additional jiroof of SONORA ; SUPREMACY find SONORA MERIT Sonora Silvered Neec'Ies are without question the ; most perfect phonogaph needles available on the markets of the world! They replace the old system of changing the steel needle after each record. Sonora Silvered Needles are used on all makes of steel needle records and play 5o to 100 times. 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Martyn of at Vancouver, Wash., following th the kidnaping of the bride's sistd e Audacious, nervy, presumptuous lltt) a Dan Cupid, director of the destinies I t human hearts, put a kink In Edwr rd Hurley's shipbuilding program Frtf ay in a most fascinating way, which pre res that "all is fair in love and war." And thereby hangs a tale of f ove, romance and , elopement, as resulf . of which two hearts are now beatlnf g as one. The unabashed Interference with f Uncle Sam's shipbuilding program const ted In the kidnaping of the sister; of the bride-to-be, who is employed in the sts dstical department of the Emergency Fl ,-et cor poration, in the Northwestern national bank building, and who played f the role of witness to the procurement . of the marriage license. Miss May Viola Stone, a prtf tty book keeper for the Enke City dye m orks, was the bride, and Clarence MJ . Martyn, formerly with the United St ites navy, was the bridegroom. The witness who was coir imandeered frond the shipping board .' was Miss Bercha Stone, sister of theV .bride. In carrying put his little r cheme Cupid laid his plans with utmost precision. It was while Statistician Ctptain Hiram E. Mitchell was out to jnch that the Bloch, Merle G. Campt.H, Chester B. Duryea, William T. Owj n, Bert J. Ros enthal, Alvin C. Shasrra, Ray C. Wat kins. Wiiliam D. Fento 1, Herbert Gold smith and Leo B. Mui phy. Sergeants Kyle W. W endal. Charles L. Wing, Gus L. FeldiTtan. William B. unit. Captain E. 2. 7 egelman was sep Kimzey, Meier NewrrMn. Garrett Stelsel, Carl Wonner, Everefc-, E. Hughes. Earl Sackrider, Cheater JJ . Switxer, Earl D. Tompkins. Corporals Alfred is. Armfield. Harold B. Hudson. Charle 1 B. Osborne, Paul a Richardson, Clifford J. Thomas, Al Fribley, Elmer L ; Johnson, Ralph S. E. Lewis. Cooks Jay R. Hi gasson, Russel O. Hig ginbotham, Jim frroglia. MA2TT PBIVATIjJS : BETTJB3T - - First class privates: John M. Bick ford, Arnold . 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Broadway at Alder J, 8ilTred Portland who were secretly married r elooement of the bridal oair - and for witness. winged' messenger whisked away from her typewriter the sister of the' pros pective bride. The bridal party dashed over to Vancouver in an automobile and the marriage license was procured in a Jiffy. The other witness to the betrothal was Thad Wilson, the bridegroom's pat, Both had served on the United States steam ship convoy South Dakota.' 'Their marriage was performed by a minister at Vancouver, after which the party returned to Portland for the wed ding dinner. Then, to the amazement of the wit neses, Dan Cupid pulled another neat trick. It had been agreed that the couple and their companions should all EO to the bride's mother, Mrs. Mary E. Stone of 819 Belmont street, to break the news. But a prearranged plan enabled the newly-weds to elude the witnesses. When the latter boarded a streetcar bound for the home of Mrs. Stone, the bride and grroom remained behind, and as the car started away the married pair gave their consorts the merry "ha ha," with the tantalizing an nouncement, "We will see you fater." The. bride is 22 years of age and her husband is 25. He is son of Robert Martyn of 408 Park street. W. Meredith, Frederick Mickelson, John T. Milan, Andrew J. Miller, Clare A. Miller, George W. Miller, Roy E. Mit chell, Edwin Morene. Helmer L. Mor gan, Origin W. Morgan, Syl O. Morris, Carol Morrison, Lawrence P. Mulligan, Martin D. Munson, Ivan E. Nelson, Og gie L Nelson, Clay E. Nichols. John H. Nichols, George W. Oberg, Irvin W. Olson, Alva K. Peiler. John W. Red ington, Harrison . B. Reed, Frank J. Riordan, Joseph Robson. Thomas J. Shea, Harold E. Smith, Paul E. Sosey. WUlIam Stamulis, Carl Steinmets, Henry SteaudJer. Ralph V. Talbert, Hill W. Templeton. William R. Thompson, Jacob Weil, Morris Weil. Bion S. Whitehouse Joseph C. Wilson, John Wirrick. Charles G. Withers, Early L. Winner, Lloyd Wood.. Privates Leroy B. Andrews, Lyle A. Baldwin. George H. Blackman,' Jesse H. Greene, Ronald G. Hight, Daniel F. McEwen. Richard B. Stinson. MIICDED WELL Ci "It was to be expected," Colonel Yenney said, "that doctors and nurses would do their work well on account of their previous training and they cer tainly fulfilled all expectations and more. The enlisted men, however, sur passed all, both as to devotion to their work and its performance. Only a very few of them had ever had any hospital training, but their seal and energy soon overcame this handicap. Their work was hard, the hours long and ir regular, and hospital facilities not al ways the best. It was no easy matter to work for hours receiving . a convoy after a big day's work had already been done, knowing well that the next day's work was at hand. BILLION IS ASKED FORJAILROADS (Continued From Paso One) blamed the 1919 deficit on a sudden drop in the demand for fuel and other basic commodities and q. general state of hesitancy due to the transition from war to peace conditions. These losses are clearly due to the war and should be treated as such." Hlnes said. . WATERWAYS IMPROVED Of the $1,214,000,000 which Hlnes ex pects to be returned to the government, he said $425,000,000 is temporarily tied up in working capital, $775,000,000 rep resents the amounts which have been and will be advanced for the account of the railroads which It is their duty to repay as rapidly as possible, and about $14,000,000 represents ex penditures and equipment for inland waterways. "The sum of $223,000,000 for increased working capital in 1919 is requested because experience has demonstrated that the amount of working capital available for current use of December 3L 191,- was insufficient to admit of free and unrestricted payment of pay rolls and materials and supplies. There Is manifestly great advantage, both in the economical purchase of materials and the handling of such transactions to the satisfaction of the business pub lic in having an ample supply of work ing capital so as to avoid delays in making payments." W0BKI50 CAPITAL HEEDED Hlnes outlined hjs 1919 railroad bill as follows: ' Additions hi betterment $253,435,760: inland waterways, $11,700,000; financing Boston & Maine reorganization. $20, 600,000 1 operating deficit first , four months this year, $250,000,000. and ad ditional working capital $223,061,802, a total of $758,197,562. ; f The 1918 account was: Operating deficit. $263.184.940 ; ex cess of ; current assets over current liabilities, $201,938,198 ; inland water ways, $2,641,886 ; advances to railroads. $100.000,000 ; additions and betterments. $352,653,455, and loans. $48,483.95$, mak ing a total of $941,802,438. ; ., j With the previous appropriation of $500,000,000 there is a balance required for lli of $441,802,438, Hlnes said. " -';- Federal Judge Mayer of New Tork has granted an injunction restraining the government from interfering with the manufacture of "war beer", until the courts have passed upon the question as to whether beer containing 2, per' cent alcohol is non-intoxicating. MORE THAN 20,000 COME HOME 3 Units Which Reach New York Are Mostly From Middle Western States. New York, ,May 24--More; than 20,000 troops came home today aboard trans ports arriving in New York harbor. The two big transports America and Agamemnon, docked this afternoon with a total of 12,676 men ; the Santa' Teresa brought 1400 and the Radnor 1909. Other smaller transports brought in casual and scattered detachments.'' Aboard the America were seven offi cers, 63 men of. the 85th field "artillery brigade commanded by Brigadier Gen eral Henry D. Todd Jr. ; S6 officers and 1442 men of the 122d -field artillery regi ment under command of Colonel Milton J. Foreman of Chicago; the 123d field artillery regiment under Colonel Charles G. Davis of Genesee, 111., and the 124th field artillery under Lieutenant Colonel Joseph A. Rogers. Other units aboard were the 108th sanitary train, . convale scent detachments and casuals. Brigadier General Charles E. Kilburne, who went to France with Major General Leonard A. Wood, was a passenger on the American. He and General Wood were wounded by fragments of a burst ing shell and Kilburne nearly lost the sight of one eye. He returned to France and was attached . to general headquar ters. Most of the men aboard the Aga memnon were from the 89th (Sun flower) division from Kansas, Nebraska. Missouri and other Middle Western states, which was commanded by Gen eral Wood until it embarked for France. Sergeant Major Alfred Emanuel of Chi cago died en route of tuberculosis. He was very ill when he went aboard, but he pleaded with embarkation officers to let him sail so that he might see his mother, who lives in Indianapolis, before he died. A 16-year-old Belgian stowaway, Robert Leon, who attached himself to the 165th infantry and was wounded, and who later joined a baggage detach ment, was detained at Ellis Island. SHIPBUILDERS SEEK RELIEF AT CAPITAL (Continued From Pee On) the government yards closed down, and part of their contracts allocated to the .Pacific Coast. COST If OT INVOLVED "No question of cost is involved. It is too late to talk changes of type, for some of our ways will soon be vacant and It takes six months to make changes. We can make changes for future con tracts, but are not discusshig that now. What we are trying to do is have valua tion considered on a basis jof just treat ment with the rest of the country, and not be penalized because we speedily filled our contracts." Mr. Bowles said several pleasant con ferences have been held with Chairman Hurley, but nothing definite can yet be said. Every Pacific steel yard is rep resented by those having power to act. and they will remain until final con- elusions are reached. Events of tremendous importance to the steel shipbuilding industry of Port land appear to be transpiring in Wash ington, where are gathered representa tives of all the big steel yards of this district for a conference with Edward N. Hurley, chairman of the United States shipping board. Telegraphic communications from presidents of local shipyards now at the national capital were received in Port land Saturday unmistakably indicating that the building program for the im mediate future is now being prepared, and that Portland yard owners already have received positive assurance of a continuation of the shipbuilding . indus try, which means steady employment to thousands of skilled and unskilled work men and the retention of a pay roll of vast importance to the entire city. That "things are moving fast" in Washington is shown by the telegram received by T. M. Geoghegan, assistant manager of the Albina Engine A Ma chine works, from President William Cornfoot, now at Washington. The mes sage conveys the first real substantial word of encouragement that has yet been received from the federal shipping heads, it is declared. The Portland delegation of shipbuild ers has already been in conference with Mr. Hurley, the message says, and an other conference will be held with Emer gency Fleet corporation heads at Phila delphia Tuesday, to be followed by an other meeting at Washington. Another indication that a . definite program has been decided upon and that no time is to be lost in shaping the work for the future, is the fact that J. R. Bowles, president of the North west Steel company, who is also in Washington, has wired to i Portland for his private secretary to join him at Washington without delay! The secre tary hurriedly arranged his affairs here and left on Saturday night for the East. It has been the contention of the steel builders that the raising of the ban, on building for foreign account will .not at .this time save the local situation. It is estimated that it would require six months to close up foreign contracts and assemble the materials needed for con struction and that long before that time expired the yards would have become idle, and the industrial organizations have been broken up and scattered. . ' The shipbuilders went to Washington with the view of inducing the govern ment, if possible, through action of con gress, to reinstate suspended contracts. Auto Hits Woman; Driver Is Jailed i i ! After cutting around the left! side o'f a traffic . semaphore at Fifth . nJ Washington streets, and barely missing a streetcar, A. Schlwlng, residing at 1083 Vaughn street, struck Mrs. Flor ence Lately. 952 Williams avenue. Of ficer Stileb, On duty at the semaphore, placed Mrs. Lately in Schlwlngs ma chine and took, her to ' the emergency hospital.": where Mrs. Elvers tended- to her -bruises. He arrested Schlwing. The case will be tried Monday. -7 Saturday afternoon N..B. Fisher, 487. East Ankeny street, was struck by an automobile in charge of A. T. Kellogg, ' 768": i East Twenty-seventh street, at East Twelfth and Ankeny streets. Albert Leonet-s. a boy living- at 609 Front street. faile-J to , watch where he- was. running while playing near bis home,: and he; was struck by an automobile driven by. Vic tor Baudior, .763 Thurman street. Both boys wereonly slightly injured.. ' TROOPS TRANSPORTS Endowment Funds. . Needed By Reed, States President "It Reed college is to be comparable to the colleges of liberal arts in other cities the size of Portland; if Portland's educational advantages are to be made comparable to other cities of its size, the people of Portland will have to pay.Vnd When I say pay I mean, based on what other cities of similar Importance have done, that Portland should raise an en dowment fund for Reed college of $2.100,000. Thus spoke President Wil liam T. Foster of. rReed college . Satur day at the luncheon of the Oregon Civic league given at the Hotel Benson. - As Dr. Foster offered a series of in teresting views of -the college buildings and life on the Campus, and charts show comparative figures were thrown on the screen.. -.- "Hundreds of Portland high school students each' year will get their higher education at Reed college, or not at all. Institutions at a distance will not suf fice. - The history of American colleges proves that institutions in large cities as a rule draw 60 per cent or more of their students from homes less than 50 miles from the campus,'' President Fos ter said. - The first year the college offered ex tension courses the enrollment was 3000, during the past year the ) enrollment went up to. 48,000, and then the need was not nearly , met. it was said. . William C. Harvey, who for 15 months represented the Episcopal Brotherhood of St. Andrew at Camp Lewis, urged a closer and more intelligent cooperation from the churches in meeting the sol dier's needs. Next Saturday the league program will include a debate on universal mili tary training. BERLIN WILL SIGN UW PROTEST ( Continued From Pass One) . again with the responsibility for sign ing on them. A great many of the people of Ber lin, however, say the red flags in the Lustgarten this week may mean that the proletariat will be the next to dominate the government, especially if the present government refuses to sign the treaty. Paris, May 24. Germany's greatest concern is whether she can fulfill the conditions of the treaty presented by the allies, and rejection of the treaty as it stands has not been decided upon. This was the intimation conveyed today by Count von Brockdprff-Rantzau on his return to Versailles from Spa, where he and other members of the delegation had a conference with representatives of the Ebert government. "It is not a question of whether we shall or shall not sign, he said, "but whether we can fulfill the obligations if wedo sign. We face a difficult task, but we are equal to it. The Ger man government and the. German peace delegates intend to do everything possi ble to safeguard the Interests of -all classes and assure for the country the possibility of future existence and de velopment." Replying to a question as to the Ger man attitude towards the military preparations of Marshal Foch, the count said : ; "The German people and their leaders must remain calm." It was stated this afternoon that the counter proposals would be delivered to the peace conference convention as soon as completed. German delegates were In conference all afternoon, following the return of Count Brockdorff-Rantzau. Gerrru.. financial experts are on their way to Versailles from Spa with data for further change on economic points in the treaty. The big four today completed work on the draft of the concessions to be made to Germany in connection with the Saar basin. These concessions will secure to the Germans certain commercial rights which will be of . great Industrial and economic benefit. Bernard Baruch. of the American del egation, today laid before President Wil son some additional suggestions in con nection with the economic demands of Germany. These are expected to meet some of the objections of the German delegates. Concessions embodied in these suggestions are understood to deal mainly with methods of payment, and bring the conditions back to the original basts proposed by the American delega tion. French economic experts are said to have been won over to the American point of view, since the Germans balked at acceptance of the terms laid down by them. The Germans are beginning to realize that the transport of troops across the Rhine by the allies is more than an empty demonstration. Dispatches from Copenhagen state that German newspapers are warning the people that these military activities are not to be regarded as a mere bluff, but are taken with a view to actual extension of the occupation of German territory. Sopial Club Closes In Order to Avoid ' Watching' by Police One social club proprietor chose to close the doors of his club Saturday night to having the police department continually watch him according to the statement of Lieutenant Thatcher who has detailed members of the moral squad to watch several social clubs. Of ficer Reed reported to Lieutenant Thatcher that the Marblehead club at Second and Burn side streets closed its doors at 7 :30 o'clock Saturday night aft er being 'watched for an hour. Following are the names of other so cial clubs watched Saturday night and the name of the officer on duty at each place as furnished by Lieutenant Thatcher: Jugo Slav club in the Acorn building. Officer Rudolph Waiter's club, in the Raleigh building. Sixth and Wash ington streets. Officer Gumps; Manhat tan club, in the Manchester building. Officer Schmidtke ; Liberty club, at 247 Stark street. Officer Smith and Pas Time club. In the Couch building. Officer Perkins. Thatcher said he also intends to place a man on duty at the Loggers' Aid society' at 48 V4 Third street.- Phi Gamma Delta Men Greet Veterans ' Alumni members of the. Phi Gamma Delta' fraternity held a banquet - last night at the Benson hotel In honor of their members who have recently ' re turned from service in France. - M. R. Rankin presided , and a number of talks were made by overseas men.' Those who b poke were : Henry Trowbridge, Newell Huggins, T. H. Hidden Edward. Garbade, James O'Leary and W. B. Canfield. School Seeks e " , e ? Funds Raised Scoring to the extent of $250 net profit for use in decorating floats for the Rose Festival, the students of Washington high school . Friday night staged in the school auditorium a huge vaudeville, with a to'tal cast of more than 100 actors. Washington high school has for two years won the grand prize in dec orated floral entries, and .the students expect to repeat their past performance. The undertaking was entirely success ful and the audicnm whlxh . v. auditorium was appreciative of the youthful , efforts of the actors. Miss Billle Fennimore, who has a pleasant contralto voice, was quite the star of the evening, taking important pans in three acts and helping to manage the Multnomah Post of American Legion Is Temporarily Formed Oregon Post No. 1 of the American Legion was temporarily organized at a meeting in the Armory Saturday night. Three hundred men who served in the army, navy and marine corps, both at home and in France, attended. After an explanation of the aims of the American Legion, as pronounced at the caucus recently held in St. Louis by members of the Oregon delegation there, the election of officers and the execu tive Committee was held. Casslus R. Peck, who served as a major and judge advocate at Camp Lewis, was elected president unanimously. The meeting was called to order by the temporary chair. Edwin' J. Elvers,-with Dow V. Walker acting as secretary. The measure designed to allow service men from Oregon to complete theie edu cation in Oregon institutions with the help of $25 a month from the state, was indorsed. Officers, besides the president, were elected as follows : Harry Grayson, vice president; John A. Beckwith, secretary; Dr. John G. Strohm, treasurer; execu tive board, William E. Gerber, Earl C. Frost. H. W. A. Twiney and Dow V. Walker. The post voted to march in the Me morial day parade In uniforms. The president was authorized to appoint a committee of three to draw up a consti tution and announced that he would do so after conference with the executive board. Information regarding the American Legion may be obtained from the state temporary representatives in the Lib erty Temple, where cards may also be filled out for charter membership. Mayor Is Asked To Suggest Men For Inquiry Board A general investigation of the man agement and rates of felectric railways throughout the United States is suggest ed by a telegram from Secretary of La bor Wilson to Mayor Baker Friday. The mayor, as chairman of the or ganization committee of the American Cities League of Mayors, is requested to submit to President Wilson for con sideration for appointment to an inves tigating committee the names of one or more members of the organization. The committee appointed is to Investigate "operating conditions of electric rail ways in relation to rates including serv ice at cost, state and municipal taxa tion, local paving requirements and In ternal economies that may be effected." Mayor Baker suggested the names of Mayors Peters of Boston and Rolph of San Francisco as possible appointees to the committee of inquiry. The telegram from the secretary of labor lo the mayor follows: "The president contemplates appoint ment of a committee to Investigate gen eral franchise and operating conditions of electric railways in relation to rates Including service at cost, state and mu nicipal taxation, local paving require ments and internal economies that may be effected. The commission is expected to serve without compensation. The president asks you to submit for con sideration for appointment to the com mittee names of one or more members of your organization whose training and vision would qualify them to act on the committee." Dry District of Wet State Causes Question in Law Medford. May 24. A new solnt of law, which is not only of interest tcfi every bootlegger in Oregon but to all the attorneys of the state, was raised here this afternoon in Justice Taylor's court, when J. C Robinson and James E. Ward, of Medford, and E. R. Wall and E. M. Anderson, well known miners of the Blue Ledge district, who were arrested by a deputy sheriff late Fri day night in the SIskiyous with 27 bot tles of whiskey in their automobile, were arraigned. Justice Taylor continued the case for preliminary hearing until County Pros ecuting Attorney Roberts can obtain a certified copy of the United States su preme court's recent decision, reported in the newspaper dispatches, holding that it was not illegal to transport in toxicating liquor from a wet state through a dry state into a wet state. This point was raised for the first time in Oregon since the decision was given by the defendant's attorney. Judge Crews, today. ' He ' said' that the de fendants were transporting liquor from Hornbrook, Ca!., through dry Oregon to the .Blue Ledge district, which is in wet California, for their own ' use there. This point is further, complicated be cause of the fact that Copper. Cat, or the Blue Ledge, although in a wet state, is a local option community. Spirit Lake Road to Be in Good Shape By Decoration Day ' Castlerock, Wash., May 24.-County Commissioner Wiliam Tansill has been in communication with Portland in re gard to having the road to Spirit Lake In good condition for the T. M. C. A. boys by Decoration Day. The T. M. C A. boys expect to make many improve ments in their camp. The new road through Kid valley will not be open this summer, but probably two or three miles 1 will be completed by fall. .This road eliminates the hills and makes the road ; shorter : by two miles.. The old road will be in shape by Decoration Day. Float Prize . - St .. Bt by Vaudeville whole event in addition. She was es pecially popular. , James Beard nearly rivaled Mies Fen nimore in his general popularity and extent . of undertakings. He was eas ily the star of the young - men. He played the heavy part in "The Crimson Cocoanut.. a sketch by Ian. Hay Belth. Miss Fennimore played with him in this act,' the other- characters, which, were also very well played, being taken by Rodney 4 Keating, Alfred Chrlstofferson, Floyd Davis and Miss Edith Anderson. Miss Hannah Schloth directed the play. Other numbers on the program In cluded "Blossoms of Spring." In which the stars were Misses Margaret Alex ander and Gladys Bozlee, numbers from "The -Mikado," and . several selections given by various school societies. Man Held to Grand Jury Faces Charge Involving Girl, 13 Godfrey Michaelson was held to the grand jury Saturday by Municipal Juage Rossman on a statutory charge Involv ing a 13-year-old girl. Bail was fixed at $2500. A preliminary hearing was held in the municipal court. .The girl is confined at the pest house with small pox, and her mother took the witness stand in her behalf. - Charles C. Jackson and William Hud son, who are charged with similar of fenses, will have hearing on Monday and Tuesday, respectively. Jackson's bail was set at $1000. Old Second Oregon Officers Banquet Officers of the old Second Oregon regiment held their second reunion since they, were mustered out 20 years ago at a banquet Saturday evening at the Ben son hotel. The guest of honor for the occasion was Colonel John L. May, ad jutant general of the Oregon, National Guard. Captain R. E. Davis, presided and act ed as toastmaster; Thosein attendance were: Col. John M. Poorman, Fielding & Kelley. William Allison Huntley, Dr. Sanford Whiting. Captain F. B. Hamlin. George A. Hartman F. A. Mead. Dr. F. C. Broslus, J. A. McKlnnon, Dr. L. L. Pickens, George W. Martin and C. H. Meussdorffer. ... . Train Kills Woman And Son in Idaho Lewlston, May 24. A Nes Perce In dlan woman, Jane Redcrow, and her 5-year-old son were killed at Spalding bridge today. , The boy was hurled into the Clearwater river by the freight train which hit them and the woman died shortly afterward from her injuries at the St. Josephs hospital. With two other squaws Mrs. - Redcrow started across the bridge following a passenger train. The other squaws escaped , in jury. "OW3T TOTJB HOME" LET Economy or Gheapness- Wlbaclhi? You can buy cheaply and yet lose money I You can pay good prices for things and yet be econom icalfor economy means getting the best value for the money you spend. This view of economy has governed the choice of every article of furniture we offer for sale. Has it ever occurred to you just how it U that we are in a position tp sell just as good furniture, etc. at a little lower price than the bigger stores? The difference in rent alone is a mighty big item, besides their costly interior finishings and decorations. You can come into our store and feel at home. We do not try to compete with the high priced stores in aris tocracy, but we more than compete with them on prices and reliable goods, and still extend you credit on a lib eral payment plan. m sP ' : -s - - -' w BOtl-ME MATTRFS8ES AlfD COIL SPRINGS We renovate and make Roll-Me Mattresses. Protect Your Clothes With a Cedar Cheat. We show some ; very handsome ones both with and without' half trays. Have you seen our Occidental Combination Range at $105? Completely set up and con nected with coil in. Sold on easy terms. ( BtOME ' VFUWJISMEIiS V V 33 7Q F'F'TH ST. Fire Set to Toy House Spreads to Market Building When Cedrlo Weetfali set on fire Sat urday ' afternoon a pile of boxes that he had built for a little playhoutte, he caused a fire that threatened the East Side Market building. The west wall was badly scorched. Mrs. J. W. A. Mancur of 504 Kant Thirty-sixth street set the electric Iron In her bed Saturday afternoon aneV for got to turn off the . switch. A short . time later the bed was on fire, and be fore firemen arrived another bed and valuable furniture had been destroyed. About 11 o'clock Saturday morning chimney sparks set the house at 87.1 East Mill street on fire. The house In occupied by A. Van Housen. About 5 o'clock a false alarm was re ceived by the fire department from Tenth and Washington streets. -Nearly all the downtown apparatus responded. About 6 o'clock , Saturday Officers Ferry and Meehan eaw smoke rolling from a window at Fifth, and Everett streets. When firemen arrived they found the smoke came from fumigating candles. New Yorkers Protest Prohibition Measure New York, May 24. -(U. P.) Madi son Square garden resounded .tonight to the protest of thousands against tlio eighteenth constitutional amendment and the wartime prohibition act. The huge building was packed to the rafters and there were almost as many women as men in the audience, which heard four speakers. Around the building were huhdreds of policemen. Girls and yountf men sold copies of songs about "no beer, no work., in the lobby, A Catholic priest spoke first. Con gressman Reuben Jj, tiaken ioiiowen and the meeting wound up with a short talk by Lieutenant Edwin J McDonald. A. E. F. uuvu vxwuu uuiu Two, Hurts Seven Seattle, May 24.--Two dead and seven Injured Is the result of a crash between two speeding automobiles here today. The cars were racing, it is said, at a speed of 65 miles an hour. Carl K. Chllberg, 26. son of President J. L. Chil- berg of the Scandinavian-American bank of Seattle, is suffering from con cussion of the brain. The dead are : MIbs Frances Hayward, 22. and Louis Cook, a city fireman, 38 years old. Mrs. . Lydla Hayward suffered a broken leg. Ballin Operated On; Condition Is Better Fred A. BalHn, president of the5 Sup-ple-Ballln Shipbuilding corporation, and designer of the steel topsides type of wooden vessel built at the local yard for this government, is at St. Vincent's hospital, where he has just submitted tb ani:operation. He was taken to' tha hospital last Thursday, and. according to reports from the hospital Saturday night, he is recovering from the opera tion and is. resting easily. Dr. Georg F, Koehler is the attending phys.clan. CALEP BROS. FTJB2USH ITC ecial $ 1 a Week Buys Roll-Ms Mattress and 20-year guarantee Coil Spring. Don't sleep on that woraeut bed any longer. It is worth dollar a week of any man s money to hit, a oea uae this to sleep upon. You would pay $2.00 a night at any hotel in town for a bed as good as this. Think it over. Walk around past our store and see thm on display. your old feather - beds into lillESlT