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TKTE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTXAND. SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 16, 1920.
PORTLAND WOMAN
ACQUAINTED WITH
FIRST OF NURSES
Mrs. R. t. Knight Guest of Flor
ence Nightingale's Sister When
Great ;Woman Was There.
It is & . far cry from Florence
Nightingale, "of whom today marks
the centennial birthday anniversary,
to thePaplflc Northwest, yet there
is one, little woman in Portland to
day who knew Miss Nightingale and
, was intimately associated with many
of the friends of the noted nurse..
. Mrs. R. B. Knight, 235 Chapman
street, mother of Mrs. Edith Knight
Holmes Hill, local newspaper woman.
met Florence Nightingale back in the
''seventies,! while she was a house guest
at the mansion of Lady Harry Verney
of Buckinghamshire, Eng. Lord Verney
was a member of parliament and Lady
Verney wai fond ;of entertaining as was
her ; sister Florence Nightingale, of
nursing, jfer spacious grounds, all laid
out in hedges and gardens, and her big
jooma in the fine old stone palace, were
the scenes, of much gaiety and social
functions of all sorts.- . ' , -
MISS 3TIGHTISOALE PRESENT
Mrs. Knikht was a little budding so
cial butterfly attending a private school
for girls, for whom the big-hearted Lady
Verney gave a lawn fete at which her
sister. Miss' Nightingale, assisted. Lady
Verney, says Mrs, Knight, while she was
more socially inclined than her sister,
had the same characteristic of kind
heartedness which responded so nobjy
to any demands upon her attentions. ' '
Later when Mrs. Knight abandoned
the social I butterfly life to become a
nurse nnder the direction of Slster'Dora,
iths often heard i of the great Florence
Nightingale" who had trained with Sister
Dora and vas an intimate friend of hers.
Messages came to them of the work
; of Florence Nightingale and of the hon
ors showered upon her.
It was while nursing lb. Warsaw dur
ing; the Franco-Prussian war that Mrs.
Knight received i a message by balloon
post, then s a. rare thing:, from some
friends in Paris j whose names she has
forgotten except: that they Were rla-
tives of the Nightingale family, saying
they were so starved for food they, were
Just ready .to eat their pet puppy dog.
HAD STREXTJOtXS EXPERIENCE
Mrs. Knight recalls some - strenuous
experiences she had while nursing- with
Sister Dora. Into many portions of the
tenement district of Warsaw they went
at night wThere no-policeman dare'd go,
caring and tending sick ' and ' wounded.
At one time there were many killed and
wounded in a. mining explosion. One
man, an Irishman, died and a postmor
tem examination was held. The Irish,
said Mrs. Knight, were strongly, opposed
to postmortems land a mob sprang up,
a howling mob that surrounded the hos
pital and. threatened all sorts of trouble.
Mrs. Knight, still in. her teens, was sent
outside to hold back the mob. She said
her prayers as she went out, but she
held her ground. She held them while
she talked! to them of the accident and
of the condition: of the various patients
within the rhospitaL
ECAFES OTHER 699
Finally came word that 20. of the vic
tims' immediate relatives might be ad
mitted. As they thronged into the hos
pital, the doctors made their escape out
the window.
Mrs. Knight finally decided hospital
life and nursing; were too strenuous -for
her,, so one day as she went out to the
big gate in just her felt slippers to get
the mail, she received a bunch of bank
notes, tossed the remainder 'of the mail
over the gate and went to the railroad
station garbed just as she was. Thus
did she leave the nursing profession.
She got some more clothes and sailed
for America, winding up at a mining
camp in Colorado where 'there were only
six women to 600 men. Proposals came
so thick and fast that, as she facetiously
remarked, she j "finally married one to
get rid of the other 599." Then came
Oregon and ranch life until her 6-year-old
daughter told her one .day she
"didn't know j nothing nohow," when
Mrs. Knight deemed it advisable to re
move to. Portland where educational ad
vantages might be had.
Canadian Company
Forfeits $13,000 for
; Failure on Contract
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Walla "Vtalla,! Wash., May 1$. Because
the Crown Paving company of Calgary,
Alberta, failed to produce surety bonds,
thai corporation has forfeited its con
tract for the i eight miles of. concrete
paving between Walla Walla and the
Oregon state line, together with its check
for $13,00Q. given as its evidence of good
faith In making the .contract with the
Walla , Walla county commissioners for
the work The contract for this pav
ing will go to the Independent Asphalt
company of Seattle, the second lowest
bidder for1 the work. The failure of the
Crown PaVing company to produce, sat
is factory bonds will make the road in
question .Qost Walla Walla county $30,000
more than the $272,000 which its con
tract called for. The rdad.in question
is to be 18 feet wide. v
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Mrs. Herbert Hoover
By Edna Heber Church . .
Washington, May 15. (I. N. S.)
From Red House to White House it
sounds like some new sort of an idea of
a futurist architect Is the step Mrs.
Herbert Hoover will make if her hus
band becomes the president of the
United ' States. Red House is the old
English manor house in Kensington.
England, where the Hoovers lived and
came into world fame as relief workers.
A real veteran of two wars: and a
traveler to the ; remote corners of the
world, Mrs. Hoover would bring to the
White House one , of the most distin
guished careers of any ."first lady" . who
ever reigned.
Miss Lou : Henry was born in Mon
terey, CaL, 'and became Mrs. Herbert
Hoover after she had met the young
student of geology at Leland Stanford
university. Both were star students of
geology, and their brilliant translations
of geological work,' which they collabo-
TO SHOW VALUE OF
Special Train to Be Run From
Portland to Boardman for
Big Barbecue.
To demonstrate to citizens of Ore
gon what irrigation will do to land
in the , Morrow-jmatllla county dis
trict, arrangements are being made
by business men. of Boardman, Mor
row county, to hold a barbecue and
general Jollification; at that city
May 31. i ' ' .. .
Invitations are being sent out all over
the state and efforts will be made , to
have a special train operate over, the
O-W. between Portland and Boardman
for the occasion.
Boardman is on the edge of the North
Umatilla project, which is supplied with
water by the Umatilla river. The line of
demarcation between the irrigated and
non-irrigated ; land in this district is
plainly 6een at this point and the citi
zens of the " Morrow county town will
explain what should be done to bring
more of the land in thatviclnity under
irrigation. 1 . -: . I.
; It is estimated that ; 300,000 acres of
land adjacent to the North Umatilla
project could be supplied with , water
from the John Day river: at a cost ap
proximating J40.000.000. The project
would therefore cost about 1125 an acre.
but owing to the fertility of the soil
under .water residents of the district
do not believe that this would be an ex
cessive rate. : , j
The State Chamber, of - Commerce is
also cooperating With the : Boardman
business men in making arrangements
in this city to, have a large number of
Portlander ; make the trip , to Central
Oregon, ; . -. ; ; ?- . -: ...
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TRACTS
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rated in, are responsible for their repu
tation in the scientific world.1
When his work as a mining, engineer
carried him into . unknown . lands Mr.
Hoover .found : his w;lfe a ready com
panion. Through Asia, Australia and
even portions of Africa - they have
traveled together. When they went
through the Boxer rebellion together
they had their first taste of war. which
served them tn good stead when they
found themselves great figures In the
world war, and they (withstood the raids
of the" .German airmen over London and
the continental towns where they di
rected relief work. . j ; ; ;-. ', ,
Mrs- Hoover is ofmedium height, of
slender; soft outlines, with brown hair
somewhat: tinged with gray, twinkling
blue eyes and a straight: month that
constantly parts in a merry smile.
Mrs. Hoover doesn't want to live in
the White House, her friends say. She
prefers a more secluded S home where
she may romp with her two sons.
'CryingV Infant Is
Deeded Away; Law
Officers Interfere
Sacramento, CaL, May 15. (L N S.)
-Through intervention of county au
thorities an attempt of parents to
"deed" their 3-yeaij-old baby girl to
foster parents was frustrated. ;: The
child's cries annoyed the parents. Dep
uty District Attorney Farrell said, and
caused them to give , the baby away.
According to the authorities, Mr. and
Mrs. George Floris.1 formally '"deeded"
their child to Mr. and Mrs. J. Hlld-
brand. The baby was taken from its
f ostser parents by the authorities when
they learned they were planning to leave
on a three-months' buting trip subject
ing the child to I the hardships of
camp life. ; . : f ;
Deputy District Attorney Farrell de
clared such a "deed" as made by the
Floris family is unrecognized by law.
Island of jToboga
Needed for Defense
Of Panama Canal
Washington, May; 15. The war de
partment has sent a i memorandum to the
state department declaring that pos
session by the United States of th
island of Taboga, at the Pacific en
trance of the Panama canal, i Is neces
sary to the 'defense of the canaL The
state department has taken the matter
up with the government of Panama and
that government has expressed sympathy
icwaras me proposal, nut has asked
that as small a portion of the islands as
possible be taken. The matter is being
worked out by diDlamatio rennuwnta.
tives in Panama. ? i
Sen. Comer Charges
Gambling in Cotton
On ; Stock Exchange
Washington. May IS. (I. N. S.)
Gambling in cotton on the exchange
lor me purpose or maKlng money out
of the variations In price was charged
in the senate by" Senator Comer, Demo
crat, or Alabama.
"The more stabilized the price, the
nearer it conforms to "snot middllner
the greater the benefit to the business
class," Comer said. t'The less stabilized
the price, the more it can be fictitiously
cnangea, uie greater tne interest of the
gambler. -? . ; -j
"Beyond an index value, the exchange
creates no value, adds no value, and
when it does not truly index value, when
the prices are manipulated, the farmer,
dealer and manufacturer are the suf
ferers." ' . ; ,:.
Paris Hand Paints
Walls; Wall Paper
Is Scarce and High
Paris, May IS. Hand painted walls
are being used everywhere in Paris to
day because of .the scarcity and high
pnoe of wall paper. v :-
: Scene painters and tableaux artists
from the Latin quarter are employed at
a daily, wage which does nearly ap
proximate the cost of the new Darter.
which' has wm1 more than isrhf
COURT ADJOURNS
IN RESPECT FOR
DECEASED BAILIFF
For the first time in the history
of Multnomah county courts, official
notice was taken Saturday of the
death of an attache. This was in the
court of Circuit Judge Morrow,
where M. J. Morse, who died last
Saturday, had been a bailiff for 10
years.
The court convened In formal session
and Immediately C. M. Idleman, former
attorney general, "suggested" to the
court the absence of Bailiff Morse and
moved that he be excused from further
duty in this tribunal, on the ground that
he had been summoned to a higher
court. . - ' . t
This motion was supported by District
Attorney Evan's and Chief Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Hammersly. Each paid
glowing tributes to the worth of Morse
as a citizen and patriot. :-. ' :l:
Other touching tributes by " Henry
Westbrook, Ralph Dunlway, Rev.- C. E.
Cline, Dr. J. E. Hall, Toney Mitfer, R.
W. Montague, George L. Rauch. Judge
Kanzler, I. N. Smith and Comrade Mc
Kay for the G. A. R.
Southern Baptists ,
Double Membership
In Last 25 Years
Washington. May IS. -H. S.)
James K Gambrell of Fort Worth and
Dallas, Texas, was ' reelected president
of the Southern Baptists' association for
the" fourth time in annual ; convention
here. Other officers elected were : " :
Vice presidents. Jvdge E. II. Harris.
Fulton Mo.; the Rev. John E. White, '
Anderson, S. C; the Rev. W. W. Land-
rum, Louisville, Ky, ; J. H. Anderson,
Nashville. Tenn. Secretaries. Herbert C.
Moore. Nashville, Tenn.; Joseph H. -Burnett,
Macon, Ga. Treasurer, George H.
Norton, Louisville, Ky.
Reports of rapid growth of the con
vention were given at the opening ses
sion by Dr. Hight C. Moore, one of the
secretaries. During : the last 25 years,
the report showed, there has been a
growth of from 9907 local churches to
25,303 with an increase : in . membership
irom 1,431.041 to 2,961.348. Receipts for
home missions in 1895 totaled J 8 8. 000
against $1,559,000 this year. Receipts of
Sunday' school board in 1895 were $56,000
as against $864,000 for the present year.
Senate Puts Query
On Peace Treaty
Washington, May 15. (I. N. & The
secretary of state is reauested to in
form the senate if any provision is made
in the peace treaty for the termination
of the British protectorate over Egypt
in a resolution introduced in the Senate
by Senator Owen, of Oklahoma.
The Cheney
Reproducer A acientificaUy correct ar
rangement of i concentric
rings on the ' diaphragm
brings out each distinction
of tone with unusual
accuracy.
CHENEY DEALERS
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Fftf-Br4i Ce. ........ ..Albany
W. H. Bohnankamp Ctt. . . . . La Srsmt
H. P. Bandla ......... .Walla Walla
Law I Levlnger ..............Baker
an Kit Oruf Co., ......Lebanon
Jawph Dwia Co.. ........ r . .Jowph
Warran Shapa Furniture Ce. .Corvailla
L. B. Krwln . . . . .Tillamook
Ontario Pharmacy.. ........ .Ontario
CIty Pnarmacf i. Wallowa
Clti Drug Co.. .......... i. . .Elgin
arl BhaparS.. .'.Klamath Fall
eonomy Drug Co. ........ Panolaton
C Hamlltan ............ .Balam
Otta Music Houta. ......... Roaaburg
O. C Farrall.. ....... .Cama. Wash.
Solution; for High ; ;
, 'Cost Ifc'Said to Lie
In Transportation
San Francisco. May 15. L N. S.)
"The solution of the high cost of living
lies largely in the solution of the na
tion's transportation problem."
This was the declaration of R. M.
Calkins, vice president of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St.' Paul railroad, address
ing the seventh National Foreign Trade
convention.
"American railroads the best- and
most efficient in the world today are
practically four yearsr behind the In
dustrial progress -of the country. Ap
proximately 450,000 box. cars are needed
immediately to adequately take care of
the' industrial production of the coun
try, he said. ; ?
"Whereas congress has provided a re
volving fund of $300,000,000 to meet the
equipment needs of the railroads, a
minimum of a billion and a half dollars
are needed right now to bring the equip
ment, up to the pressing needs of our . In
dustries," he added. ,
Some of the results of the transporta
tion shortage, Mr. Calkins summed up
as follows :
Thousands of tons of steel are lying
in the yards at Johnston, Pa., and other
eastern steel centers unable to be
moved. ' f -
Half of last year's wheat crop of the'
state of Kansas is still to be trans
ported. ; . t
Millions of feet ' of lumber : urgently
needed, all over the country to solve the
housing problem are piled up in north
western lumbering- states with no im
mediate prospect of : being moved.
The great melon- crop of the Imperial
valley, California, now ripening, may go
to - waste because of lack of cars to
move it. - , . ;
Poland Will Fight
; -Bolsheviki Alone,
' Minister Declares
' By A. Tj. Bradford .
(United Pnes Staff Correopondent )
Washington, May 15. (U. P.) Po
land is fighting., the fight of the world
against Bolshevism, but it will continue
alone without asking the aid of the allies
or the United States, Prince Casimir
Lubomirski. Polish ministers here, de
clared in an .interview today.
Prince Lubomirski is next in order of
the foreign diplomats waiting to pre
sent their credentials to President Wil
son. He will probably layj the Polish
situation before the president when received.-
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- "Poland hopes that the bid cultural
world will help her in the task of sav
ing culture and civilization from Bol
shevism." Lubomirski said.
Should Poland be crushed, the Bol
sheviki would become united with Ger
many. The war which was supposed to
have been terminated by the treaty of
Versailles would start knew.
The object of the Polish drive he Said
Is establishment of a series of indepen
dent states as a barrier against Bol
shevism, i Poland will . rid these coun
tries of the Bolsheviki and help them to
a strong independence, but will not ad
vance Into soviet' Russia, Lubomirski
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dou. iuo ouaica piaiuieu lo constitute
this barrier are lUkralnia, ' White Ru
thenia. Lithuania and Lltvia, the latter
two o.f which already have assumed their i
independence. i i ;. ; , v
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and iano Tones
1 Because of the delicacy of its sustained tones, '
the piano has always been known as one of
the most difficult instruments to reproduce. ?
But Tlje Cheney reveals not only the tone,
but even the pedaling and technique in piano
selections, for its musical principles give
unusual ; pur eness, accuracy, and resonance.
. To appreciate the beauty of The Cheney
fully, you should hear it and examine its
- --exquisite cabinet work. V . ;.' '''
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ENORMOUS SUMS
SPENT ANNUALLY
BY AUTO TOURISTS
More Than 40,000 Cars Used
National Park Highway Last
. Year; $4,800,000 Was Spent.
Astonishing figures on the money
distributed by motorists' making
long distance Journeys have been
compiled by the , National Parks
Highway association, : according to
Sydney B. Vincent of the Chamber
of Commerce, " Vincent is the local
representative of the highway which,
now extends by a, well marked route
from ' Chicago to Crater Lake. Ore
gon, with, gateways At each of .the
four national parks enroute. ; ;
"Records kept by the highway repre
sentatives last; year show that a; little
over 40,000 automobiles used the high
way for trips of 1000 miles or more,"
says Vincent. We do not keep records
of trips less than 1000 miles, as we do
not consider that they are trans
continental in character.
$12 DAILY PER CAR '
"Each of the 40,000 cars recorded
carried an average of three persons to
the - car. , ;' .
"According to government estimates,
the average money spent daily by each
person on the road is $4. Many who
camp along the line will not spend over
$3 but this is more than offset by the
number , who will spend from $5 to $6.
Accepting the . government's average of
$4 a day and three persons to the car,
we' have $12 per car daily.
"Each of these autos was on the high
way at least 10 days. At $12 per car
a day, this would mean $120 spent by
the. occupants of each car. Taking our
record of 40,000 cars at $120 each, we
have a total of $4,800,000. " .
ESTIMATE COKSERTATITE
"This, I believe, is conservative, and
it should be borne in mind that there
were many other thousands of cars on
the highway making shorter trips, all of
them adding to the stream of dollars.
, "The returns from motor travel are
not by any means confined to hotels and
garages, although, of course, they re
ceive a- goodly portion. Many persons
prefer to camp along the route, but they
must have groceries, clothing, ammuni
tion,, reading matter, souvenirs and in
cidentals. Motor travelers, whether
tampers or hotel transients, are- liberal
spenders at theatres . and ' refreshment
parlors. I believe every motorist buys
some clothing during the trip, and the
women's wardrobe is replenished.
1929 PROMISING TEAR
"We arp' anticipating for 1920 an even
greater, year for tourist travel. In ad
dition to the general ' campaign which I
promotes motoring and which has been
gaining in results yearly, we have as
surances that many caravans of Shrin
ers will use- the highway to reach re
union headquarters. -.' -.' v
"The highway is in fab condition for
travel at -this early date with only a
few bad stretches. By the first-of June
the entire line ' will be in good condi
tion." . ' '. -
Honorary Musical
Organization Wins
0. A. C. Recognition
Oregon Agricultural College, Corval
11s, May 15. The Euterpe club, an hon
orary musical organization' composed of
regular music students, has been recog
nized by the student affairs committee
and plans to petition a national musical
honorary fraternity. i
Officers are: Elsie Robinson, Cam
bridge,' Idaho, president ; Mary Giles,
Chilli wack, B. C, vice-president I Mil
dred Hall. . Cottage " : Grove, ; secretary ;
and ' Athel Brown, Baker, treasurer.
Other members are Ruth McCaw, Pres
cott. Wash. ; Mildred Wright. Salem i
Adella Towles, Oresham ; Anna Mo
Ewan, Milton ; Gladys Hansel. Corvallis ;
and Gladys Neal, Gresbanu -
Motor Convoy Two
Miles in Length Is
. To Make Long Trip
Washington. May 15. ( I. N. S.) On
June 14,' a motor convoy of two miles in
longth will travel over the Bankhead
national highway from Washington to
Los Angeles, Cat., a distance of 8690
miles. The convoy is expected to com
plete the trip September 17. Twenty
distinguished guests will accompany the
transport commander, Lieutenant Col
onel John Franklin.
The start from . the national capital
will be marked with ceremonies attended
by cabinet officers, senators and other
prominent men." President Wilson has
been invited' to review the procession as
It passes the White House. Receptions
and other ceremonies will , be . held at
various points e nroute.
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Washington, May 15. (L N. S.) Ad
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third of the increase In the cost 'of news
paper production, Victor II. Lawson.
publisher of a Chicago newspaper told
the senate sub-oommittee invetlga.tlnfff
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