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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 22. 1920 7 i mm MAN is BACKER OF IP INTO FAR NORTH General Ashton Tells Cornelius Vanderbilt Why He Is Fitting : Out Expedition for Siberia. By Cornelia Vanderbilt Jr. (Special Corn-pofxlMrt for th T'nfterf Nrwm.) Coprritt X 920 by VuMai Rtw.) .. : Chehaliv Wash. The combination jot both mystery and romance iiaa surrounded ' the fitting out v of - an American expedition; ' seeking furs and ivory from the Ural of Siberia far above the. , Arctic , circle. With the '. announcement, however, of the name of the man backing the latest Americoi. Arctic argosy, the mystery has gone. The romance remains. The Siberian Commercial t company, backing the expedition. Is really General Ashton. of Tacoma. known throughout maritime circles as the man who will back anything as long as he is assured he will get something more out of It than he puts Into the enterprise. WIS BEHI5D PEAET t Many years ago he was one of. the leading backers and later counsel for the Peary expedition. It Is common talk that it was Ashton's , work that tripped Cook durins his cross-examination . concerning the scaling- of Mount McKlnley. . " ', When I heard of his interest in the scheme which has captured the fancy of all business men along the , Western cowt, 1 went to see him, to get a story ; of the expedition. After a short wait 1 was ' ushered into ; the . office- of this " Western magnate. Ashton, although not a younir man. is - far from showing any indication of age. Six feet two in stocking feet ' and as : broad as tape measure allows.: he still presents a formidable figure to an un suspecting interviewer. When asked f about the Siberian enterprise, Ashton : answered with evident satisfaction : " . "Some three months ago, some mari ners : came to nW asking whether I wished to finance ' a ship which was going into interior i- western Siberia to trap and - exchange valuables with KRklmaux. . WHT HE BACKS PARTT "They -told me that there had hot been a trader in that part of Siberia ' since the opening- of the war, in 1914. There must be a great accumulation of furs, ivory, and other valuables, by this time. That is What we are going: after and .that was why I was willing to bach what may seem to an outsider as a fool hardy expedition. ... "The Eskimos are ' very anxious to have someone come fn. The only mes sage to that effect,: of , course, has-been by doe sled to Anavir. : After I was cer tain it would be wise to equip such an enterprise as an experiment, I continued my plans and . Incorporated a company. We ; bought the schooner Iskum, which left Tacoma for KolyVna bay, Siberia, last week. Then we bought the Roose velt., She is. the ship in which Peary diaoovered tha-north . -poiJ-We' wflt-'-.ffef'U' her this winter ' and next summer she will follow the - course f the Iskum, if the' latter is successful in its quest. We . expect, moreover, to buy several other little- vessels. We choose our own ' crews. They are all ' bonded, , although I believe they will be. perfectly honest and square with us. f . HAS FAITH I3T CHEW , "Although the type of men on these cruises is usually considered as shifters, ( -we have chosen with care, and I be lieve we have all good men on our pay roll. They all speak Eskimo and have lived 10 or 20 -years above the Arctic ; circle. ! '- '" ' "Four of the' present crew were with Steffanson in 1913. At present Captain Clarence I. Olson, better known as . Kelly Olson, is In charge of the expedi tion. "The Iskum should reach Nome from Kolyma about October 20. This would give her time to clear for Tacoma be fore ice sets' in at Nome. The start this year Is very late in the season, but Captain" Olson assures me that there is no doubt of their being able to avoid being caught in the ice and at the same time they will have ample opportunity for full bartering and trading of their present cargo with the natives. : WHX JLEAYK TWO TRADE US "Our first plan was to make this voy- age to Kolyma and return to Nome for another cargo, which we were going to send to Nome on the Victoria the latter part ' of this month, but summer is so far advanced we will not attempt this additional trip this year. Olson is going " to leave at Kolyma, and possibly at one other point of the Siberian coast, two traders of the present crew, who will trap and live with the Eskimos this coming winter, remaining there to await the return of the Iskum or possibly the ' Roosevelt when the Arctic ice breaks up in the season of 1921." General Ashton believes that Ta- WASHINGTON ELKS ELECT NEW OFFICERS CHOPPED OFF To introduce the splen e did Vacuum-Cup Washr ing Machine, Motor driv en, gas heated. This Week :.; Only. While They Last Come In Tomorrow " Portland Gas Coke 'Co. . Alder sear ruth J al5Sf ' - J xj fifl luittdSi f , " ir ft i rnrfimtfflmft mi- ' - j I ; ' j ; A "I i I t Ji 4 1 I a 1 J' ' ; ' '-v-'l K' - - ' 1 --" 1 J A t 'V.? J 1 X X x 4 J V e v , - i J 11 f K f . f x f sit T v. i v ; " r -- L -Krs i 4 r " a X I tsl jf2i3oi Above A - merry automobile load of antlered brothers end tlielr sisters from Aberdeen lodge No. 593, who lent gaiety to tne cioeimr Hours or tue annual state convention in vaneouver saturtiay. i Below are the newly elected officers. ,They are, top row, left to right Martin Gottfeld, Olympla, third vice presi dent; Clement Scott, Vancouver,' president; J. T. Rogers, Everett, treasurer, j Lower row,, left: to right Sydney S. Anderson, Tacoma, secretary; Alex Fulton, Tacoma, Second vice president; Paul P. Wells, Bel li ..w i.M.i. i I I -..-; . . lingham, first vice president. coma will some day be the great fur exchange of the "world. have every confidence," he de clared, nhat the voyage of the. Iskum Is the initial step of what will iprove to be a business of greatest importance in the near future to the Northwest, and. for that matter,! to ' the entire country. It ', is also, in "another way, opening up- a' trade channel of a new aspect for our future merchant ma rine." - ' . : 'General Asnon, whose titt was, ac quired in the national guard several years ago, said there was on board the Iskum a -motion picture man with a complete outfit, and that as soon as the ship returned photographs would be sent throughout the country. ' i The Iskum is carrying. I have found, a I cargo worth approixmately $50,000. Its makeup may be interesting, j ; There are huge stacks of hard can dies, as well as the finest of rifles and steel traps. I There are 400 mouth or gans, 200 iews-harps and a host of other instruments of similar -nature. General Ashton assured me. by the way, the Eskimos would pay 500 ermine pelts for one $25 phonograph. : There are 50 alarm clocks and 36 watches not all cheap ones, by any means. And in addition to all this there is gaudy wearing apparel for, women folks, mir rars for Arctic beauties, and all; kinds o? little articles calculated to bring joy to Eskimo minds during long : winters and perpetual snows. I Although a ! schooner, the Iskum Is equipped with a four-cylinder standard engine and carries 5000- gallons of gas oline. That ! should be enough to take her 17,000 miles up the Siberian coastal rivers.. . j . it WASHINGTON NAM ELKS E SCOTT HEAD (Continued1 From Pan OnO Ohalr; Centralla, R. C Stanley; Che halls, O. J.' Albers ; Ellensburjr. R, A. Weaver : Everett, Sam C Bothwell , Hoquiam, Oeorge Brault ; Olympia, H. B. Pults ; Port Angeles, Jl. M. Morissey ; Port Townsend, j J. M. Klncaid ; Ray. mond, E. E. Colkelt Seattle, J. E. Ha mar; Tacoma. H. K. O'Neilj Vancouver, Ci A. Pender; Walla Walla, J. J. Kauf man ; Wenatchee. Charles A. Flannigan ; Yakima. Fred Fontaine. a Clement Scott, the new president, and who served -the past year as first vice president, la in the coal business in Vancouver ; Paul P. "Weils, first vice president, is engaged in the piano busi ness at Bellingham ; Second VJce ; Presi dent Alex. - Fulton is the representative of i' the United States immigratlan of fice at Seattle, - and Martin Gottfeld, third vice president, is engaged In the clothing business at Olympia. Secretary Sydney S. Anderson, who was reelected, is business manager of the News-Tribune of Tacoma, and Treasurer J.- T. Rogers is secretary of the Elks lodge and club at Everett. I Next in importance afjer the selection of the new officiary of the association was the matter of determining the place of meeting for next year. ) After some discussion It was decided to leave the matter in the hands of the board of trustees, and it is to make decision before the mid-winter meeting which Is to be held in January or February at Olympia. This meeting is composed of the state association officials and one delegate from each lodge, j It was the general opinion, however, that the next big gathering of Washington Elks will go to Bellingham. :i ;j :J';; j ; Various resolutions of patriotic import and for the good of ? the I order were introduced by the committee on resolu tions and received with much applause. All were unanimously adopted. um interesung matter tnat 9 was up for discussion, but which was laid on the table, was the proposal that the rep resentation 'of the largest lodges in the association be cut down! materially, so that there might be no possibility of one or two cities of the .state controlling the actions of the convention. It Is prob able that this matter will be again pre sented at the next annual meeting, said delegates, after the convention refused to take action at this time. , . PAEADE IS SPECTACtJXAB Especially commendatory were reso lutions regarding the worf of Dr. C. S. CHINESE IS RUN DOWN AND KILLED V-i:r:''k. 1 ............ XX V Hong Yee Duck, Hop Grower of Wilsonville, Suffers Fracture , of Skull in Accident - Becoming confused while crossing the intersection 'of Third and Oak streets at 3 p. m.- Saturday, Hong Yee Duck, 87, darted directly In front of a large, touting car driven by Herbert O. Schiewev 4 1 Webster street, and was thrown to the pave ment by the impact. He sustained a fractured skull from which he died at St. l Vincents hospital an hour later. ! V I The, Chinaman is a hop grower living near Wilsonville, Or. -' t- Duck was walking east on Oak street and had gone half way across the street when, espying the approaching automo bile, he suddenly started back and then jumped against the machine, according to the report of Investigator ost, who interviewed a number of witnesses.. He was carried to the emergency hospital by M. D Tarlow and C N. McKee, citi zens, and Patrolmen Kelly and Tully of the traffic bureau. ; ; v " Schiewe, witnesses declare, stopped his machine,! then started up again and was going five miles an hour at the time he struck the pedestrian. He was detained a short time in police headquarters pend ing Investigation, but later released. Irwin, chairman of the Vancouver gen eral committee, and his corps of assist ants. Retiring President Johnson has stated that Vancouver Elks and citizens have set' a high record for convention entertainment, and the resolutions them selves expressed gratification over the clean and wholesome character of the amusements and entertainment provided for the visittors. :? - - The soectacular feature of the three days' gathering occurred Saturday fore noon, when the grand , parade i was staged. All of the lodges of Washing ton were represented among -the ! 8081 Elks in ,line. with a large delegation from Portland, headed by the Elks' band. Six Elks, from far-away Juneau. Alaska, participated. - ! ' - The Seattle band of 0 : pieces and 350 members of - Its marching . club head-ad the parade. Then followed the Tacoma band and 200 members of that lodge, and 140 Bellingham Elks, con spicuous i with their adornment of ; pur ple tulip. . JOSIE IS BAFFLED OFF l " While Portland Elkdom sent to Van cover fully 2000 members, but 450 of them, with their band, appeared :n line. .The others were spectators. On down . the line the men in purple- and white marched along to the strains of lively musio of many bands, . Aberdeen made a 4 hit with its mascot, Josie, a real elk brought to her first convention. Later in the day Jo8,le was raffled off to one of the visiting lodges. i A feature of the parade was the bat tleship Oregon, brought from Portland and prepared ; by the Portland recruit ing ' office. It was decorated in the Elks' colors and . masses of greenery and - flowers. The - float was manned by J. . Ai Armstrong, E. EJ. Mavers, 8. A. Sorague, C. E. Long and B. Ai Ro- sencrantz. aU ' of Portland, and little Louise Craln of Vancouver rode on the ; float. ... ' '... EVEBETT BAND BEST .- f . While j the last session of the conven tion was in progress, the band contest occurred, at City park, Great crowds of people listened to the program, which included the - playing of one standard march and one standard selection by each contesting organization. The bands entering were, in the order appearing, Anaccrteev Bellingham, Ever ett and ; Hoquiam. The Judges were 7. O. Butler, bandmaster of the Twenty first Infantry; S. S. Jenkins, bandmas ter of the First infantry, and H. N. Stoudenmeyer, bandmaster of the- Port land Elks lodge. Their decision i gave Everett1 band first place and Belling ham band second place. The score was on nine points, with a possible rating of 180. , Everett got a rating of 127.3 and Bellingham of 126. , ; CAB3UVAL SFIBIT BEIG2T8 During the afternoon the visitors were entertained, with races at the county fair grounds, motor races on the Colum bia river, bowling contests and automo bile trips through the prune belt. ' In the evening there was dancing at-Elks' temple and at the Purple Gardens, and band concerts at various points, while carnival spirit reigned through all the down-town streets, many impromptu programs being staged, r j During, July and August Suits that are right M8 You men who do your buying now at my store will save some money; $60 suits for Fall are gping or at $481 the time being It's helping to bring down clothes costs; I'm doing my share come and do yours ! The first fruits of Fall;-fabrics that are easy to look at -tailoring that leaves no word to ibesaid.. ' 1 U- ..'' -U:---;--:' BEN SELLING Leading Clothier i w Morrison at Fourth - : j - tl feyi"" : 1 ir Jantsen's Bathing ' Suits In all styles, sizes and : colors. Men's. ' women's and children's. All prices, 93.50 to 911.50. "The Store That .Undersells Because It Sells for Cash9, Store Closes Wed. 1 P. M Poster's Cotton and Worried Bath ing Suits in all styles, colors, elses St.t.OO to O.KV- suitv .Both wumen a and cimui b s. We Purchased Too Generously and Are Overstocked, Therefore Without Regard of Worth or Former Selling Prices We Sacrifice Our iEntire Stock of Women's and Misses Slip-On -v-STAA 4-OkC'And tter You Unrestricted VV Ca Lt?X Choice While Any Remain at I $4.95 Garments Selling Regularly Up to Three Times ' : ' ' These Figures . This is without doubt one of 'the most important saving op portunities, presented for the past year or two, to secure one or V .more 'of these fashionable Slip-on, Sweaters styles desirable for both; home and street wear many especially appropriate for J - school wear. , , i The assortment includes our entire stock none reserved " all colors and sizes in plain and fane bell sleeves plain or 'ruffled bottom ncy weayes with tight or . , Dainty and attractive all wool worsted and zeplhyr Sweaters. All a.t once price, J34.05. Women's Mercerized Lisle Hose &x at 65c Pair . Dropstitch Lljle Hose of perfect fit and quality shown in beaver, pearl gray, ' khaki,' cordovan, black, etc. .All sizes. Exceptional values at 65c pair.:,;. ,J -if-r;;:;.::;- ''.!.:; : - Women's Silk Boot Hose at $10 ; t Pair ' ; x ' ; Extremely fine Silk Boot Hose In dropstitch pit- terns in colors black, white, navy, cordovan, etc. Sizes 8H to 10 a dependable stocking at a low price. $1.50 Pir. : s I JSilk and Mercerized Heather Hosiery in All Shades at $l0 Pair Here Are "Wash Fabrics at Less Than Wholesale Bftnutiiitl r)r. Vnilex fk .-. -y&c Just our epd of . the - season cleanup of, beautiful high-grade French Voiles, fine dorriestic jVoiles, all our fine sillc embroidered figure and dot Voiles with prices cut to below cost regardless of whether we have a, few yards or several pieces. The qualities and, styles will wear wei for many months, even several seasons! for street house or party dresses or waists, these dainty fabrics are most appropriate, While Any Remain You Have Choice From the Entire Assortment at 98c Yard To Close at Price REMNANTS Lengths and Styles Suitable for Bags Vestings Trimmings : --''."! - Hatr Bows I ; Women who attend this sale; will find all sorts of desirable Ribbons in cluded in this great half price sale. You have choice from our entire stock of remnants and short bolts in wide and narrow Satins, Taffetas Jacquards, Grosgrains, Picots, jetc. both plain colors and novelties. . Come Early Secure All the Advantages . Of First Choice at Half Price . VoileFlouncings at 69c Yard ... i Just About -r Half Price Fine quality White Voile Flouncing, handsomely embroidered with silk or wool in pretty two-tone: colore! de signs a 40-inch width in a wonderful price reduction at 69c yard. . - First Great Showing of New Fall Styles in Women's anci Misses' Dresses Most Moderately Priced From $17.45 to $95 Whether' you wish to purchase or not. we extend a sped1 invitation t6 you to view the new Fall styles in Wome Dresses, ; Here you'll find the most charming models,; the nf favored materials and unlimited selection in trimming and' pricing. AU sizes, 14 to 50, and all prices from $17.45 to ( FOR THE MEN! A Timely Under-pricing of Seasonable Weight - Underwear The Famous Richmond Spring ' Needle Form' Fitting .. . UnidnStiits at $2.15 Here is n opportunity to purchase high grade Underwear of standard make and quality at far less than regular selling flgures-a sale few men can well afford to miss. .. ::'X- f--. The famous Richmond springj needle 'knit, fine combed . cotton Union Suits. very elasikc and form fitting -both long and short sleeve'styles in inkle length, shapei especially to J0 " K fit short men. Siaes 34 to 46. Suit D-i.I.eJ Complete Stock of Bags and Suitcases, " A n U nsur passed Showing at . Unmatchably Low Prices Matting Lunch Cases. .. . . , . . . . . ,45c and 75c i 4-Inch Matting or Fiber Case. ...85c 24-Inch Fiber Suit Case . . .1. ........... .$2.25 24-Inch Imported Matting Suit Case. . . . . .$2.25 24-lnch Matting Suit Case; straps. ...... .$4.00 ?4-lnch Matting Case, fiber bound, straps. .$5.25 26-Inch Fiber Case, straps extra deep, priced 1 0-Inch Black Fabricoid Conductors' Bags' J7.50 priced . ... . , $ 1 .95 18-Inch Roxylite Traveling Bags. $6.50 18-Inch; Light-weight Tan Leather Bags, j priced . , i . . . . . . ... .............. ;$10.50 18-Inch ; Imitation Alligator Bag leather i lining' ........... .... j ......... . .$15.00 f 8-Inch Heavy Black or Brown Leather- I Bags strapr ........ . . J . .'. $18.00 f8-Incb Split Walrus Traveling Bags, f priced .,J $20.00 16-Inch Ladies' Tan Cowhide Bags. ... . .$17.50 PLAY SUITS AT $1.15 For Monday only we will sell our well known boys' "Armor Plate" and girls' "Jim Dandy" Playsuits at a price reduction. Only Q1.15 a suit. 1 to 8 years. , None Exchanged No Phone Orders None Sent C. O. D. Our Store Now Opeps at 9 A.M, y 'jjy' w w- v. -j. . v.w The Most in Value The Best in Quality Store Closes at 5:30 P. M. Saturdays ct6P.M.