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6- TTTE OnEROX STATESMAN: FRIDAY. AUGUST S, 1M!. i WOOD AGAINST i ALL ALLIANCES General Urges Preparedness ior Sake of Humanity at .Large . SANTA FE, N. M., Aug. ,7. "The armies cf America,' declared Major Geaeral Leonard Wood, In a speech following the conferring of a medal by the state of New exico at the cap ital here today, "will never go ta war at the mandate of any foreign nation, nor arnup of nations." , General Wood urged national pre paredness as a steadfast policy, de claring laft of it is "not humanity, bat brutality." He received lond applause when he appealed for. the wiping out of "cheap litle racial and social distinc tions" and the perpetuation of the battlefield spirit of democracy. , "Avoid internationalism as you would death." said Genial Wood in will The Story of a Honeymoon A Wonderful Romance of Married Life Wonderfully Told by ADELE GARRISON An unprecedented success in its serial form, now to be read in a beautiful book. "Whether you are a man or a woman, married or single, happily married or less happy than you could wish, this throbbing story of a woman's heart will seize and hold your deepest and sincerest interest. 'Actual stzaWsf the -Library 4 . :' ": , YT'" "I - i?? V- ''.- -, . . '. a- , UYou are Reading the Serial in The Statesman P i ' m - ' " i - -! r V?- " yon, will be glad to avail yourself of an opportunity to secure at a nominal , price this handsome novel size edition of the itoryv Hundreds of letters have been received asking whether the story had appeared in book form., To; all auch inquiries this will be a 'welcome announcement. yon Have Not Been Reading the Serial ' the 'book gives the great moments of this gripping story in an attractive form. As a . i novel, "Revelations of a Wife' is an impressive drama right out of real life. How to Get This Great Story of a Woman's Heart . J The Oregon Statesman has arranged to dis ..tribute a limited numler of a Special Library . Edition of the Revelations of aiYTife," bound -. in cloth, .appropriately stamped, containing 378 .pages of easy to read typo printed upon regular i. I; quality of book paper, for only $1XK) per copy. V: REMEMBER, the supply if you desire to Dosses nn1 .UUonsof Wife" in its wuraiU Bireet, ana woman's b Mr ! ' woman s hcrt that has in denunciation of bolshevisni . and allied evils. The medal was presented in recog nition of General Wood's service in the great war. h ' Coast Shipping Strike Ends With Granting of Demands ' SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. :7. A strike affecting the masters and mates of thirty-four steam lumber schooners in this port and forty-two similar craft in other Pacific coast ports was ended here today when an agreement on a new wage scale was adopted. . Under the new schedule the mates will receive $1 an hour overtime, the same Tate received by sailors. The employers, it was announced, also had granted an Increase in wag es to the masters. The schedule, it was said will not apply to the mas ters of eleven small steam schooners making short coast trips. The wages of these skippers has been set at 5250 a month while the commanders of the larger schooners are to receive $275 a month. ' Edition af "Ttevalattans ff a WWa." 'bi ) ' - ' Great "Look is limited, therefore toWa' tb most "attractive form come now to s ! iVJ''' i.-i' - l- Y ? - - ; ' -.. '- '.- - .' . , V -' - ; i ,v .;k't:vVk j; : vV-: v :P , . vjv , - : I. ". - . ; !-.-. .,- ' -.- '. - r( . x r sV I OUTS . i' 4.- "- -? . .. II i,8J.TTi-WT (Ti 'f''&3J I f i'H. Hili J J! els - ii i i , Bt irvrinit?' i 1! et a copy of the book containing ' the outpouring of .. .... . "'o gone straight, to the heart of humanity. THEATERS CLOSED BY ACTOR STRIKE 15,000 Show-Goers Disap pointed Through Action of Players NEW YORK. Aug. 7. Thirteen of New York's "leading theatres were closed tonight by an actors' strike, called an hour before the curtains were to go up, by the Actors' Equity association. More than l.",000 theatre 'atend ants were disappointed. The strike order followed close oa the heels of rejection by the Produc ing Managers" Protective association of au ultimatum demanding action by 7 p. m. on demands submitted several days ago. Recognition Sought. These demands included recogni tion of the actors' equity association extra compensation for performances in excess of eight a week and con tinuation of the standard "equity a Wis "From Her. Heart to - 'o'Hta Yours' mt Alt, Margaret!' I T-f V" -;.r-jf(-3 'lii!llH!Hliit I ? i, f V -"" MAIL COUPON THE OREGON STATESMAN Salem, Ore. Enclosed please find $1.05 for one copy of "Revelations of a Wife." Name Town Street or R. F. D. No The Statesman office, 21; a form of contract in u.-c uinre 1917. Officials of the managers associa tion have announced that they are "ready for a fight" and that steps have been taken for an organization of the "legitimate" vaudeville, bur lesque and moving picture interests to combat the efforts for unioniza tion of stage and screen artists. Life Members Elected in Salem Lodge of Elks Former State Treasurer T. H- Kay, Robert A. Crossman. E. Cooke Patton and Lieutenant Lamar Tooze were last night elected to life mem bership in Salem lodge No. 326, H- P. O. Eks. life membership was conferred upon Mr. Patton and Mr. Crossan a? a gift from the order and without assessment of any fee in apprecia tion of their long active service as members of the aSlem lodge. Lieu tenant Tooze who was initiated into the order last night applied for life membership for ihe reason that he expects to be absent from Salem for two years while completing his law course at Harvard university. Between 23 and 30 new members were initiated into the lodge last night and delegates to the state Elk convention at Klamath Falls were appointed by Exalted Ruler Charles R. Archerd.. They are D. G. Drager Sam Manning. S. . Kimball of Polk county, W. L. Jones of Jefferson. Walter L. Tooze, Sr.. Walter E Keyes, Judge P. H. D'Arcy, Oscar Steelhammer, August Huckestein, E Cooke Patton, G. A. Halvorsen, W L. West. Frank B. Southwick. Eu gene Eckerlin, Roy Hicks of Wood burn, E. A. Kurtz. M. G. Cooley of Silverton, Robert W. Craig. R. A Crossan, Captain Walter L. Tooze -Jr 4TH ENGINEERS AREHOMEAGAIN Homecoming of Veterans Re sembles Days Following Armistice PORTLAND. Aug. 7. Something of the spirit that 'characterized the first big homecomiafTs after the war was exhibited today here when mure than 1000 Portlande: gathered to welcome 233 member of the Fourth .engineers, one of the northwest's last big detachment from overseas. The men who were in charge of Lieu tenant H. J. King's force are prin cipally from Oregon and Washiag ton. and 73 of them live in this city. Veterans of three drives are with the engineers, who saw action on the Marne. on the Vesle, at St. Mi hiel and in the Argonne. After welcoming addresses the sol diers were entertained at luncheon and. later left for Camp Lewis. CHAMBER HEADS VISIT PORTLAND Unified National Commercial Organization is Aim of Journey PORTLAND. Aug 7 Officers and members of the board of directors of the United States Chamber of Com merce and party, numbering 27, ar rived in Portland today on a scout ing tour in the interest of consoli dation of all commercial bodies into one great machine under the nation al chamber for the purpose of work ing unitedly for the development of the great resources of the country. Their trip to Portland is of impor tance for it may lead them to decide on holding the 1920 convention of the United States chamber here. They are investigating accommoda tions which Portland has to offer and other features which will make for the success of the convention. FRENCH CROSSES GIVEN TO FIVE Mothers of Sergeant Funk and Corporal Walling Receive Awards PORTLAND, Aug. 7. French war decorations were conferred here to day at a public ceren;ony' on five Oregon soldiers of the late war. The croix de guerre was pinned on Ser geant Walter Schaefrer and James K. Poole and a similar decoration was posthumously conferred on Ser geant Calvin T. Funk and Corporal Carl Walling who fell in France. A medal mil it aire was awarded Pri vate Andrew A mac her. A military and civic parade preceded the cere mony. The decorations were pre sented by Colonel C. H.. Martin, a former major general in the national army. Joseph Richardson Gives Idea on Special Session .lost-ih G. Richardson, assistant state treasurer, in a letter to Gover nor Olcott, states, that he will attend a Mx-oial session cf the legislature if called by -the governor and at hij own expense and will vole to ratify jhe woman suffrage amendment, but that if any other inember should make a claim for mileage and per diem he will vate trat it be allowed him. Mr. Richa.dson was a mem ber of the Multnomah county dele gation at the recnlar session. "My ra?on for not making a statement befcre was due to mv be ing in Salem as deputy state treas urer," writes Mr. Richardson, "and any attendance on my part would not cause any incoaveniewe or per sonal sacrifice." , Read the .Classified Ads. jf, ! if ' -f. rvJ 'ys Wttwm- vM PORTLAND PLANS TO FETE EDITORS Outdoor Dinner, Unveiling of Monument and Highway Trip Features PORTLAND, Aug. 7. Plana were completed here today for the recep tion t6morrow of newspapermen and women from all parts of the coun try who will arrive la the afternoon for the opening session of the Nation al Editorial association. An outdoor dinner to be served at Laurelhurs Park will be the first feature on the program of entertainment, followed by an informal reception. Business sessions of the convention will be beigun Saturday and late that day the editors will be taken to Oregon City, wliero a tablet will be nnveiled commemorating the establishment there of the first newspaper in Ore gon. Sunday the visitors will be taken over the Columbia river high way and a trout breakfast will be served to them at Eagle Creek. IV. P. Johnson, Former Salem Resident, Called by Death Word was received In Salem yes terday of the death of W. P. Johnson of Helllncham. Wash. The Johnson family lived in Salem from about 1S70 to 18S6. where Mr. Johnson was engaged in the Photograph business. They will be remembered by many of the old residents, especially the members of the Baptist church, as they were prominent members of that church. Mrs. Johnson is a sister of Mrs. C. L. Briggs. also of F. B. Southwick of this city. Mr. Johnson wan a man of sterling qualities, and he had a wide circle of friends. Earfy End of Watchmakers9 Strike in Portland Seen PORTLAND. Aug. 7. That the watchmakers now on strike here will return to work within a few days was predicted by both officials of the International Jewelry Workers' Union bene and proruine.it retail ers of Portland. All rackets have been called ofr duty pending a set tlement satisfactory to both sides. Oaly 12 of the original 35 strikers remain unemployed. Business has been impaired, however, owing to the shortage of watchmakers In the city. The nn km Is asking for an eight hour day and a minimum wage of $26 a week for watchmakers. Two Small Fires Started by Thunderstorm Controlled ALBANY. Or.. Aug. 7. A thun derstorm hit the Santiam national forest laM night and two small fires were started by the lightning which RJnuck in the vicinity of Marion Lake along the Cascade divide. Sp nrvisor C. C. Hall learned today that a crew of men were fighting the fire within two hours from the time it started. . C. San ford Elected Head of Merchants Organization PORTLAND. Or.. Aug. 7. At the annual meeting of the Merchants' Exchanf afoelation today. I. C, Sanford was elected president for the coming year, succeeding George A. Westgate. Other officers chosen were S. (. Draper, vice president and R. S. McCarl. secretary and treasur er. These officers with F. L. Shull and T. A. Riggs constitute the exe cutive board. The new officers will assume their duties Septcmbo J. Apple Crop Sold to London Firm for Return of $40,000 HOOD R1VKR, Or.. Aug. 7 Oscar Vanderbilt sold today the entire ap ple crop of his ranch- to Dan Wullle and company, London fruit mer chants. The deal is the largest made here for this season. Mr. Vanderbilt expects to havest 20.000 boxes of fruit. While the per box price ban not been announced, the buyers say that the deal will return Mr. Vander bilt more than $40,000. 'The Eng lish concern is busy erecting ware houses along the Mount Hood Rail road company's line and has already bought several other crops. CHICAGO PLANS TO COMBAT FARE Efforts Made to Restrain Companies From Collect ing 7 Cents CHICAGO. Aug. 7. Chicago made its first move today to combat tha increased street car fares granted the companies yesterday and effect ive at midnight tonight, following settlement of the street car strike last week with increased wages and basic eight hour day for the em ployes. Formal notice was sent the com mission that the city would file an appeal in the circuit court of San Gamon county (Springfield) to se aside the commlsison's order on th ground that it was made without a full investigation. It Is also planned to seek in the local courts an injunc tion to restrain the companies fro collecting the excess fares. The surface lines new fare will be seven cents and the elevated lines 8 cents. Great Northern Aids Ship Disabled by Broken Motor HALIFAX. N. S-. Aug. 7. The American motorship Mount Baker, bound from New York to Liverpool is disabled at sea and flashing radio calls for assistance, according to the marine intelligence office here. The Mount Baker, formerly th Mount Shasta, registers 2.240 tons She sailed from New York July 26- Later messages said that the Am erican steamer Great Northern was standing by the Mount Baker. The messages added that the Mount Bak er's engine had broken down. HOME PRACTICE NEEDED. "Home economic schools through oat the country are recognizing the need of more practice for their stu dents," said At a B. Milam, dean of home economics. Oregon Agricultur al College. "Skill in cookery, sewing etc, can only be obtained through practice. I think the plan adopted by some who go Into their own homes and persuade their mothers to tarn over to them the responsibility of the management of the diet of the family, marketing, planning, prepar ing and serving the meals Is very good. This. X think, should be done with a definite sum of money agreed upon by the mother and'the girl. The sewing work, which would come in connection with the household. Is al so valuable, Read the CUnified Ads. M'GWIRE'S GUHT IS ESTABLISHED Formal Statement Declares Engineer Placed Bomb at Lawlcr Home WASHINGTON. An. 7. The de partment of Justice in a formal an nouncement tonight aald Its agents at Los Angeles had established defi nitely that Charles McGwire, an en gineer who committed suicide last night after questioning by the au thorities, prepared and exploded the bomb that destroyed the home of Os car. Lawlcr, former assistant attor ney general and Injured Mr. and Mrs Lawler. This bomb explosion. the an nouncement said, "has absolutely no connection with any anarchistic ac tivities." Rena Mooney to TeU Story in Portland Auditorium PORTLAND, Or.. Aug. 7. With all precautions taken by ' the city against any possible Invasion of the radical element the public auditor ium today was rented to the central labor council for Saturday night' when Mrs. Rena Mooney. wife of Thomas J. Mooney. will have oppor tunity to tell her story. No other speaker save Mrs. Mooney and the council representative introducing her. will be allowed to speak. 0) Avnn lac m SOLDIERS & SAILORS THE STATESMAN hxx an opening for a few lire re turned service men, to make I- BIO MONEY. CLEAN, IN TERESTING work. Any man with TEP" can make $3.00 a day. See Mr. Palmer at The Statesman office to day. When a Want Ad is Working For You IN SEARCH FOR A CAP ABLE OFFICE EMPLOYE. YOU MAY CLOSE YOUR DESK, and .go home with the knowledge that. If the perron you are looking for Is availabt. you'll soon know It. For you may be sure that the work seeker who U really ALIVE will keep In touch with all employ ers who advertise and from many applications you will be able to select the right one. G B D D 0 o D D 0 0 0 i i i cm t