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About The Maupin times. (Maupin, Or.) 1914-1930 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 31, 1917)
LET US INCREASE your PROFITS Cigar Stores, Pool Halls and Candy Dealers, ask for Proposition C. Specialty Sales Co., 423 MOMIJON ST. POITUND, BREflON Dealers in Sales Stimulators K00 Rooms 100 Baths Near Both Depots Absolutely Fireproof Hotel Hoyt Corner Sixth and Hoyt Sts., Portland, On. Thoroughly Renovated & Decorated LOUHIMES, Manager. RATEI3r-7oc to 12. SPECIAL-Week or Month v. S HOLMES BUSINESS COLLEGE FLIEDNER BUILDING Tenth and Washington, Portland, Oregon JohnH.Lono A. P. Armstrong JaneConnob Associate and Department Principals A quality school. Open day and evening all the year. Students admitted at any time. Book keeping taught from written work, exactly as prac ticed in business. Shorthand and typewriting by experts. Special instruction for civil service exami nations. Moderate tuition, books at small cost. Position as soon as competent. Investigateit will pay. Call, telephone Broadway 1821, or write. ACADEMY OF THE HOLY CHILD Rose City Park, Portland, Oregon. Phone Tabor 1081. A SELECT BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS Boys Under 10 Admitted. ETOffers exceptional advantages. Limited num ber of pupils. Individual care. Thorough moral, mental, physical training. Modern languages. Music. Art. Agate Cutting ton f t SO Wt WIIX cut AND MOUNT YOUR AOATt.lN A SOLID GOtD NINO LIKS CUT. SEND ftlZC Or riNGEft AND AGATC TRAVEL AND PROFIT. Young men and women with business trainiug find positions everywhere. Go to Northwest's largest Business College. BEHNKE-WALKER, Portland, Ore. All courses. Positions guaranteed. Write fer free illustrated catalog. EG - 0 - LENE The henless egg; chemist's sub- stitute; big sale: sample half dozen, with details, 10c. Ego Co., Somerville, N. J. Larks in the Office. Boss I want to speak to you, Mr. Lovum, about your attentions to Misa Sweet during office hours. I engaged you as billing clerk only; no cooing mentioned. That will be all for the present. Tid-Bits. Veterinary Needs. "We must do something about blind tigers." "I say so, too," declared innocent Mrs. Squab. "Those unfortunate ani mals should have the services of a good veterinarian at once. WATCH YOUR SKIN IMPROVE When You Use Cutlcura The Soap to Purify and Ointment to Heal. On rising and retiring gently smear the face with Cutlcura Ointment Wash off Ointment In five minutes with Cutlcura Soap and hot water. Continue this treatment for ten days and note the change in your skin. No better toilet preparations exist. Free- sample each by mall with Book. Address postcard, Cutlcura, Dept. L, Boston. Sold everywhere. Adv. Hopeless Case. The lenp-year mnld had Just pro posed, but had been handed the frosty digit. "I never thought," she sighed, "that you would have the heart to turn me down.1 "I haven't," he replied. "My heart belongs to another at the present writ ing." Of TIT" Veal, Pork. Beef, SH II Poultry, Butter, Eggs J ana Farm Produce to the Old Reliable Ererdlng houas with a neord of 46 rears of Square Dealings, end beaasared of TOP MARKET PRICES. F. M CRONKHITE 45-47 Front Street Portland, Orefoa HIDES, PELTS. CA3CARA BARK, WOOL AND MOHAIR. fl till a) rN tilt WrllltarartcMlUlllJiptlltUI Till H. F. MOHTM Ct. fwtot. 0S.tlMi. IBtJtw 0wn Plumbing Br boring Street from os at wholesale prices and sate the plamber'a profits. Write no to day roar needa, Ws will givo roo our roc, bottoaa "direet-to-roe" prlen. f. a. k rail or boat Weaetnallr aareroa bos 10 to Mpsr ant AD goods mamntesd. Northwest neadqaerten fot tMder Water gnu and Puller 4 Johnsoo Enertnea. STARK-DAVIS CO. Ill Tkkd Street FeetlaeA Oreraa cmmbtkma Hi a P. N..U. No. 33. 1917. ANNOUNCEMENT OF ADVANCE IN PRICE VAUGHAN'S PORTABLE DRAG SAW 4 H. P. Now $145; Sept. 15 will be $155 The Lightest and Strongest Dm Saw made Can be Operated by One Man and Carried by Two Hen. Vaughan Motor Works, tftro PORTLAND, OREGON PARKTO BE UNIQUE LATEST ATTRACTION PLANNED FOR CITY OF LOS ANGELES. Site of One of the Oldest Graveyards Known, Dating From the Pleisto cene Period Deathtrap for Animals. No other city in the United States can equal Los Angeles, Cal in its unique type of public park, made pos sible by the deeding recently by G. Al lan Hancock of a tract of 82 acres of land at the city's western edge in the famous La Brea asphalt beds. The thing which makes this tract, hereafter to be known as Hancock park, unique, Is the fact that it is probably one of the oldest graveyards of which any thing is known, for it dates back to the Pleistocene period. The tract, lo cated close to some of the best oil wells In the Southwest, has been the sources of both oil and asphaltum, and it was in pits from which the latter was taken that bones of prehistoric mon sters were found. At first these bones were not deemed of any great value, those finding them having an idea that they were of ani mals of recent years. It was not until someone of a scientific turn of mlmi noticed that they were too large to be long to any modern animal, that the search for more bones gradually crowded the production of asphalt to the side, until, today, there have been made a hundred excavations within the tract, many of which have yielded rich finds of well-preserved bones. From the bones and teeth which have been found, scientists have re stored the skeletons of many varieties of animals, greut and small, which lived many thousands of years ago. It is believed that this is the only place and only instance where the fauna of one period and one region have been preserved and handed down Intact If all the Pleistocene remains In all, the museums of the world were to be brought together, the quantity would have to be multiplied by 50 in order to approximate the amount already taken from the La Brea beds, and the end Is seemingly far off. Scientists who have studied the pits and the composition of their surroundings advance the theory that the tar beds were in reality death traps for the birds and animals which wandered through the section. Even today the visitor will see small pools of liquid asphalt which have oozed from the earth, and often will see ground squirrels, rabbits, hens and birds of various kinds which have been caught by foot or wing In the sticky tar, dying where caught, and gradually sinking deeper into the asphaltum each day as the sun warms the pools. In the wonderful museum in Exposi tion park in Los Angeles have been as sembled types of the animals which once roamed the region, whose bones have been taken from the La Brea pits, and these Include mastodons, imperial elephants, saber-toothed tigers, cave bears, giant sloths, horses, lions and mammoth birds that lived and died 150,000 to 200,000 years ago. Besides the mounted specimens, the store rooms of the museum contain some 8,000 boxes of unassorted bones, which will later-find their places In the restored skeletons. It is planned by the county authori ties, to whom the tract has been deed ed, to have set up about the park gigantic groups of statuary depicting the animals of the Pleistocene era. The asphaltum has served to preserve the bones in a wonderfully perfect state, making their study a matter of greater ease. It is probable that it will take a year or more to develop the park as planned, but the supervisors have voted $25,000 as an initial appro priation for the work. Hancock park will, when fully developed, become one of tbe most interesting places in the already Interesting Southwest Riches in Tennessee Caves. The development of two historic caves, known as Arch cave and Bone cave In Van Buren county, Tennessee, is now under way. The caves are esti mated to contain from 50,000 to 75,' 000 tons of bat guano, which is rich in potash and ammonia, besides other elements of plant food. The under ground area is about six miles. Mil lions of bats inhabited these cave for centuries prior to the Civil war, when they were driven out by the manufac turers of powder. It Is told that when Gen. John II. Morgan's detachment which raided Nashville during the Civil war became separated and was hard pressed by superior federal forces they concealed themselves in the Arch cave for several days. A La Laundry. A colored Baptist was exhorting, "Now, breddern and si stern, come up to de altar and have you' sins washed away." All came but one man. "Why, Brudder Jones, don t yo want yo sins washed away?" "I done had my sins washed away, "Yo' has? Where yo' had yo' sins washed away? "Ober at da Methodist church." "Ah, Brudder Jones, yo' aint' been washed; yo jea been dry cleaned." Baltimore Trolley News. RECORD OF LAFAYETTE ESCADRILLE ONE FOR AMERICANS TO REMEMBER Famous Group of Airmen, Recently der the French Flag to the Stars and Stripes, Renders Invaluable Aid to the Allies on the Western Front Deeds Will Live Long. New York. The transfer of the La-1 fayette Escadrllle from service under the French flag to the Stars and Stipes recalls the record of the famous group of American airmen on the western front. - From an humble beginning the Er cadrtlle has fought its way up to a point where it is recognised as ren dering Invaluable assistance to the efforts of the allies to defeat Germany. It started, to all purposes, shortly af ter the outbreak of war, when William Thaw n of Pittsburgh was In France for aviation purposes. Thaw immediately volunteered his services to the French government and as a private in the Infantry wal lowed In the mud of the trenches for six months until the French authori ties, realizing the Importance of avia tion as a war move, called for vol unteers. Thaw applied. He had already had considerable experience in aviation, having amazed society at Palm Beach and Newport with his mastery over airplanes, and his services were there fore accepted. His lead was followed by others, un til quite a number of American men of courage wero enrolled In the French aviation section. The formation of the Lafayette Escadrllle followed shortly after. Young Thaw, for he had but reached his majority when the war broke out was commissioned a lieutenant and with his comrades quickly made the Escadrllle a thing to be feared by the Hun airmen. Gets Baptism of PI re. On May 17, 1916, the American flo tilla of the air took part In an ex pedition over the German lines for the first time as a unit. Bullets were spat tered at them by the thousand from the German anti-aircraft guns, strik ing the tall piece and propeller of Lieutenant Thaw's machine. Corporal Victor Chapman's plane was also hit but both managed to return behind the French lines in safety. The second expedition took place two weeks later and while the Ameri can squadron was reconholtering five of the American machines attacked 14 German aircraft, hoping to drive them behind the German lines. The Ger mans opened fire with machine guns and the Americans responded. The explosive bullets used by the Germans did great damage and soon two Ameri can machines were forced to the ground, one with a ripped gasoline tank and the other with a broken gun. Then two German machines were forced down by the fire of remaining American pilots. Corporal McConneli, who had two machine guns on his swift machine, did great execution with them, but finally after nine bul lets had struck his machine he was forced to descend. Such was the baptism of fire en countered by those Americans who risked expatriation because of their desire to fight. "Expatriation" Is cor rect, Inasmuch as when Thaw desired to visit his folks after a year at the front he traveled home on a French passport. The Btatus of these men Is as yet undecided, incidentally. Exploits Attract Attention. It was not long after the formation of the Escadrllle that Its members started to battle their way to a niche of recognition. One after another, they lived up to the Ideals of America and "winged" Boche airmen and con ducted successful expeditions back of the German trenches. Nor was It long before the exploits' of the American airmen attracted such attention that readers of American papers became accustomed to know what the name meant In the neaaiines and began to renllte that, whatever the home authorities might he doing, some Americans were fighting along side the French and British in a manner that brought naught but credit to the United States. Thaw was the first to gain wide spread attention. During the first of the raids of the Escadrllle ne was wounded in the arm, while attacking three German planes near Verdun He had been out with the squadron for several hours and was waiting to learn by telephone that Germans had been signaled as coming toward France when the telephone operator got t report that three machines or the enemy were in sight. Immediately four American airmen hurried to their machines with Thaw the first off. His plane quickly out distanced the others and soon after be sighted a Fokker headed his way and not very far behind It two uer man machines. He was over Oermen territory when he climbed up to at tack, thinking It Impossible for tha enemy to aim at him without going Into a steep dive. This advantage worked out to such purpose that he was aula to get close to the Genrtn. 1 was so close," said Thaw at the time, "that I felt like calling to Mm to get out of the way before I pulled the trigger Quick-firer. Tha fact thst tha gun Jammed after a few shots did not prevent enough bullets from hitting him t send him below. I was to much lataresttd In my com bat that I forgot my comrades, btrt Transferred From Service Un When I was sura tha Fokker was done for 1 looked around for them." Thaw la Wounded. Thaw's fellow-airmen weren't there. but two airplanes of the enemy were. "My quick-firer had stuck and as I had no other arms I got a little out of the enemy s way preparatory to arrang ing the gun. Unfortunately, I did not get far enough and when I was reach ing for the quick-firer I got a bullet through my arm. I turned toward our lines and the bullets hit my Uttle Nleuport in several places. When one of the missiles struck my gasoline tank, tearing the bottom open, I shut off the motor and dived for the French trenches." Thaw's first "big league" experience, so to speak, is cited simply as an in dication of what the Americans forced themselves to do from the very first. iney shirked no responsibility nor danger and battled their way to the thickest of the clashes between the German and French air forces, which became more and more frequent as the Importance of aerial warfare in creased. Side by side with Thaw was Bnoul Lufbery, who was the first American mentioned for bringing down five hos tile planes. His case was rather unique, in that his parents died when very young and he was brought np by a family at Bourges. At thirteen he ran away from home, his tours finally bringing him in contact with the avia tor, Maro Pourpe, who trained him to be bis assistant Lufbery was of French nationality, but when he desired to enlist in the French army at the start of the war he was turned down because it was discovered he was an Amerloan. Af ter many appeals he was allowed to go with Pourpe as his mechanic. Lufbery Swears Vengeance. Poume was killed soon afterward and Lufbery swore to avenge him. He importuned his superiors to allow him to train as a pilot, and his request was finally granted and shortly after be re ceived his pilot's certificate he was transferred to the American flying corps. The fact thai ho was not talking idly when he swore to avenge hi friend's death is shown by the fact that he Is the premier "ace" of the Lafayette Escadrllle. Now "winging" a machine behind the German lines means nothing, or rather not as much as bringing them down behind the French lines, because the latter is a much more difficult feat To bring down five German planes in back of the French lines Is the necessary re quisite to be termed an "ace." Luf bery, who comes from New Haven, was the first American aviator to turn the trick. So month by month as the Esca drllle grew, with more and more Amer icans attracted to it by its exploits, the number1 of German planes destroy ed by the American airmen grew in number. Very few weeks passed but what the Lafayette Escadrllle was mentioned in the official French com muniques, and there are so many or dinary feats of bravery performed ev ery day on the firing line that It re quires something above the ordinary to break Into official reports. Thaw and then Lufbery were given medals of honor and several times cited for bravery. Others followed, the last being Sergeant Andrew Camp bell, to whom official recognition came but last week, and who could safely be called a superman from his deeds of the past month or two. Death Toll Heavy. Naturally, the death toll was com paratively heavy. Among those who were rated as good fighters and who gnve tholr life for France were Victor, Chapman, Norman Prince, James Mc Connell, Renald Hcskler, Kenneth Rockwell and Edward Genet. Others, however, took their places, It being only a month or so ago that eight young Americans of prominent fam ilies left for the front for service, They were selected from one hundred applicants for the service. Such Is the brief record of the La fayette Escadrllle, an organization that hns fought as Americans should. Its record will not be sunk In Its trans fer to General Pershing's forces, for sentiment on the part of both Amerl can and French army chiefs favor the retention of the distinctive name. At present plans call for the com missioning or ueutenant Thaw as a major, with present members of the squadron being named as captains and lieutenant, to take charge of Amerl can aviators' who will shortly Join Per shing s troops In France. 78 DRAFTED OUT OF 120! Wisconsin Village Furnishes Largest Quota In Accordance With Its Population. Cumberland, Wis. In accordance to population this village probably will furnish tha largest quota for the new national army of any single community In tbe state, If not the nation. Out of a total population of 2,000, 120 were registered, of which 78 were among the (tot to be drawn In the great human lottery. COMFORT BOXES FOR SAMMY NATIONAL HFADQUARTERS OF THE ARM Yand NAVY FIELD COMFOPT COMMITTEE The army and navy field comfort committee has begun an active cam paign to supply every American sol dier, at home and abroad, with a field comfort box. Headquarters have been opened in the Hotel McAlpln, New York, and subscriptions of one dollar for each box are being taken. Some of the boxes are being packed at the headquarters. Each box contains 40 cigarettes, one briar pipe, one can of tobacco, a pack age of pipe cleaners, a bag of cigar rette tobacco, a pack of cigarette pa pers, a pair of shoe laces, a cake of sweet chocolate, a package of chewing gum, a high grade tooth brush, one tube of tooth paste, one lead pencil, a quantity of stationery, a box of safe ty matches, metallic buttons, etc. The picture shows Miss Natalie Van Houton packing the first comfort box for the Sammies. THEIRS 13 WORK OF LOVE Red Cross Men In Charge of 8upplles at Base Hospitals 8erve Without Pay. Chicago. The American Bed Cross is placing men with United States army commissions In charge of Red Cross supplies at every base hospital, and at every training camp, canton ment, mobilization camp and other place where soldiers or sailors are as sembled. These men are chosen from volun teers who are more than thirty-one years of age the draft limit and much more mature men are given the preference so that no one may be put at civilian work who might better serve with the army. They draw no pay, but are given quarters and subsistence in accord with their rank. At each such station there will be at least two Red Cross representatives, one of whom will be commissioned captain, and the others lieutenants. They will have charge of all ship ments of Red Cross supplies to such military station, and will be the con necting link between the people and their fighting men. Some, If not all these officers will be given the oppor tunity to follow the soldiers to Eu rope, though no one In the volunteer ing Is required to pledge himself to go abroad. In calling for volunteers to serve In this capacity without pay, Col, J. R. Kean, U. S. A. Medical corps, said : "The Red Cross realizes tnat men of the desired caliber cannot be hired, but must be attracted to the service by entirely unselfish motives, and desire to help their country In tht time of national emergency." HORSE MEAT IN WISCONSIN Health Commissioner of Milwaukee Rules It May Be Sold Under . Proper Restrictions. Mllwnukee. "Hortenso, pass your plate for a drumstick of old Dobbin, or, would you prefer white meat?" Horse meat will soon be on sale In Milwaukee. Health Commissioner George C. Ruhland hns received In quiry from a number of butchers, who, under proper restrictions, will be per mitted to market horse meat. All such meat, the commissioner said, must be conspicuously designated ns such and must bear the stamp of the health department. SOUTH RALLIES AND RAISES BIG CROPS Jackson, Miss. Tbe cam paign conducted' In the South Inst spring for food and feed crops has been successful. The corn yield of Mississippi will be the greatest ever known. In some sections, 100 bushel will be gathered to tbe acre. Ala bama, Georgia and Tennessee will also produce big yields. More acres were planted te corn than ever In the history of tbe South, according to unofficial reports. edytsM i MeVAVVsWss'eatVWJ LISTEN TO THIS! SAYS CORNS LIFT RIGHT OUT NOW You corn-peBtered men and women need suffer no longer. Wear the shoes that nearly killed you before, says this Cincinnati authority, because a few drops of freezone applied directly on a tender, aching corn or callus, stops soreness at once and soon the corn or hardened callus loosens so it can be lifted out root and all, with out pain. A small bottle of freezone costs very little at any drug store, but will positively take off every hard or soft corn or callus. This should be tried, as it is Inexpensive and is said not to irritate the surrounding skin. If your druggist hasn't any freezone tell him to get a small bottle for you from his wholesale drug house. It is fine stuff and acts like a charm every time. Don't Let Skin Trouble Spoil Your Good Time "I can't have any fun! I am such sight with this eczema that people avoid me wherever I go. And the Itching torments me so that I don't get any peace, anyhow." Don t be discouraged! Even in se vere, well-established cases of eczema, or similar skin-troubles, Resinol Oint ment, aided by Resinol Soap, usually relieves the Itching at once and quick ly clears the eruption away. All drug gists sell Resinol Ointment and Resin ol Soap. Try them. 1 jJRINE Granulated Eyelids, ..3 &ore byes, eyes Inflamed try Sun, Cusrand Wind quickly relievpd hy Murine. Tru it lit VL , Tirtr P your Eyes and In Baby's Eyes. lUUR LltjNoSm.rtmi.JnitETeCsmfort MnrlneEye Remedy gE&),g& Cye Salve, in Tube. Zfis. Fur Book of tht tiyt Free. Ask Marine Eye Remedy Co., ChlcafO IOC CAN'T CUT OUT A Bog Spavin or Thoroughpia but you can clean them off promptly with and you work the horse tame time. Does not blister or remove the hair. (2.00 per bottle, delivered. Will tell you more if you write. Book 4 M free. ABSORU1NE, JR., the antiseptic liniment for mankind, reduces Varicose Veins, Ruptured MukIc. or Llfiments, Rnlsrgsd Glands, Wens, Cyiti. Allan piln gulckly. Price II snd S3 abotUe st druigim or delivered. Mide In tbe U. S. A. bff W. F. VOUNB, P.D.F., 40. Tempi. St, Sprlngflild, Mm. He May in 1950. "Why do you look at the baby in that peculiar manner?" 'I was wondering if he will ever tell his children about the happy days of 1917 when prices were so reason able. Louisville Courier-Journal. His Trouble. Visitor My poor man, when you get out of this place, do not yield too hastily to temptation. Take time to think; take time. Convict That's wot I'm in fer. I took too many watches. An O.d Trait Uncle Eben "I Just bad a letter from my English cousin. He was In the trenches. He says one duy his company was ordered to charge, and the first thing he knew he ran Into a lot of barbed wire, several mines and a hundred German batteries." Aunt Nancy "Just like George never look where he's going." Life. Disconcerting Candor. Surgeon (to patient he Is about t operate on) Well, old chap, If I don't see you again, here's luck ! Puck. Defined. Diplomacy Is the art of being disa greeable In a polite manner, Boston Transcript PAINS SHARP AND STABBING Woman Thought She Would Die. Cured by Lydia fc. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Oplensburf', Wis. "I suffered from female troubles which caused piercing pains like a knila through my bacK and side. 1 finally lost all my strength so I had to go to bed. The doctor advised an oper ation but I would not listen to it. I thought of what I had read about Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege table Compound and tried it The first bottle brought great relief and six bottles have entirely cured me. All women who have female trouble of any kind should try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound." Mrs. Etta Doiuon. Ogdenswirg, Wis. Physicians undoubtedly did their best, battled with this case steadily and could do no more, but often the most scientific treatment Is surpassed by the medicinal properties of the good old fashioned roots and hrbs contained in Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vegetable Compound If any complication exists it pays to write the Lyoia E. Ptnkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass,, for special free advice. i i