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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 14, 1921)
TITE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN", PORTLAND, AUGUST 14, 1921 POLITICS I STATE IS BEING REVIVED LIBRARY ON AUTO TRUCK CARRIES BOOKS TO 2000 CHILDREN IN PORTLAND SUBURBS Reading Matter Carried to Outlying Sections of City, Where Literature Is Provided Those Who Can't Make Downtown Trips Truck Proves to Be of Great Service to Older Persons. 12 FEDERALP0S1TI0NS Free Music Lessons!! Now's the Time to Start Six for Portland and One for Each Town in Oregon and Washington A great factory introduces latest improved 1922 models at a great price reduction. Easy terms of payment and with free music lessons To introduce the very' latest improved and finest brand new pianos made in Minneapolis in one of the finest factories in KOT ALL SETTLED Renewed Interest Develops in Next Legislature. Aspirants on Tenterhooks While Senators Barter. GOVERNOR TO BE ELECTED Known Aspirants to Lawmakln; Body All Have Been Members and Want Another Term. Following the vacation season and tine- approach of winter, renewed In terest will be taken In politics. Next year Oregon will elect a new legisla ture and a new governor, which means a lively primary campaign, and; possibly, an active general elec tion, depending on what the demo crats -do In the way of a gubernatorial nominee." The legislature even now is being discussed and a number of mien have declared their intention of seeking seats at Salem. Practically all of those who are now known candidates have been in the legislature in the past for one or more sessions. As a rule once a man has served in the legislature and has become ac quainted, he feels an urge to go back. This is why some -men return time after time, or try to. Multnomah Candidates Loom. Most of the members of the Mult nomah delegation in the house are ready to enter the primaries next spring. Captain Hosford says that he intend being a candidate. Her bert Gordon and K. K. Kubll, who have been on the ways and means committee together for a number of sessions, will be in the primaries as uf-ual. Mr. Gordon, it is understood, will be a candiate for speaker of the rouse and Mr. Kubll, if he goes to the legislature, is thinking of also going after the speakership. Orln Richards Is also said to be a pros pective candidate for his old desk and chair in the house. . Kugene K. Smith, who was a de cidedly Influential factor in the 1919 session, as a labor representative, has Intimated that he may attempt a post-graduate course at Salem. - 1 Other LaborlteH I'ofixibililiex. Walter Lynn, who was one-of the labor representatives in the 1921 ses sion, has not decided whether or not he will run. Meanwhile he is seek ing the position of postmaster at Portland. W. B. Sleeman, indorsed by labor for the 1921 session, but de feated by a narrow margin. Is ex pected to again tempt fate and see if he cannot be more successful in the coming spring primaries. George B. Thomas, recently re elected as a member of the school board, aspires to serve in the legis lature and may run either for the iouse or the senate. He is quoted as eaying he wants one or the other. Friends of J. H. Itankin, a retail clothier, have been boosting his stock. W. C. North, member of the 1921 ses sion, has not made up his mind, but If things look, right he will shoot. OntMide Membrfl In Ust. In, outside counties some of the old members are planning to stage a come-back. E. N. Hurd of Seaside is expected to run again, and A. W. Nor. blad, state senator for Clatsop county, cays that he will be a candidate for re-election. Denton G. Burdick, who has been in the thick of things at Salem for a number of sessions, will be a candidate and so will H. J. Over turf, who, with Mr. Burdick, repre sents half a dozen counties. . Malheur Separate District. P. J. Gallagher, long representative for Malheur and Harney, will run for the nomination for representative of Malheur, which will be a separate district hereafter. Robert Carsner, representing Sherman, Wheeler and Gilliam, admits he will be a. canda date and Frank Sloan of Umatilla is debating his course. George Baer, many times mayor of Canby, is talked of as a representa tive for Clackamas county. The terms of Alex LaFollett and Louis Lachmund, as senators for Marion county, have expired and while both would like to continue in the senate, neither has made up his mind or. the advisability of running. Roy W. ltttn,or, president of the senate, may eeek a plnce in the house. Ia. E. Bean, speaker of the house, talks as though he is through with thu legislature, but he is such a veteran that his friends . predict he will go dnto the primaries. WAGE ARBITRATION FAILS Board Considering Jleat Cutters Demands Is (Disbanded. Unsuccessful efforts to arbitrate the wage controversy now on between tte meat cutters and -the employing butchers resulted In the arbitration board disbanding, it was announced yesterday. The question of the next step Is ex pected to come up for consideration at a meeting of the employers to be held Wednesday night in the Yeon building. A 38 minimum wage has been the prevailing scale in Portland. While arbitration was under way there was an agreement that there should be no change in this. The employers have demanded, a f32 minimum. The arbitration board, which con sisted of Otto Hartwig. Robert A. Saw yer and District Attorney Evans, at tempted for practically a month to come to some sort of an agreement, without results. As a result of the disbanding of this board it was de clared yesterday that there was no agreement in force between the em ployers and the employes. I . .... . , ,;F'l!pi?i 1 , -v V --r. f;iriU jrz &u. Iifl., - 1- 4 i I r f ? w-t . f -1;. : I SLATE NOT YET FILLED Indications Point to Distribution of Patronage WHtbin iVext Week or Ten Days. Pending the Return of Senator Stan field to Washington, official an nouncement of the recommendations for federal positions will not be made. Senator McNary prefers, according to Information received here, to await the return of his colleague, so that when announcement eventually 1 made it will be with, the joint sanc tion. As late as yesterday the slate had not been completed, and for the last four days there has been a constant stream of telegrams sent to both, of the senators, some boosting and aome opposing the supposed lucky as pirants. Day Aanured of Position. Senator Stanfield went to Chicago to attend a conference on the live stock pool and after the meeting he plans to return to Washington, to be on hand for the adjournment. The recommendations of the senators for the federal places is to be made be fore congress adjourns, which will be within a week or ten days. A telegram from Senator Stanfield to a Portland friend, said that he will do everything he can to see that John L Day, chairman of the Multnomah county republican committee, is taken care of. but the message Infers that while Day will get an appointment billet it will not be that Of United States marshal, for which he was a candidate. - Senator Change Support Judging from the tone of various messages received in Portland from Washington, there are still two or three places on the slate -which, have not been positively filled and these are the offices which have been under discussion for many months. How the appointments eventually will come out, no one knows, riot even the sen ators, at this time. The senators have changed their support from one can didate to another so frequently that there is not a single applicant who is dead certain that he will be a winner. The main trouble the senators have experienced Ui in the opposition which invariably has developed as soon as the public suspected that someone was being preferred over others for a particular job. Pressure Cause Shifting. The pressure applied to the sen ators has caused a shifting of several slates. For this reason the com plexion of the final slate will not be known until the hour it is rec ommended. - Both the senators plan to return to Oregon following the session of con gress, and they will have the ap pointments disposed of before leaving Washington, otherwise they would be pulled and' hauled every which way by aspirants and friends throughout the summer. Above A happy crovrd of youngsters lining up at the book wagon a few minutes after its arrival at the Forestry building. Below Vouthful bookworms exchanging volumes they have read for new stories. H FiIASS MEETING IS CALLED Object Is Formation of Society for Relief of Russians. An Oregon division of the Volga Re lief society has been organized for tne purpose or carrying on relief work for the stricken Volga district of Russia as quickly as a satisfactory agreement has been reached on the relief subject between the United States government and the soviet au thorities. , John Y. Miller has been chosen president of the local branch. A mass meeting will be held Thursday night - at the Second German Congregational church, East Eighth and Skidmore, at which time a large percentage of per sons interested in bringing relief to the German-speaking colonies in the Volga district will be present. Oldsmobile Is Recommended. City Purchasing Agent Hooper will recommend to the city council Wednesday that the bid of the Olds mobile company be accepted for a five-passenger car for the bureau of water works. The bid was $1245. L'RRT up, kids, here comes the book wagon!" Thus is the coming of a certain, automobile, laden with hun dreds of books, heralded by the 2000 children in outlying districts of Port land who have learned the joys of reading through the novel service maintained by the Central library. Adults have also learned the pleas ures of the library machine, which has brought them the best in litera ture in sections of the city and county where no public library facili ties are available. The same idea that was shown in the celebrated visit of Mohammed to the mountain and in the bringing of Alaska and South Africa to southern California by the movie men is mani fested in the library wagon. When it was found that many children and adults could not go to the library, the library association brought the li brary to this class of potential read ers. Five Trips Made Weekly. The present schedule of the book wagon calls for five trips a week, each to a different district, with sev eral stops on each route. The book wagon idea is carried out in various lorms in many cities and towns of the United States, but the automobile op erated by the Portland library is thought to be the only service in ex istence that is managed by a large city library for the benefit of a county. With E. P. Cline at the wheel, the book wagon visits the Forestry build ing and the Linnton. Whitwood Court and Willbridge schools each Monday. The routes for the rest of the week are as follows: Tuesday, Belrose, Buckley avenue. Gilberts, Harriet, Lynch. Powell Valley and Ventura; Wednesday, Laurelhurst and Park Rose; Thursday, Fifty-third and Divi sion streets. Mount Tabor, and Friday, Capitol Hill. Hillsdale, Maplewood Multnomah and West Portland. Stops Made at Schools. The districts visited Monday and Friday are under the supervision of the school department of the library, with Miss Gladys Betts and Miss Alma Jonson in charge. The Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday stops are in charge of Miss Nelly Fox, Miss Leila Wilcox and their associates in the branch libraries. Stops are made at schools or at stores and other places where people congregate. At the play grounds in the list stories are read to the children by children's librarians from near-by branch libraries. The purpose of the story-telling hour is to teach and inspire youngsters to read good books, and not for entertain ment alone. When the book wagon arrives at one of its stopping places the chil dren swarm around with the greatest interest. They soon fall into an or derly line and wait their turn at the book shelves. A child is given a book or books and charged with the re sponsibility of keeping the volumes in good condition and returning them at the end of a week or at the next NEW DINING CAR SUPERINTENDENTS APPOINTED BY RAILROADS. . f ty; - ! f "j ,-",v- LEAGUE CONVENTION SET XWi-P.lRTIS.S MAY ASSEM BLE IX PORTIiWJ AUGUST 2 0. Photo by Markham Studio. L. K. OWES. WHO GOES TO NORTHERN PACIFIC. AND Al HARRIS. WHO TAKES HIS PLACE WITH SPOKANE. PORTLAND A SEATTLE. L. K. Owen, who for the last two years has been superintendent of the dining car service for the Spokane, Portland & Seattle railroad, has been promoted to the superintendency of the same service for the Northern Pacific, according to an announcement made by W. F. Turner, president of the Spokane, Portland & Seattle. Al Harris, who for many years waus superintendent of dining car service for the Spokane. Portland & Seattle road, will return to his old position to take the place of Mr. Owen. Mr. Harris ha announced that he plans to keep up the same high standard which has characterized the dining car service of the line since Its inauguration. Mr. Harris came originally to Portland from Seattle. He makes his home at the Nortonia hotel. visit of the wagon. Extensions of time are allotted if desired. Service Is Rendered. An example of the service for adults is given in a recent incident at an uuiiyuiB aisirict. At 11 A. M. a man telephoned the Central library and raid that a flock of turkeva u-Hnh lie kept in his backyard had suddenly .cuiue sincKen witn some disease ana were in a dying condition. He appealed to tne library to send him - uuuk. wnicn would stem the nesti lence. The same afternoon the book wagon Drougnt to him an authorita tive volume on the care of turkevs the man studied it and reported soon afterwards that his fowl were mak ing rapia progress to full health. cventuaiiy it is hoped to have an extensive request service with the ukjvk. wagon, wnicn will fill calls for certain books each trip. Plans are Mdug. maae wnicn some day may re oun. in a nouse-to-house personal service system. Service Stnrted June. 1020. The book wagon service was started in June, 1920. to supply school chil dren in far districts during the sum mer months after the schools closed and no libraries were at hand. The districts served were principally in the out-of-the-way parts of Multno mah county. From this children's service the extension to include adults developedi Credit for inaugurating the move ment goes to M4se Nelly Fox. super visor of branch libraries, and Miss Anne Mulheron, head of the school department and now chief librarian They worked out the idea and ten tative plans and their suggestion was heartily approved by Miss Mary Frances Isom, chief librarian, before her death. The service started with a m n touring car carrying- 150 to 200- books and making two trips a .week. One route covered Terwilligrer boulevard and the other the Base Line road. iMiss Mulheron herself drove the car over the Terwilliger route. The book wagon proved a great success, and a flood of requests came for continuance of the work during the winter. This was done on a limited scale, in spite of the obstacles of bad weather. Large Truck Is ITsed. Early this summer a larger truck belonging to the central library was released from other work and suc ceeded the faithful Ford. Shelves were put in with accommodations for about 400 books. Through schools and other mediums an enlarged route of the book wagon was announced and the past few months have made the service a tre mendously popular institution. The dream of Miss Mulheron and her associates in the work is the es tablishment of a daily service with a large truck and a special driver. She hopes some day to place the Port land service on a par with the book caravan operated by the boys" and girls' bookshop of Boston, which runs through the New England states. The Boston caravan also sells books and collects as much as $200 a day, w-hich is strong evidence that people really want books. "The book wagon is the Ideal serv ice for outlying districts." said Miss Mulheron in discussing this phase of her work.. "We know that this work of the library is growing in popu larity, and our hope Is to extend It as far as possible until it is the best of Its kind in the United States." First Gun In Campaign for Stale Organization VI red' In Yam. Mil County. SALEM. Or., Aug. 13. (Special.) The first gun in the campaign to or r.anize the non-partisan league in Oregon was fired at Unionville, Yam hill county, last night. The meeting was addressed by H. H. Steallard national organizer for the league, and a number of persons were signed up. Meetings in other sections of Marion county are now being arranged. Mr. Seallard .said that a state con vent of the league probably would be held In Portland within the next two cr three weeks. If Claude Townley, brother of A. C. Townley, is In a po sition, to be present. He is now in the east. August 20 has been fixed as-the- tentative date for the conven tion, iut it probably will be delayed a week or ten days, Mr. Steallard said. Upon his return here from Yam iiill Mr. Steallard said that many per sons attending last night's meeting were curiosity seekers, but that a number of? them were converted to the benefits under league control and said they would become members of the organization at a later date. LUTHERAN' RALLY OPENED Young Folk of Churches In Oregon Assemble In Albany. ALBANY, Or., Aug. 13. (Special.) Young folk of the Lutheran church from many sections of Oregon met here tonight In a convention, which will be concluded with two big meet ings tomorrow. Professor Engelbrecht of Chicago, national field secretary of the league, attended the meeting. Tomorrow forenoon a religious serv ice will be held in Hackleman's grove In the southeastern part of this city. end tomorrow afternoon there will be a big rally at the same place. Bankruptcy iPetltion nied. W. O. Sims, attorney for the First National bank of Sheridan, filed an involuntary petition in bankruptcy yesterday in the case of W. A. Street, doing business under the name of the Yamhill Milling company. Lloyd Brown was appointed temporary re ceiver. Sims expressed the belief that the liabilities in the case were about 145.000 and assets between $25,000 and $35,000. The First National bank of Sheridan was said to be the largest creditor.' this country and by a corps of most experienced piano makers second to none in the nation, we are selling them at a discount of $91.66 on each piano, and also give a term of free music lessons from any teacher you choose. It is not necessary to pay all cash but payments should be made on an average of not less than $40 every three months. Surely any home can afford this. Start taking lessons right away and the Factory pays the bill. (But only one term of lessons in each town in Oregon; and Washington and 6 in Portland.) There are also four beautiful new $425 styles included in this sale with free music lessons, which go at a discount of only $63.75. Pay for one of these at as little as $9 a month This certainly is easy. Every girl should take piano lessons and know something of music, and likewise most of our boys. A musical educa tion places our young people at a wonderful advantage throughout life. Don't neglect the present opportunity. Call at once or write or telephone The Old Reliable Ore gon Eilers Music House, in the Eilers Music building, the Musicians" headquarters, Washington street at Fourth, where seven floors are devoted to Music and Musicians. Also Some Used Ones In addition to the above we have also placed on sale a num ber of very fine used pianos, among them a large size Stein way, good tone, only $270, and a Vose, $218. Terms one-half cash, balance easy payments. An Emerson, extraordinarily fine, case just like new, only $235, and a larger size Bush & Lane, very fancy mahogany, for exactly one-half the retail price of the same instrument when new. If you live out of town, cut this out today and write us, and we will immediately supply descriptions, catalogs and all particulars. Oregon Eilers Music House, Portland, Oregon. STOCK .BONUS FDR TITHES LETTER FTtOM 'I1EA LICK' HiAKE OFFERS GIFT FOR. SfOXEY. Early Payment of Religious Dues by Spokane Couple UTged to Get Mining Shares. Recently Kenneth Olsen o-f Portland lied charges with Corporation Com missioner Handley in Salem, in which it was held that John O. Lake, "over seer" of the Church of Portland and reputed "divine healer," had been selling: mining- stock to members of hia following: and had been violating: the blue-sky law. Lake was ar rested along with his son Otto, man ager of the Oaks rink, and the two were released on bail of $1000 each. In the hands -of Mr. Handley there is now a letter written by Lake to Mr. and Mrs. Ben Eastman of Spo kane, Wash. In this letter Lake asks them to pay their tithing before October and he will make them a present of mining stock. . The letter follows: PORTLAND. Or.. Aui?. 1, 1021. Mrs. Telia and Mr. Ben Eastman. Spokane, Wash. Dear Brother and Sister in Christ: I did not feel like discussing with you yesterday the subject of mining stock, and so decided that I had rather write you after ret urn in g home to Portland. In my conversation with you. Mrs. Kast man, you told me it was your plan and purpose to pay $500 tithes this year, and I have It in my heart to say to you that if you will pay the 9500. if possible, in one installment, by October 4. I would make you a gift of the note for 9-00 that you gave to Otto. That is, all your stock would cost you would be $-10 that you paid to Otto. The rest the 900 worth will be a g-ift from me to you and Ben. and I want to advise you to hold that stock until such time as I tell you to sell it, as I am assured that tt is the Intent -of tlte com pany immediately to raise the price of the stock to 9 1 a share, though I do not see how they can do so before next spring. In May or March, anyway. Trusting that you will jee the advantage of this offer and regard it as the fulfillment of God's promise to him who faithfully and honestly keeps covenant with God in tithing. Of course you understand that to do this it will be necessary for your tithes to be paid to me for this work. Let this letter be a matter of confidence between our selves, as I would not want to arouse jealousy on the part of others. Will you kindly sign the enclosed paper and have one or more witnesses sign, also? With kindest regards from myself and Mrs. Lake, I am Your brother in Christ. The letter was signed by John G. Lake, who gave his address as 283 Stark street. Portland, Or. dent of the Catholic Hospital associa tion. Milwaukee, Wis. The officers of the Oregon section who are arranging for the sess-Ion are: Dr. Andrew C. Smith, chairman; Tr. Joseph A. Pettit, secretary, and Dr. Ernest IT. Tucker, counselor. MANY RATTLERS KILLED Extermination in Linn County This Suinxnier Is Record. . ALBANY. Or.. Aug. 13. (Special.) Afore rattlesnakes have been killed in i-iinn county this summer than in any single summer for many years. Some have been killed near Plainview, some near Brownsville, several in the Cala pooia valley between Brownsville. Crawfordsville and Holley, and three were slaughtered at a county rock crusher In the Charity grange neigh borhood east of Harrisburg. The number killed altogether would be considered very email in a country where the snakes are plentiful, but Is large here, where, it was believed, rattlesnakes were. almost extinct. Liun to Care Tor Settlers. ALBANY, Or., Aus. 13. (Special.) Plans for transporting the home seekers' excursion through Linn coun ty when the middle western visitor arrive here September 30 will be made at a meeting of the Albany Cham ber of Commerce to be held at a lunch eon in the community house next Fri day. George Quayle. secretary of the Oregon state chamber of commerce, will be present to discuss plans with the chamber. Membership Drive Planned. ALBANY, Or.. Aug. 13. (Special.) The Linn county farm bureau plans to make a campaign for 600 new members during the Linn county fair the first week in October. The bu reau now has 750 active members who SURGEONS TO MEET HERE Session or Section of Clinical Con gress Opens August 2 9. Oregon members of the American College of Surgeons will gather In Portland August 29 and 30 to at tend the second annual session of the Oregon section of the clinical congress, which will convene at the Multnomah hotel. A number of na tionally known surgeons will be present and will speak on various subjects of special Interest and in addition there will be clinics at va rious hospitals on the mornings of the convention days and scientific meetings at which papers relating to surgery will be read and discussed. The tentative programme includes the following speakers: Dr. Frank lin H. Martin, secretary-general of the American College of Surgeons, Chicago: Dr. Allen B. Kanavel. pro fessor of surgery. Northwestern col lege. Chicago: Dr. Mark S. Polak. specialist In diseases of women, New York city; Dr. Malcolm T. McEachern, superintendent of the Vancouver Gen- I eral hospital, Vancouver, B. C; and Rev. Charles B. Moulinier. S. J.. presi- Elastic Stockings Trusses, Elastic and non-Elastic, Abdominal Sup porters; send for prices and measuring blank. Also Electric Belts, Vibrators and Family Batteries. Arch Supports, etc. We prepay postage on these and all drug orders. Laue-Davis Drug Co. TRUSS EXPERTS 173 Third Street . Portland, Oregon Neuralgic Aches Rheumatic Pains Tbose sadden, agonizing pains will be quickly and surely relieved by a free ap plication of Sloan's Liniment. A tingling sensation of warmth, caused by renewed circulation in the congested parts, will at once be noticed, followed by grateful relief. Sloan's Liniment was made purposely to fight pain. Liniment rPatnfeS Wouldn't Exchange With Millionaire "After five years of suffering with stomach trouble I think I know all about It. But thanks to Mayr's Won derful Remedy, I am enjoying good health again. I know of a millionaire who is very bad with stomach trou ble, but he won't take any patent medicine. In his present condition I wouldn't exchange with him." It Is a simple, harmless preparation- that re moves the catarrhal mucus from the Intestinal tract and allaysr the inflam mation which causes practically all stomach, liver and Intestinal ailments, including appendicitis. One dose will convince or money refunded. The Owl Drug Co. and druggists everywhere. Adiv. PILES FISTULA. FISSURE. ITCHINO aa4 all other rectal conditions, except cancer, treated without aurgery. My method or treatment saves t&e tissue Instead of destroying It. xt Is painless, requires no anesthetlo and is permanent. There Is no confine ment in Jed, no intereference wits buslnear or social engagements. Call ur write for booklet. DR. C. J. DEAN ccund m4 JUarrlsoa) u,PrUua,Ot, are paid up for the year, and hopes to bring the membership well above 1000 before the end of this year. Miss Margaret A. Best, an English. woman who has passed the century mark, has lived in the reigns of five sovereigns George IV. William IV, Victoria, Edward VII and George V. 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