TTIE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 7- iQiO.
1G
YELLOW LABEL DAY
CAUSE OF
Voluntary Enumeration by
Portland Citizens Put
Census Higher.
DIRECTOR WAS DUBIOUS
tptctal Agent Jlet-xcr Sow DeroUng
Time to Interviewing Enumer
ators as to Number of Tel
low Labels Added.
It was the voluntary enumeration of
the citizens of Portland, made on the
last day of April toy "00 representa
tives of the business interests oT the
city, that precipitated the investiga
tion of the census returns now going;
on under the direction of Urban Hes
ter, a special agent.
When news reached Washington or
the famous yellow label enumerating
wherein 10.000 names were forwarded
to the ofyce of Supervisor Beach in
one day. the chief of the Ceusus Bur
eau Immediately became suspicious of
the work done by Mr. Beach and his
assistants, and from that day it is said
that Portland had been marked for an
examination. It was similar campaigns
In other prominent cities of the North
west that also caused them to be re
counted or checked as the necessities
of the situations seemed to demand.
In the well-remembered sweep over
the city during- the last day of the
census period the voluntary enumer
ators secured thousands of names of
persons who said they had never seen
the color of the hair of an enumer
ator employed by the Government.
The volunteers turned them all In
and after days and nights of hard
work, the enumerators, inspectors and
clerks at the main office for this dis
trict were able to ascertain that the
canvass had netted only a few hundred
people who had been missed in the
regular rounds. Those were placed in
the hands of Inspectors, and after an
examination of the premises from which
they were sent In the names were
added if found legitimate.
In some cases it is known that the
enumerators became scared of the crit
icism they were receiving and added
some of the names said to belong to
their districts without due investiga
tion. But In the larger part of the
work of the volunteers, no practical
good was accomplished. It was found
that the names of persons, who sup
posed they had been missed, had been
given In by other members of their
families or by the proprietors of the
hotels or rooming-houses where they
reside.
Special Agent Hester seems to be de
voting his entire time to interviewing
enumerators as to the number of "yel
low labels" they actually added to
their enumeration rolls.
Four special agents have been em
ployed, and sent Into Portland dis
tricts, where It Is evident that excus
able mistakes occurred. They prob
ably will be engaged In the recheck-
Ing work for the next three weeks.
IDAHO WILL BE REVISITED
Portland Merchants to Make First
of Trade Excursions.
Realizing the Importance of keeping
ki close touch with producing districts
Included in the Columbia River drain
age system. Portland merchants will
make a series of trade excursions under
the auspices of the Commercial Club.
The first of the Junketing trips will be
made within the next few weeks to
LewLrton and ' Grange vtlle, Idaho. Man
ager Chapman of the Publicity Committee
of the Commercial Club is now In corres
pondence with the commercial bodies of
those two towns and expects to be able
to maka definite announcement of the
sxcursion into Idaho In a few days. .
"Central Idaho is a wonderfully rich
country and Is developing rapidly," said
Mr. Chapman yesterday. "The merchants
and shippers of the towns of that dis
trict are anxious to receive a delegation
of Portland people this Fall and to show
what they are doing up In that country.
"WiUi improved transportation facili
ties into the central part of Idaho, it is
now possible to travel with ease and
comfort between Portland and Lewiston
and Grangeville. That district righfully
belongs to Portland's wholesale busi
ness and I believe that our local Job
bers uhould do all they can to culti
vate relations with those people. Seat
tle and Tacoma houses are well repre
sented there now. If we show the proper
plret. there is no reason why we should
not control practically all the trade with
the Interior of Idaho."
It Is expected that the excursion, on
its return trip, will stop at Walla Walla,
Milton. Freewater, Athena and Pendle
ton. UNIVERSITY AND SCHOOLS
Influence of Former Considered In
Educational Structure.
SALEM. Or.. Oct. . (To the Editor.)
In The Oregonian of a recent date IL
TL Turner, of Grants Pass, launches a
rather abrupt criticism upon "the uni
versity for Its unreasonable require
ments for admission. Presumably, Mr.
Turner refers to the requirements of our
universities generally, though the Impli
cation is doubtless to a local situation.
Mr. Turner's premise Is undoubtedly
correct, that but 6 per cent of our high
school graduates enter the university.
It does not follow, however, that the uni
versity admission requirements are an
Injustice to this 5 per cent. On the con
trary, they may be, and probably are,
entirely fair and reasonable. After all
Is said upon this point. It must be con
ceded that the average college or uni
versity in this country baa continued to
turn out a pretty fair and commend
able product, of which Mr. Turner him
self may be taken as a fair specimen.
The universities are therefore, not only
Just in their requirements for entrance
to this 6 per cent of the high school
graduates, but they are consistent, and
logical In the courses they have pro
vided for those admitted. Mr. Turner's
conclusion then, as regards this pre
mise, is Incorrect.
Mr. Turner touches upon the necessity
of adapting the high school courses of
study to the needs of the ti per cent
who never enter the university, and
mentions the growing demand for
courses in manual training, demestle
science, horticulture, etc Mr. Turner,
of course. Implies that the university Is
a standing menace to the success of
these undertakings in the high school,
because of its domineering influence
over the formation of the high school
courses of study. Though this con
tention of Mr. Turner's is to a limited
extent correct, It will not hold in a gen
NOUIRY
eral application to the universities of
this country at the present time. No
more Intelligent or persistent advocates
of "education for the masses," and "ed
ucation for efficiency" can be found in
this country today than among the fac
ulties of the leading universities of the
country.
A brief Investigation will convince
Mr. Turner that the most enlightened
educational thought "of today comes
from the utterances and writings of
university men. They are Indeed, the
original investigators, who delve deep
ly Into the subject, and to whom the
rank and file of teachers and laymen
are glad to look for guidance, both
In the matter and method of publlo ed
ucation. The criticism, which Mr.
Turner here states, would apply with
much force to the universities of 50, or
even 20 years' ago, but it would be
grossly unfair to give It a general
application to the universities of to
day. The average university of today
speaks out boldly for education for the
masses, and not only favors, but ad
vocates and encourages those tend
encies In public school education, such
as. manual training, horticulture, e'e
At a further comment upon Mr.
Turner's communication, it would be
noted that the large majority of high
school rraduates would never enter the
universities, no matter what its entrance
requirements might be. Both economy
of time and economy of means would
prevent them from doing this under
present economic conditions.
This reply is written with no inten
tion of drawing Mr. Turner into a
controversy, but rather with the view
of giving due credit to university in
fluence in the cause of upbuilding the
whole public educational structure. The
task Is a difficult one, but no one can
seriously question the value of enlight
ened leadership, much of which comes
from the university itself.
JAMES M. POWERS.
Superintendent Salem City Schools.
THIEFS SEX DISGUISED
"BLOXDE WOMAN" PICKPOCKET
MAY BE MEN IN WIGS.
Police Arrest Three Suspects AH of
Whom Are Equipped With Fem
inine Wearing Apparel.
That the mysterious "blonde woman"
pickpocket, frequently complained of by
men whom she has robbed on the street.
Is a man. or one of several men, dressed
in feminine apparel. Is the theory enter
tained by Detectives Carpenter and
Price, as the result of revelations grow
ing out of the arrest of George Con
nell Wednesday afternoon.
Connell. who Is a youth, with good
family connections In this city, was
under suspicion of the officers and was
trailed to his room at Park and Burn
side streets, where, beside a large sup
ply of morphine, he was found to be In
possession of a full outfit of women's
clothing and a large blonde, wig. Con
nell had a photograph of himself,
dressed in the clothing, and made a
very presentable figure.
Through the arrest of Connell the de
tectives found W. Preston Hume, who
said that he was preparing to go on
the vaudeville stage as a "feminine Im
personator." He also had a supply of
clothing and a wig, which he said he
intended to use in his stage appear
ances. The detectives believed that
Hume used the disguise for other pur
poses. Associated with Hume and Connell
was Robert C. Chrisman. upon whom
the detectives will endeavor to fasten
a share in the activities of the Imper
sonators. Chrisman was in Police
Court a few weeks ago on a charge of
beating Nellie Church, a dressmaker.
Connell appears to have been de
graded by his associates. Friends ap
peared for him yesterday and asked
that he be allowed to plead guilty to
vagrancy and be sent to the Linnton
rockplle, with a view of breaking off
the association and freeing him from
the drug habit, to which he Is addicted.
He will be used as a witness against
the other two and the officers hope to
be able to clear up several recent cases
of larceny in which the "blonde wom
an" has figured.
Later In the day. through admissions
secured from their prisoners. Detec
tives Carpenter and Price arrested Har
ry Hawkins in a rooming-house at the
east end of the Steel bridge. He also
bad feminine wearing apparel in his
possession, but the accompanying wig
was dark instead of light like the
others. Hawkins has lived at the rooming-house
several months, and Is said
to have had a good reputation. De
tectives say that he attempted to hide
the apparel when arrested.
The detectives have been unable to
prove that the men were robbers. All
the prisoners were subjected to close
cross-questioning without result. The
hold-up theory rests entirely upon the
fact that complaints from men robbed
in the street by supposed women have
been numerous.
KERN PARK HOME BURNS
Absence of Two Buckets of Water
Causes Loss of $3500.
Two buckets of water would have
been worth $3500 to Fred Klttel. of
Z2S Latimer avenue, Wednesday night,
but he could not get them in time,
and his residence at Kern Park was
burned to the ground.
The Kittel family were awakened at
2 o'clock yesterday morning by the
smell of smoke. Fire was found creep
ing through the space between the
walls of two rooms. Kittle threw the
contents of the tea-'kettle upon the
blaze, and said that he could have ex
tinguished It easily if he had had a
little more water. The little that he
was able to use only caused the flames
to spread asd the thick smoke com
pelled him to abandon the attempt.
The Kern Park volunteer fire ap
paratus, lugged by six lusty young men,
was called, but was delayed by deep
mud and arrived too late to be of serv
ice. BATTERED HATS TELL TALE
Policeman Finds Evidence of Man
and Woman Fight.
' A man's derby hat, a woman's bon
net and an umbrella, all badly battered,
the mute testimonials of a mysterious
scuffle, were found Tuesday night at
East Mill street and Grand avenue by
Policeman Gill. All the articles told
unmistakably of a fight. The bonnet
had evidently been torn off of its
wearer's head by force and the um
brella appeared to have been used In
belaboring some one.
Gill could discover nothing tending
to show who had lost the hats. A
motorman said that he recognized the
feminine headgear as the property of
"a blonde woman who lives at East
Harrison street and Grand avenue,' but
he would say nothing more.
S00-SP0KANH-P0RTLAND.
The Soo-Spokane-Portland train de
luxe is the swell train between Port
land and St. Paul. Through solid train,
electric-lighted, best of service.
Laurelhursfs Street-Paving "Army" at Work Drawing From Photographs
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Now
Come and Choose Your Lot
For That Ideal Home in Beautiful
The last portion of Laurelhurst, the "Southeast Quarter,
abutting beautiful Ladd Park, located in our 'Southwest Quar
ter," a park within a park is now ready;for your choosing of
the ground for the ideal home of your dreams 'midst the un
dying romance of Nature, the ever-delightful landscape,-the
priceless 'atmosphere" of beauty and culture and all the en-
noDling lmiucnces ul un wm icimtuii.ui. m
REALIZE ON PORTLAND'S GROWTH
Let vour dream of home come true and idl of man's accomplishments first were dreams you know; let
VOUTl dreams of a beautiful home be fulfilled the more easily by choosing the ground for it NOW in Laurel
hit whfeb TposLes all these attributes, while the cost is LOW. Tour future sahsf action will be constantly
SSntSd bf the e ZScge of your ground. And this INCREASING VALUE is one of the most
POSITIVE QUALITIES of a lot in Laurelhurst.
While this fertile Ladd farm was producing its great crops of wheat and the dairy products for which so
longit was amS the City of Portland was growing around and beyond it so that today Laurelhurst a
"mere sTep" away from the "scene of business" and yet so nicely elevated that it rises aloof and free from
the city's smoke and dirt and its weary turmoil. - . .
And as the position of PORTLAND as a WORLD CITY is but just now confirmed, its growth is but fairly
begun, and the value of every Laurelhurst lot will keep on increasing for many a year.
THE GREAT WORK OF TWELVE MONTHS
laurelhurst today presents a scene of the utmost life and accomplishment. Although a veritable "army"
of menors and machinery have been constantly at work-and still are constantly at work-the results
which have been accomplished in just 12 months cannot be realized by anyone without being seen-neither
pictures nor words can adequately tell what has been done at Laurelhurst in one year.
Will YOU ro with US to Laurelhurst TODAY, if only to see what is going on theret The ride out and
back in one of S0ur automobiles, wBich need not consume more than an hour, is a pleasant little "outing," ram
or shine. Just phone us and name your own hour.
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PROBE FOUR-SIDED
Decision About Milk Scale Is
Expected Before Long.
DAIRYMEN ARE INTERESTED
Board Appointed by Mayor, Slate
Legislature, t?lly Attorney and
Consumers' League Are
to Conduct Inquiry.
"With, an investigation of Portland's
milk, cream and dairy business from
four different sources a board appoint
ed by the Mayor, the Legislature, the
City Attorney and members of the Con
sumers' League a decision on the Jus
tice or injustice of the new scale of
prices chargedTjy the dealers is likely
to result before the Winter grows old.
The suggestion that the city name a
committee came from the dairymen
themselves. They say that they are
willing to submit their books and all
the details of their business to the
scrutiny of a competent body of men.
They are confident, they state, that such
an investigation will reveal that .their
prices are not exorbitant.
The scope of activities that might be
exercised by the Consumers' League
would be similar. A meeting may be
held during the next few days.
Dairymen. Want Law.
The most likely action is that by the
Legislature at its session next Winter.
Dairymen want a law that will cover
the sals of milk and cream In all parts
of the state, and. its transfer from one
part of the state' to another. The city
ordinance, they point out. applies only
to the sale of the dairy products In the
city. Milk and cream procured in
other parts of the state and sold in
Portland are not subject to the regula
tions of preparation that are thrown
around that produced within the city
limits.
If a state law is enacted, local dairy
men want it to apply to the farming
districts and small towns with the same
degree of severity as that now apply
ing to the city by reason of the ordi
nance. Batter and Ice Cream Brought In.
Butter and ice cream, which have
now also been brought into the discus
sion, seem to be principally affected by
the present, alleged discriminatory
measures in favor of the country dis
tricts. Dealers point out that butter
and ice cream prepared outside the city
are not subject to local regulations.
In the meantime. City Attorney Grant
Is conducting his investigations into
the alleged combine- that he thinks ex
ists among the dairymen for the pur
pose of regulating prices. Detectives
in the employ of the city are endeavor
ing to trace the source of the printed
tickets that were passed out to milk
consumers' prior to October 1. notify
ing them of the Increase. The attor
ney will endeavor to learn whether a
meeting was held authorizing the ad
vance. If he secures Information con
vincing him that a combine has been
formed, he will file application In court
to- have It dissolved.
While th move to -procure a stats
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tuberculin test for cattle will be taken
up by the Legislature, consumers who
complain of the high prices want some
Immediate action aimed to give them
relief. They reallie that legislation
and proposed legislation will not make
their morning bottle of milk cost less.
At the same time they are eager to
have the law provide such sanitary re
strictions that -will Insure them of pro
curing milk and cream of the highest
standard that is consistent with rea
sonable prices.
ANOTHER 'DRY" LETTER
Rev. YV. J. Weber Discusses Condi
tions in Polk County.
INDEPENDENCE. Or.. Oct. S. CTo the
Editor.) In The Oresonian of last Tues
day there Is reprinted an article from the
Dallas Itemizer, entitled, "Prohibition sn
Utter Failure." Either the writer of the
article is greatly mistaken or ba has been
untrue to his fellow townsmen.
The Custom-home at Portland, uo to
September 1. shows that the United States
licenses. 4n Dallas had decreased to one or
two. The year before the? also had de
creased. If this is indication of the Dallas
--conditions. It is evident that the editor of
the Itemizer is In error In his conclusion,
and that prohibition has been a pronounced
success. But it this is not a true index
of conditions, then there must be some peo
ple in Dallas selling liquor without United
States licenses and all thia in the presence
of the Itemizer. From what he writes, the
editor of that paper seems censcious of these
gross violations. Vet in the face of all this
anarchy, this apostle of the saloon and Its
new foster brother, the Greater Oregon
Home Rule Association, has not dared em
phatically to lift his voice In denunciation.
After permitting the nefarious business to
continue its anarchy, without proper re
monstrance, the editor in question now
comes out saying that prohibition is a
failure in Polk County.
That Polk County is not entirely dry is
not because the majority have not wished
it to be. but because the minority, con
trolled by the liquor business and lis ad
herent and backed by the millions of the
Irewers and distillers, have defied the rule
of the majority andby securing official
of their kind, have ffone what the saloon
always seeks to do, substitute anarchy tor
law.
When complaint is made against men who
are violating the local option. law. it is Just
like the officers either to treat the matter
lightly or to phone to the dlvekeepers that
the offlcerssare coming. It has been re
ported that some of the very officers to
whom the people look to enforce the law,
themselves violate the law by gambling
and drinking In places forbidden to run by
the law. Under such circumstances, how
can one expect prohibition to be given a
fair trial?
The facta are that with all the determined
non-enforcement of law. due to the grip
of the liquor traffic that has held sway
for decades in this county. Polk County
Is consuming less liquor today than when
under the license system.
Dallas has prospered much more during
the past two years than before. Independ
ence has also been benefited, though here,
too, the officers defy, to marked degree,
the law, and allow violations to be com
mitted without molesting the guilty parties.
During the past ten years, this city has done
more building than the ten years before.
A- new high school has been built, several
fine churches, a number of excellent homes
and a sewer system is being put in. Since ceas
ing to be leeches, depending on the saloon
for the revenue to run the city, our citi
zens are now Independent. They have freed
themselves and progress is the word. We
have lost some very undesirable citizens
and gained a number of desirable ones.
That liquor is sold is true, but that it is
sold in much less quantities is also true.
Prohibition in Polk County, though It has
not had a fair chance, has been a sufficient
success to warrant its continuance.
The argument that the editor of the
n.mii.r. bv virtue of the fact that he is
such a great prohibitionist, should make
Mm a very effective advocate of Oregon
dry 1010. let I fall to see his paper so
saying.
W. J. WEBER.
The women of Siginaw. Mich., to the num
ber of 1657. registered recently on a Saturday
in order to become eligible to vote. The sub
ject that called for this action was tbe
Issue of S400.000 in bonds to build a water asd
titration plaat. ,
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BURIAL CAUSES ARREST
UNDERTAKER CHARGED , WITH
HAVING NO PERMIT.
G. H. Fuller, Prosecuted for Disci
plinary Purposes, Retaliates
WTlth Counter-Accusation. '
Charging that a corpse was burled
without proper permit, a warrant was Is
sued yesterday afternoon for the arrest
of G. H. Fuller, an East Sido under
taker, upon complaint of City Health
Officer Wheeler. Fuller is charged
with having buried the- body of Bertha
A. Eddy on October 4, without securing
a permit as required by law. No other
Irregularities are alleged In the case and
the prosecution is brought for disciplin
ary purposes only.
Tho accused undertaker was indignant
when informed that a charge had been
placed egalnst him.. He said that It was
the duty of the attending physician to
look out for this matter and that ho was
not responsible. He said that the woman
died a natural death from lobar pneumo
nia October 2 and that he proceeded
strictly according to law In performing
the Interment.
"I will say further," said Mr. Fuller,
that If Dr. Wheeler wants to make a fuss
about matter of this kind, he had bet
ter look out for the regularity of his own
actions. If he cau3s my arrest I shall
cause his every time that he permits to
be hauled through the public streets the
body of a person who has died of a con
tagious disease."
"Do you charge that this has been
done?" was asked.
"I do. Indeed; It is done regularly,
every time, there is such a case. This
is the only city I know of where It is
allowed, and I Intend to see that the
practice Is stopped."
The proposed consolidation of the Rus
sian East Asiatic Steamship Company with
the Russian volunteer fleet is reported.
WATSON'S
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Scotch Whisky
Distilled in the Highland's
of Scotland from pur
Scotch Barley Malt.
Guaranteed
Over Tea Years Old..
Geo. S. Clark & Co., Agents
311 .Board of Trada Bldg.
Portland, Or.
See Regular.Friday
GREATER Meier & Frank Store
thPriday Surprise Sale
jy . for Street
IBfcigHL or Dress
See Display WgSlSgff
in the Fifth
St. Windows
$6oto $9goHats $4.95
Today for the 1079th Friday Surprise Sale in the Millin
ery Section, third floor, we offer another large shipment
of Women's and Misses' Trimmed Hats -They come in
black and assorted colors Made of velvet and silk matt
rials, trimmed in fancy feathers, wings and ribbons In-
cluded in this lot are both tailored and dress
models $6.50 to
TTntrimmed Shapes of good quality
felt, black and assorted colors,
jaunty street hats with the addi
tion of a little trimming, Qf.
values to $2.75, today for0
Fancy Feathers and Wings, ' as
sorted colors, values to ACkg
$1.50, special for today atiM'
Friday Sale
At Half Price
Today for the 1079th Friday
Surprise Sale in Art Needle
work Section, a special assort
ment of 1000 finished Art
Pieces, including hand-embroidered
towels, scarfs, cen
ter pieces, pillow tops, aprons,
waists, night-dresses, corset
covers and chemise Also a
choice assortment of hand
embroidered hand and opera
Bags Values from $1.
m2
to $50, choice for today
Sale of Kid Dolls
Full-Jointed Regular
$1.25 Values "73c
See the Display in Our Fifth-Street Window
Today for the 1079th Friday Surprise Sale, a
great special offer on full-jointed Kid Dolls
Hip and knee joints, moving eyes, come with
shoes and stockings 18 inc hes long, full
curled wig tied with ribbons Regular y 5
S1.25 values, special for Friday, each -Jl
Women's 50c Hose
Extra Size Hose 35c
Today, for the great 1079th Friday
Surprise Sale, in the Hosiery Sec
tion, first floor, 4000 pairs of
Women's Hose, in black and colors;
plain silk lisles and fancy lisles, also
embroidered boot and lace boots;
medium or light weights ; suitable
for Fall wear; regular 50c 0?
values, sp'l price, the pair LUC
WOMEN'S EXTRA SIZE HOSE, in
new Fall weights, black only; m
piain lisle, ingrain lisle, or long
maco cotton, with white sole; spe
cial, the pair 35, d ((
or three pairs for only J? 1 KJKJ
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clinkers it all burns, therefore' it is an econom
ical Coal. It really is a satisfactory coal to burn.
You will tell your friends. Call A 3887, Mar
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Order from yourdeaJcr "co-day
Ad on Last Page
Bargains in Millinery
i both tailored and dress d s Q C
$9 values, special each
Misses and Children's, Hats,
trimmed with ribbons, rosettes
and bows; these are extremely
smart hats for young folks; reg
ular $5.00 values; spe- tO QO
cial for today at only O
Fancy Feathers, regular values
to $1.00; specially priced ?Q
today at low price' of, ea. si7C
of Art Pieces
to
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