8 -- TIIE MPItyiNG OREGOyiAN. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1915.
1
NET FOR JOBS NOW
OUT FOR JOBLESS
Government's Greatest Labo?
Agency Launched Here to
. Strive Problem for Idle.
(100 FIRST-DAY' SEEKERS
Mrs. George L. Rosy, singers who as
sisted him here, iccomonny Ir. Bul-
gln to his new field. As a token of
aDDreciatlon to the evangelist, the
executive committee of the Union
Evaneelistic Campaign have drafted
set of resolutions In which they
"commend him as a wise leader,
faithful preacher of the truth as God
gives him to see the troth."
The resolutions further declare that
"his preaching has been clear, instruc
tive, helpful, faithful to the standard
and fundamentals of the Christian in
terpretation of the Bible, free from
Bpnaationaitsm. and fearless in the
iniinrifLrifln of Ein. and of the poU'
lar errors of the day, and yet In all
gentleness of spirit, not seeking to
wound, but striving to win the lost
and the erring to the services of the
Son of God.
Rev. W. O. Shank, pastor of the East
side Rantist Church was president of
the committee.
Sen-ice to Be Free and to Cover
Every Part of Country, Bringing
Together Employer and Em-
ploje for Mutual Benefit.
Bigger than any other movement
ever started to solve the problem of
unemployment is that inaugurated
yesterday in Portland and throughout
the entire country, whereby the Gov
ernment itself undertakes the task of
FROM GERMAN VIEWPOINT
Dr. F. H. Dammasch Replies to Edi-
'torlal on Neutrality Course.
PORTLAND. Feb. 9. (To the Edl
tort) Tour editorial in The Oregonian
r.hrnirc 9 under the title of "Be Sim
ply Americans." because of its touc
ing upon very vital issues merits
nlr Ti-hirh I trust vou will publisn.
The term "German-American" Is far
broader in scope than you would have it
appear. The National uerman-Aiuer-ican
Alliance, which is responsible for
nr 3 J
TOKS lTD THICH THE VSITRD STATES HAS BEEX DIVIDED
FUR CARRYING OX SEW GOVER.V.MENT EMPLOYME.XT BIR1SAI.
bringing the Jobless and the Job to
gether. Through the offices of John H. Bar
bour. United Slates Inspector in
charge. Immigration Service for Ore
gon, the Government started yester
day to list applications for positions
and asks for applications from em
ployer of every description of labor
for help.
1IHI lerk John Klrat Day.
More than 100 applicants applied
resterday to list their names for po
sitions. .Most of them were married
men and applications could not all be
taken as the necessary blanks were
exhausted. New forms have been or
dered and they will be available soon.
Also applications for labor will be dis
tributed through the postoffice de
partment to employers throughout the
state so that opportunities may be
tinted with the Government.
The plan to solve the problem of un
employment, says inspector Barbour,
is one of great magnitude, whose Im
portance may not be realised at first
thought. It contemplates a Nation
wide enrollment of persons seeking
work In whatever trade or employment
and also the collection of applications
for helo from employers throughout
the United States. These applications
are known as "opportunities.
IS Zones Are Created.
The United States is divided into 18
nn.n for the Diirposes of the work,
Oregon being Zone 1. Lists of oppor
tunities will be sent to officials in
charge of each zone and applicants
for work will have a chance to pick
om- nnnnrtnnltr in the whole
...mrrv The Immigration Inspector in
-I...... tho various offices will be
the sole Judge as to the fitness of ap
plicants to fill the opportunities pre
sented. They will be aided greatly
however bv blanks that will be filled
out by both the employers and the
ones seeking work, so that a wealth
of detail is at hand in regard to both
phases of the situation.
Mthotich all lines of employment are
open through the TVpartmont of La
bora new plan, special emphasis is
laid upon the common activities in
which unemployment Is most pro
nounced, such as farm laborers, com
mon labor other than farm help and
domestics, of both sexes. One of the
great objects of the plan is to bring
about the return to the soil of laborers
desiring to get back to the land but
who have no means of doing so.
Inspector fees tireat Prspeetn.
The Postoffice Department will sup
ply blanks both to employers and em
j.?ovs and these may be filled out and
iorwarrted without any charge what
ever. The service may be used freely
without expense.
I feel enthusiastic about the scheme
lind believe it will be a big tiling. al
though it is entirely new to us as yet.
said Inspector Barbour, who is charged
with the responsibility of its operation
In tone 16. "We have already a num
ber of applications for employment,
but no opportunities listed as yet. We
want all the opportunities we can get.
of course, in order to make the scheme
a success.
"Tr.ere is always a great deal of
tinemp!ovment in the country that
eem avoidable. In one section crops
are being wasted for lack of labor,
while in another stale it freouently
bappens that men are idle because they
lo not know of the chance to work
elsewhere. Through biileltins to be
Isfued. we will be able to anticipate
employment at various points and thus
the plan will be a benefit to all."
SCHOOLS HAVE 28,065
.ain in Students 2812 Our First
Term of This Year.
The registration in all the schools
of the citv for tlie first day of the
tecoml term reached 2S.5. according
to Cily Superintendent of Schools Ald
erman yesterday, a gain of 2S12 over
the registration for the first term of
tiie school year, rt is also a gain of
i over the registration for February
I' last year.
The four high schools of the city
make particularly good showing
from the standpoint of increased at
tendance. The attendance for this
term is 4S4 as against 3T15 for the
first term, an increase of 643. The
registration bv hish schools is as fol
lows: Franklin. 344: Jefferson. 14i6;
Lincoln. 1362: Washington. 1250.
THANKS GIVEN DR. BULGIN
Kvansclirt and Musical As
tio to Colorado.
istanty
Tiev. E. J. Bulgin who has been
conducting revival services at East
Kleventh and Belmont streets, has left
for Canyon City, Colo., where he will
inaugurate a similar revival. Mr. and
the conference which prompted your
editorial, was incorporated by special
act of Congress. Its principles are
thoroughly American, its membership
is very largely made up of American
born citizens. Its president. Dr. C. J.
Hexainer, is a native of Philadelphia,
Pa., while the writer, too, a vice-prest-dent.
is a native-born American by an
American mother. Its very purpose is to
seek to "make felt that which is best
in German life and character."
You take the organization to task
for demanding a truly, sincerely neu
tral America. What wrong is there in
wishing these United States to be "gen
uineiv neutral?"
It is to be sincerely regretted that
such a demand, actuated as it Is in the
interest of humanity, does not have the
undivided support of the press. Sub
marines manufactured in Pittsburg,
shipped in sections to Canada, thence
to England, is perhaps "neutrality."
judged by your code, but we do not
agree with you.
To "demand a free and open sea for
the commerce of the United States and
unrestricted traffic in non-con traUanil
goods as defined by international law,"
you would nave your reaaers oeueve
"to be an un-American demand. How
can you so calmly acknowledge "Eng
land's naval supremacy so fairly won"
the right to hinder American commerce
in the matter of non-contraband goods';
Is that American In you?
Because "we pledge ourselves Indi
vidually and collectively to support only
such candidates for public office, irre
spective of party, who will place Amer
ican interests above those of any other
country, and who will aid in eliminat
ing ali undue foreign influences from
official life." vou seek to condemn us.
It would not he the first time in our
history that a National principle had
been responsible for the birth of a po
litical party. It would perhaps make
possible the elimination of sucli crea
tures as our Grapejuice Bryan, whose
foreign policy is no doubt influenced
bv his being the father-in-law of an
officer in the English army. Our coun
try surelv would be the gainer.
We fail to see .the logic in Professor
Francke's statement quoted by you
"that the establishment of such an
embargo would inevitably bring our
Government into conflict with England
and might drive us into war with Eng
land," intimating as it does that if we
refuse to sell England arms and muni
tions of war she. would have war with
us in consequence thereof. Must we
Americans take orders from England,
or any other power, when and what we
mav or mav not sell? I. am surprised
at The Oregonian's taking hold of so
puerile a statement.
Truly, let us bo simply Americans!
This can best be accomplished by mak
ing the American citizen of other birth
than native feel that he is truly a part
of our great American system. Refer
ring to him as a nypnenaicu-Ainoi-
lean, as old presiaent w uson eri
in the war, and constantly alluding to
him as a "foreigner' is not indtictve
producing simply Americans, men.
when the time conies, and the tune is
surely coming, when our country shall
need us. we will be there at her serv
ice. And let them who are Americans
by the accident of birth look to their
laurels, lest they have them dimmed
by those who are American because oi
their conviction.
DR. F. H. DAMM ASCII.
Vice-President German-American Alliance.
CELILO FETE BODY NAMED
Joint Astoria Commerce Committee
to Plan Other Water Programmes.
The newly-consolidated Commercial
Club and Chamber of Commerce of As
toria has appointed its full official
body as a committee extraordinary to
handle the details of Astoria's repie
tation in the celebration of the open
ing of the Celilo Canal. Astoria con
templates sending a steamboat excur
sion up the Columbia River on that
occasion. At the same time, this com
mittee will work up elaborate plans for
the Columbia and Snake River Water
ways Association Convention, which
will be hold in that city on Hay 7.
Wallace Struble who returned yes
terday from Astoria left last night for
Lewiston to confer with the commer
cial bodies there as to their partici
pation in the Celilo celebration.
Following is the Astoria committee
for the celebration: President, C. B.
Stout; vice-president. J. M. Anderson;
secretary. James L Hope: financial sec
retary. 11. F. Prael; treasurer, C. R.
Hifcgins: B. Van Dusen. F. J. Walsh,
W. A. Sherman. J. E. GratkI C. Mc
Cloud. G. B. Johnson. E. BT Hughes,
.1. S. Delaney, J. S. Dcilinger. Asmus
Brtx. J. H. Smith, G. W. Roberts, Fred
J. Johnson. F. L Parker. J. T. Ross,
Herman Wise, Dr. Alfred Kinney, S. 8.
Gordon. O. I. reterson. A. E. Stoss
meisler and Frank Woodfield.
That
Snare an
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elusion
PADDED
O"
. F course "this is a free Country!"
Of course every one of the 57 (or
more) Tire Manufacturers may sell his
Product in any old way that seems best to him.
Of course the 30,000 Dealers, Garages, and
Repair Shops that Retail Tires, to Consumers, have
a legal right to charge as much as they can get,
and get as much profit as the Padded Price-List
System tempts them to haggle fori
But, how much Profit are they actually aver
aging, through such Tactics?
If they kept an accurate record of each individ
ual Sale, of what each particular Tire cost them,
of what Profit its "fancy" List-Price seemed to
promise them, and then what profit they actually
made after they had cut that 'Taney" Price to meet
the Competition it had raised up '
What then?
They would find that the Padded Price-List was
. a Delusion and a Snare, to Retailers as well as Con
sumers. They would find their AVERAGE profits (as a
result of it) to be far below the normal and reasonable
profit they are entitled to.
They would find that, in order to get as near
to the "Fancy" Price-List as possible, it had cost
them twice as much for time to sell goods, as
it need cost under the standard "One-Priced" method
of Good Business.
If they put on their Thinking Caps they would
realize that the Padded Price-List is fast putting
the Tire Retailer on the Road to Yesterday,
and tempting all kinds of Competitors into
the field through the huge profits it seems to
offer
Inspiring Price-Cutting "Specialists";
everywhere, to "get into thegame" and, bycutting
that portion of the unreasonably large profits
provided for by the Padded Price-List, to
SEEM to undersell the regular Dealer.
Where does this sort of thing lead to,
for thoughtless TIRE RETAILERS?
Have they no regard for TO-MORROW'S
Market?
a
lN the date when this is written (Jan. 1st,
1915) there lie before us the printed
Price-Lists to Consumers, with Wholesale
prices actually quoted to Dealers, of 15 leading Tire
Manufacturers.
On 34 x 4 Plain-Tread Tires the Manufacturers'
printed "List Prices" range from $2435, UP to more
than $32.00 each.
None are listed to Consumers below the Good
rich price, which at that date was $24.35 (and now
is $19.40).
But, though none are listed at less to Con
sumers, the net WHOLESALE prices to Retailers,
carried 30 to 55 Retail Profit over cost (more
than $11.00 per Tire Profit on less than a $20.00 Cost),
with 13 different intermediate dimensions of profit
between these two figures.
All these for 34x4 Plain-Tread Pneumatic
Tires.
Thoughtless Retailers are therefore sorely tempt-,
ed to "push the sale" of Tires that carry a seeming
(Price-List) profit of 30 to 55, instead of the
Normal and moderate Profit on GOODRICH Tires.
Get the significance of that to you, Mr.
Auto-Owner!
And, realize what an entirely "Square" Dealer
he must be who frankly advises you to buy GOOD-
PRICE-LIST
RICH Tires (for the greater Mileage per-amount-YOU
invest in them) when that vast differential in
POSSIBLE (Padded) Price-List Profit stares him in
the face.
Realize too, that the Dealer who offers you Tires,
the Padded Price-Lists of which carry him, say $6.00
' to $11.00 Retail Profit, can mighty well afford to take
"a heavy discount otT' the List-Price on such Tires,
without at all suffering for profit on the Margin still
left, on probably a very ordinary Tire.
If he takes $2.00 off an Eight-dollar Profit, or
$5.00 off an Eleven-dollar Profit, he is still getting
$6.00 profit, instead of the Normal and Moderate
profit he would have made if he sold you a GOOD
RICH Tire instead at its act ual List-Price, and ,
Makers' bona-fide Valuation.
B!
A-
ND You Mr. Tire User!
How long will you continue
lo "stand for" the imposition
which the Padded Price-List represents ?
How soon will you realize that such
Padded Price-Lists are deliberately printed
UP for the purpose of misleading YOU on Values,
causing you to pay as high a price as you can be
talked into.
Compare notes with a dozen of your Friends,
who buy the same size and brand of Tire as
you do.
You will find that, notwithstanding the Printed
Price-List, you and your Friends have each paid
probably a different price for the self-same Tire.
Why does this condition exist, in an ; Indus
try so substantial as the Tire and Auto-Accessory
Trade?
Because, the Auto-Accessory Dealer's is con
sidered a LUXURY Business.
Because, there has been no standard to measure
Values by.
Because, it is a habit of Tire Dealers to use
Price-Lists as a Basis for making DISCOUNTS OFF,
instead of as a basis of True Value, of bona-fide
price. '
Because, YOU have taken too much for
granted.
' Because, YOU have permitted a System to
manipulate prices on you in a way that you would
not tolerate on any other kind of Merchandise.
Here is an illustration of how that Little Game
works out.
H B&b -rata f jl
EAR "the foregoing in mind when you are
next offered a so-called "Liberal i--
count off PADDED Price-Lists, that
are printed UP for that very purpose.
And dont forget that when you are offered,
'maybe $2.00 to $5.00 off a Padded Price-List that
some other Tire User (who has more Time and
Disposition to Haggle) may get $3.00 to $7.00 off
same Tire under that System. 1
" Because, there is practically no bottom
to prices, under the "Padded Price-List System."
That is one reason why it is such a
fatally bad System for the Retailer as well as
the Consumer.
It promises Profits so EXCESSIVE that
practically every Dealer is willing to uut tnem,
in order to make a Sale.
Then when, under this System, the shrewd
Consumer "Shops Around" half a day (to see
which Dealer will give him the most Dis
count off the Tire he wants) it frequently
results in his being switched to an inferior
Tire, so heavily discounted, in order to make
a Sale, that the Dealer averages much less
than a NORMAL and reasonable profit on his
year's output.
Short Mileage (in Road Work) then gives
the Inevitable Answer to the Consumer, who
comes back on the Dealer, gets an Adjustment
and another make of Tire.
Compare these Goodrich "Fair-List"
prices, showing tremendous reductions with
prices you have previously paid. For in
stance, old price on Goodrich 34 x 4, Smooth '
Tread, $24.35. Present "Fair-List" price,
$19.40. Ask your dealer for Users' Net
Price List, showing prices on all sizes.'
t HE Materials
cause a Tire
and Workmanship that
to deliver Mileage, at
SIZE I PLAIN I HzE I SAFETY
5IZL TREAD TREAD
30x3 $9.00 f 30x3 $9.45
30x3 11.60 30x3 12.20
32x3 13.35 32x3 14.00
33x4 19.05 33x4 20.00
34x4 19.40 ! 34x4 20.35
36x4 27.35 1 36x4 28.70
37x5 32.30 37x5 33.90
38x5j 43.80 j 38x5 1 46.00
I
A. the rieht price per 1000, COST money,
And "big Discounts" off Padded Price-Lista
are a poor substitute for proper Mileage and satis
factory Result-Production, to either Tire User, or
Tire Retailer. :
Goodrich Tires can, and do, give the
Greatest Mileage for Amount they Cost YOU,
because the Materials and Workmanship that pro
duce maximum Mileage can be put into them,
when only a FAIR Profit for both Manufacturer
and Retailer is figured into the Makers' price to
Consumers.
The Retailer who recommends GOODRICH
Tires to you is far-seeing enough to know this,
and to know that a continuous Patronage can
only be built upon such a Safe, Fair and Square
foundation.
He conserves your Interest, while building his
own permanent Market, when he avoids the tempt
ations and dangers -of "Padded Price-Lists," and
frankly offers you FAIR-PROFIT Goodrich Tires
instead.
Trust that kind of Dealer to sell you other
Auto-Accessories on a similarly fair basis.
THE B. F. GOODRICH CO.
Akron, O.
Portland Branch, Broadway and Burnside
FAR-LISTED
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SALEM AS! FOR HUTS
CEI.EBR.VriO.V SPIRIT KVERY
WHEKE TO GREET IXVADERS.
Partr to Mwt Portland Visitor, Wh
Will Parade to Capitol for Ini
tiation Orcmonie.
SALEM. Or., Feb. 9. (Special.)
Hordes of Muts are coming from Port
land Thursday to make good their
threat to initiate state officials, mem
bers of the legislative body, city of
ficials and business men of Salem into
a dynasty.
Their special will arrive at 11 o'clock
cn the Commercial-street sidine, where
they will be met by their prospective
victims. Headed by their band they
will march down State street to the
Statehouse. They will dislodge yie
Speaker and members of the House
and then the Senate members. A special
detachment will conduct Governor
Withycombe, State Treasurer Kay, O.
P. Hoff and the rest of the state of
ficials to the imperial dynasty, headed
) rh,ri Rirr rtf Portland. ImDerial
Tel Et Tuh Yuh. and Edward Werlin,
Imperial Nefftr Kara Dham.
A concert will be given by the Muts
at the Statehouse or at the Armory.
The Muts are a bunch of big-hearted,
influential men. doing much good in
relieving suffering humanity. To be
a Mut 'ou must -qualify by making
life easier for the other fellow. Its
slogan is, "It is not what you want
but what the Muts want." As" Sulem
has not asked for a dynasty, the Muts
have decided to give them one.
The Salem Commercial Club is mak
ing big urrangements to assist in
carrying out the programme. The
Mayor will head a bis delegation of
city officials and other prominent busi
ness men in welcoming the Muts.
OSCAR
Operation
RITTENBERG DIES
ratal
in Xcw York
Portland Man.
to
With his wife at his bedside and his
son Baul speeding to New York from
Portland, Oscar Rittenberg, vice-president
of Lowengart & Company, whole
sale milliners of this city, died Mon
day night in New York after an op
eration upon his throat. The funeral
HOW I DARKENED MY
GRAY HAIR
Lady Gives Simple Home Eecipe That
She Used to Darken Her Gray
Hair.
For years I tried to restore my grsv
hair to Its natural color with the pre
pared dyes and stains, but none of them
gave satisfaction and they were all ex
pensive. I finally ran onto a slmpU
recipe "which I mixed at home that
gives wonderful results. I gave the
recipe, which is as follows, to a num
ber of my friends, and they are all
delighted with it: To 7 os. of water add
a small box of Barbo Compound, X oat.
of bay rum and oa. of glyeerine. Use
every other day until the hair become
the required shado, then every two
weeks. It will not only darken the
gray hair, but removes dandruff and
scalp humors, and acts as a tonic to
the hair. It is not sticky nor greasy,
does not rub off and does not color tae
scalp. You can prepare It at home fit
very little expense. Adv.
will be held at Mr. RIttenTerg"s former
home in St Paul.
In a telegram from Mrs. Rittenberg.
Mrs. W. T. Pangle, a close friend, was
probably the first in Portland to hear
of Mr. Rittenberg's death. When Mr.
Rittenberg's condition took a serious
turn. Sunday, Paul Rittenherg, who is
president of tlie sopnomore class at
Reed College, left for New York at
once.
For nearly 10 years. Mr. Rittenberg
lived in Portland. His business and
social relations were extensive. He
was a member of the Elks, the Tuala
tin Golf Club and the Concordia Cluh.
Real Music &t La.si!
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Achievement
Needier
NoTVouMe
YOUR CHOICE of Any Style !?" "7"T
Sent to Your Home Absolutely JF JA-JL-rfl-?
For several days' trial. No obligations to buy. Mr.
Edison wants everybody to hear his wonderful in
vention. Graves Music Co.
Factory Distributers- Established 1896
151 Fourth St., Between Morrison and Alder Sts.
SAGE TEA
10
DANDY
DARKEN
It's Grandmother's Eecipe
Bring Back Color and
Luster to Hair.
All!
to
you can turn gray, faded hair beau
tifully dark and lustrous almost over
night if you'll get a 60-cent bottle of
"Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound"
at any drugstore. Millions of bottl
of this old, famous tiagv Tea Recipe
are sold annually, as a well-known
druggist here, because it darkens the
hair so naturally and evenly that nu
one can tell it has beta applied.
Those whose hair is turning gray,
becoming faded, dry, straggly and thin
have a surprise awnlting them, be
cause after one or two a. plication the
gray hair vanishes and your locks ba
conie luxuriantly dark and beautiful
all dandruff gues, scalp Itching and
falling hair stops.
This is the age of ycjth. Qrav
halred, unattactive folk aren't wanted
around, so get busy with Wyeth's bge
and Sulphur tonight and you'll be de
lighted with your dark, handsome hair
and your youthful appearance llhm
a few days. Adv.
Phone Your Want Ads.
THE OREGONIAN
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