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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (May 15, 1915)
TIIE 3I0RNIXG OREGONIAX. SATURDAY, MAT 13, 1915. 9 GAY STREET IS PLAN Grand Avenue to Be Festive for Parade of Rosebuds. MERCHANTS DEVISE WAYS Conference With l'cMival Officials Outlines Kluborate AVork to Be Done on Decoration. Klectric ragcant AVantcd. Grand avenue, on which the "human rosehud" and the automobile parades will pass during the Koae Festival, will be elaborately decorated between Hawthorne avenue and East Burnslde street, as will also Hawthorne avenue, last Morrison and Kast Burnslde streets from the bridsea to Grand ave nue. The Rose Festival manager! and the Kast Side Business Men's Club jointly will undertake the placing of decorations. At the conference yesterday of the club committee, of which J. D. Sher man is chairman, and Jacob Kanzler and II. 1 Wold, of the Rose Festival managers, at luncheon in the Hotel Kdwards the matter of decorating these i:ast Side streets practically was set tled. "Wo were glad to know that the Kast Side Business Men's Club had ap pointed a committee on decorations," Kaicl Mr.' Kanzler, "for we need all the ussistancc and co-operation we can pet from you people; and you can help us materially this year. Children Well Trained. "It is admitted that the -human rose bud'' parade is one of the great fea tures of the Festival. As it will be held on Grand avenue, the avenue must have a suitable setting. Robert Krohn, who is drilling the children, will have one of the best parades ever given in Portland, according to reports we are receiving. The Rose Festival commit tee plans to place flags, five by eight feet, on the cross wires between Haw thorne avenue and Kast Burnside street, to which will be added such other decorations as the Kast Side Business Men's Club may have. Mr. "Wold, who has charge of the decora tions, will put up the Grand-avenue decorations." It was decided to use the additional flags and streamers In possession of the Kast Side Business Men's Club on Grand avenue, which are under the control of J. 1". Sherman, chairman of the decoration committee. Klertiic Parade AImo "Wanted. These flags were found in good con dition on inspection after the luncheon. "With the material provided Mr. Wold taid Grand avenue can be made one of the most attractively decorated streets in the city for the Festival. It was further planned to have all the poles on Grand avenue painted white. There was some discussion as to whether the electric parade could be brought across the bridges to Grand avenue, and it was the sentiment of Mr. Kanzler and Mr. "Wold that if it could be done it would greatly jncrease the Interest of the electric feature. They promised to assist the Kast Side Rusiness men's Club in its efforts to have the electric parade cross to Grand avenue. The parade has never crossed to the Kast Side hecaushe the floats could not be taken over the bridges. The conference resulted in an arrange ment for co-operation between the Kast Side Business Men's Club and Mr. Kanz ler and Mr. Wold, representing the Rose Festival committee, for the prop er decoration scheme for the streets to be used by the parades. TIME TO ACT HELD NOW FK A TOR l.AXK TELLS REALTY HEX CITY SHOILD "GRAB TRADE." MAYOR ALBEE'S DAUGHTER AND DAINTY FLOWER GIRLS WHO ASSISTED AT RECEPTION YESTERDAY. I f r- :IH." 11 ' evV ms-m wsmmmm LEFT TO RIGHT VIRGINIA HILL, M RS. BRl'CE STEWART, MARGERY HILL. WOMAN IS LAUDED Greater Share in Councils of Nations Urged. NASHVILLE WANTS MEET Sessions T Congress of Mothers to Close Totlny and Strongest Pcucc Plea Kvcr A'olc-cd Is Kxpoctrd to Be Adopted. f'ontlTujcrl From First Pase. Mr. Hansen, . Sunnyslde School: Kev. W. I.. Klliott. Failing School; W. L. Woodward, Irv ington School; Paul Seeley, Couch School; Hon. C. N. McArthur. Albina Homestead School; G. R. Crosier, Hol laday School; C. E. Riseling, Kenton School; John Gill, Buckraan School; W. Galvani, Mount Tabor School: Eugene Brookings, Kerns School; Arthur Ner vell, Shattuck School; Isaac Swett. Fernwood School; T. T. Geer, Robc City Park School; Judge Thomas C. Burke, Chapman School: John Lloyd, Montavilla School: Theodore Brown, Holman School; Frank Branch Riley, Eliot School; A. F. Flegel, Shaver School; Mr. Montague, Davis School; Ephriam Rosenthal, Fulton Park School, and Dr. Charles J. Smith, High land School. PARENT TRAINING SAVES 100,000 BABIES DIE I'SELESSLY EACH TEAR, SAYS MRS. SCHOFF, Xtilize Columbia and Other Waterway Fully to Bring Increased Iros j nerity In AdTlce. That Tortland will suffer in com parison with other cities along the Pacific Coast if it does not make the best of Its natural resources by utiliz ing the Columbia River and other waterways to the fullest possibility was the principal contention made by United States Senator Lane in an after luncheon address before the Portland Realty Board at the Commercial Club yesterday on "Portland, Past and Fu ture." "Portlanders must adopt some of the Seattle spirit and reach out to grab all the trade they can." said Senator l.ane. "IVe are not an enthusiastic people, we are too prone to take things easy. By this I do not mean that we should be foolish enough to boost our heads off, but we must grasp every op portunity to advariee. Portland is en titled to be the largest, richest and most prosperous city on the raciiic Coast. I believe now is the time that decides Portland's ultimate fate. Our happi ness and our prosperity, for better or for worse, depends upon what action we now take. "In Washington Oregon has the rep utation of not asking for enough and when requests are made for appropria tions they arc usually respected. But we will not get any further appropria tions for the Columbia River unless we make use of the Columbia and the Snake and. show by actual statistics that we are making tonnage both ways. The Celilo Canal will be of little adyantage uuless we develop traffic along the Tiver." After telling the history of trading activity in Portland, commencing with the early days, Senator Lane traced the steps that made Portland a great city. Secretary Cowgill announced to the board that the Chicago Realty Board would pass through Portland on July 4. en route home from the real estate convention at Los Angeles. CHAMBER BEGINS CAMPAIGN Turther Use of Oregon Goods Sought Under Advantage of Bingham Bill. To stimulate the use of Oregon man ufactured goods and Oregon labor, the Chamber of Commerce yesterday be gan a campaign, through its bureau tf industries and manufactures, to take advantage of the Bingham bill, which becomes effective this month. The Bingham bill gives a preferen tial of & per cent In favor of goods manufactured In Oregon, or in favor of Oregon labor, in the consideration of competitive bidding before County Courts, boards of County Commission ers, School Boards. City Councils or clher public officers authorized to purchase supplies or contract for la-Jbor. purchasing officer is authorized to Vt as the, lowest bid that offered -presentatives of Oregon products. lie bid of the latter is not more 5 per cent higher than the lowest Ler from any. other state. room of the Hotel Multnomah, where 300 were seated and the additional 100 or more were accommodated in the grill. Mrs. Martin Wagner presided. The Portland Parent-Teacher Associa tions were hostesses to the National board and visitors. As on all occa sions during the convention Portland's matchless roses were in evidence, adorning the tables and banked in the window ledges. Mrs. Wagner gave a short report of the work done here rnd welcomed the guests. Mrs. C. W. Hayhurst, chairman of the social serv ice department, told of friendly vis iting, of help given to the poor, of vacant lots planted to yield potato crops for starving families. Mrs. W. J. Hawkins, chairman of the home de partment, summed her work in say ing that it was for the mothers In the home with the door shut. Co-Operation With Teachers Vorged. Mrs. Frederic Schoff, National pres ident, spoke of the parent-teacher eir clies as "schools for parents." She urged the co-operation with the teach ers that is necessary to success in child welfare work. She said: "The big things of the world aren't done with a noise. The mothersMn the homes attending to their duties and caring for their children, going occasionally to the meetings to keep in touch with the broad, helpful measures of the day these are the great women. I didn't go around the country when my children were little." Mrs. Schoff has seven, six are college graduates, and she is the grandmother of 11. Adding a touch of artistry a musical programme was given by two soloists. Hartridge Whipp, baritone, sang a solo and responded to an encore. Miss Meta Brown, one of the public school teach ers, contributed two charmipg nu, ibera. Monlcal Number Pleasing. ' The following musical programme was presented and received with ap preciation: Soloist, Mrs. Charles Edwin Sears, (a) "The Danza." Chadwick; (b) The Robin Sings in the Orange Tree. MacDowell: (c) "Traum Durch die Dammerung," R. Strauss; piano solo, Miss Constance Piper; violin solor. Miss Lillian Morgan. Miss Piper's solo was an artistic tri umph and Miss Morgan played with skill and expression. Mrs. Sears' voice was at its best in the last selec tion. K. H. Walker, of Corvallis, has the distinction of being the only man at the convention. PEACE DAY PLANS LAID ADDRESSES IN SCHOOLS TO MARK OBSERVANCE ON MAY 18. Work, of Government and Wnnuut'a Clubs Recited to Teaehera at Lincoln HiKh School. By educating the mothers and fathers of the country 100,000 babies might be saved annually and more than that number of children prevented from crime every year. This assertion was made by Mrs. Frederic Schoff, director of the Home Education Division of the United States Bureau of Education, and president of the National Congress of Mothers, before teachers at the Lincoln High School yesterday. Mrs. Schoff told of the work being done in the United States by the Parent-Teachers' Associations and also by the Government Bureau with which she is connected in raising of the standards of the parents and of .the children. The speaker said that there are 30,000' women in the country who were study ing the problem of educating the masses and thus raising the standard of the citizenship through the parent teachers' associations. Emphasizing the fact that a larga number of the boys quit school at about 14 years of age, she told of the work which is being done in the preparation of reading courses for boys that their education might continue in spite of their entrance into the business world. Taking up the work, of the teachers Mrs. Schoff emphasized the need for study of each child, and made an ap peal for the teachers to co-operate with the woman's clubs in efforts to elevate the standard of home life. That the teachers should get more closely in touch with the community life was the message brought by Miss Florence Ward, of tie Washington State College, Pullman, Wash., in her address. Federated Woman's Cluba Committee Chairman Hopes Event Will Be come Regular Future, Peace day, designated by The Hague conference of 1910 as May 18, is to be celebrated in Portland by addresses in the schools. Prominent men have been secured as speakers by the committee from the Federated Woman's Clubs in charge of the observance of the day. Relative to . the observance, Mrs. Julia Marquam, chairman of the com mittee, said: "The, day has been observed in the schools quite generally in the East and we wish to make it a regular event in our schools also. We realise so fully the need of early training on this fundamental feature of education. It is gratifying that so many of our prominent citixens have entered Into the work of co-operation." The Hst of speakers follows: Dr. W. T. Foster, Franklin High School; Colonel C. E. S. Wood, Washington High School; W. D. Wheelwright, Jef ferson High School; Dr. C. H. Chap man, Lincoln High School; Colonel Cornelius Gardener. Alns worth Kchool; Dr. Jonah B. Wise, Ladd School; Rev. NEW FACILITIES PROVIDED Telephone Company to Open Broad way Office Tomorrow. The opening of the new Broadway central office of the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company tomorrow morn ing in its new building at the corner of Oak and Park streets marks another milestone in the advance of Portland, as the increase of telephones has come to be regarded as one of the factors which determines the progress of a community. In 1895 there were " but 1113 telephones in Portland, while to day there are nearly 44,000 telephones connected with the Pacific system in Portland. The new long-distance switchboard installed in this building is the latest thing in switchboard design and will be placed in service about June 1. It embodies every feature that will tend toward improvement in the long-distance service. Other expenditures have been made recently embodying distinctive features for the good of the service generally, including an 1800-wire underground cable, which is the largest capacity cable in the West. Another dis tinctive feature is the new submarine cable under the Willamette Rtver, car rying 800 wires, which is the largest capacity submarine ca-ble in the world. The , new switchboard together with these additions represents an expendi ture of approximately $350,000. Manager Spoeri says that the new office, to be known as "Broadway," will serve for the present 2114 tele phones located in the northern end of the west side business district. The area will be extended at a future date. TRAINS BEHIND SCHEDULE Southern Pacific Expects Damage to Be Repaired Soon. Continued rains in Northern Cali fornia have played further havoc with the Southern Pacific main line between Portland and San Francisco and train service again-is affected. Reduced Prices on Delicious Fresh Candies at Bargain Circle, 1st Floor Today Soda Fountain and Ice Cream Parlors in Basement Shoe Shining in Basement Wheel Goods 4th Floor Bicycles. Tricycles. Coasters. Roller Skates. Baby Car riages, Perambulators, Go-Carts, Sulkies, etc best makes at lowest prices. Head quarters for athletic and sport ing goods. Olds,Worttnan King Reliable Merchandise Reliable Methods Pacific Phone Marshall 4800 Home Phone A 6231 TEA ROOM 4th Floor Portland's most popu lar place to diite. Come and enjoy our appetiz ing luncheons. Service from 11:30 A. M. to 2:"0 I. M. After noon tea from 2:30 to 4:,".0 o'clock. You'll not be disappointed here. Double Stamp Day for Men and IBots Double Trading Stamps Will Be Given Today With All Cash Purchases in Boys' and Men's Clothing and Furnishings Depts., Main Floor and inShoe Dept., Main Floor Girls' $1.00 Dresses 39c Girls' Bloomer Dresses 69c Men's New Spring Suits $15, $20, and $25 Main Floor If you are a young man, keenly alive and ever alert for the latest in styledom, or if you are young in mind, holding your youthful appearance an asset, and if you want to know just what are the newest and smart est styles for the season, step into this store today and let us show you these fashionable new Suits. Djstinctive models, pleasing fabrics and expert tailoring make these Suits of exceptional interest to all men. "Manhattan" Shirts $1.5Q to $5.00 Main Floor "Manhattan" the Shirts of qual ity are here in a wide range of patterns and colorings. Materials include crepe cloth,, madras and percale. Every Shirt tailored and made in full, generous sizes. Prices $1.50 to $3.73. Manhattan Silk Shirts $3 each- Men's Straw Hats $1.0Q to $7.5Q Main Floor Our showing of the new Straws is most complete. Latest in Panamas, Bankoks, Milans, Leghorns, Alibbanos, Senates and Split Straws. Your new Hat is here. 2J7 ELfh Prices range from $1.00 to VP -'1 Men's Soft Felt Hats priced at $3 and $3.50 Men's Stiff Felt Hats priced at $3 and $1 Men's Summer Underwear Special Showing "Carter" Union Suits Main Floor CARTER Union Suits for men the standard of quality and service the world over. Our new 1915 stock is now complete. Of medium and heavyweight cotton in ecru and white. Long and short sleeves, and ankle length. Price $1.00 to $2.00. Of me dium and light-weight lisle, in white only. Long or short sleeves. Price $2.50. Of light-weight silk and silk mixture, with short sleeves, length. Price $3.50 suit. Of all wool and wool mix tures, $2.50 to $5.00. Of silk and wool mixtures, $5.00. Perfect fitting garments for regulars, stout or slim. Men's 35c Silk Hose 4 Pairs for $1.00 Main Floor Men's Silk Hose with lisle sole and top shown in colors, navy, tan, wine, helio and purple. These are of the regular 35c qual ity. Good range of sizes. Priced special at 29c the pair or four pairs for the extraordinarily low price of P " " Boys' ikHBe Suits $4.95 Ages 9 to 18 Pants Full Lined These splendid Suits were made especially for the Olds, Wortman & King Store. They are strictly hand-tailored throughout pants full lined with taped seams coats in the popular Norfolk model, with stitched-down belt plaits to waist and patch pockets. We know these are uncommonly good Suits, because hundreds of mothers have told us so! Bring your boy in today and let us outfit him at small cost. Splendid weight blue serge very dressy and service- O able. All sizes, 9 to 18. Boys' Norfolks priced special PeJb7iJ Second Floor Odd lines Girls' Dresses in sizes 2 to 6 years. French and straight effects in blue, tan and pink chambrays. Also a few in ginghams. Dresses in this lot selling here tofore up to $1. Priced 39c Second Floor Only a limited number of Dresses in this lot, so be here as early in the day as you can. Neat stripes and checks in tans, blues and pinks. Sizes for girls 2 to 6 years. Today at, each 69c $L25 DRESSES 39$ We also offer today an assortment of Chil dren's Wash Dresses in various styles and colors odd lines of one or two of a kind in ages 6 to 14. Dresses selling formerly up OQ to $L.25 priced special for today's sale at the low price of-'C Three other small lots priced for Clean-Up at OSf, $1.29 and $1.08 MP Garden Hose Reduced -inch 5-ply Rubber Garden Hose, with nozzle, on Q'yg special sale today, ft. O I & 'fc-inch 7-ply Red Rubber Guar anteed Hose, with noz- W O zle, priced at, the foot -inch Molded Garden Hose, non-kinkable, with noz- M Zg zle, priced at, the foot X -inch 5-ply Black Rubber Garden Hose, with noz- "Iff zle, priced at, the foot . Cr -inch 7-ply Red f KUg Hose, with nozzle J--inch Molded Hose, J C with nozzle, the foot-'-O' -inch Cotton Hose, Qfg with nozzle, the foot O -inch Cotton Hose, 1 fg with nozzle, the foot -inch extra quality 1 P-ntt-on nn eala nt. foot -J- w -inch extra quality Cotton priced at, foot 13c Wash Goods Main Floor You have not seen the latest in tub materials until you see our superb stock. Every new weave, pattern and color is here for your selection and at prices the lowest in the city. Visit the AISLE OF COT TONS ON THE MAIN FLOOR. We give S. & H. Greenf Trading Stamps Don't fail to ask for them when making purchases. Women's $2.50 Handbags 2 Styles as Illustrated $1.19 hi 8. A v ' ' ' " Main Floor Women's Handbags, as shown, made of splendid grade silk, with inside frame and fitted with coin purse. Black, sand and putty. Other style of Real Morocco leather, in black only. Silk-lined, fitted with mirror and coin purse. Neat sizes. Regular $2.50 T 1Q Bags. Priced special at J.m J. J SEE THE WINDOW DISPLAY Drugs and Toilet A rticles SAVE MONEY by Coming to This Store Today for Your Drugs and Toilet Needs. Yes, We Give 'S. & II." Stamps. J5c Tooth Brushes, special, 1O0 $1.00 Hair Brushes, special, ," 50c Hair Brushes, special, 30 $1 Rubber Cushion Hair Brushes, with double bristle, special, 500 French Bevel Glass Mirrors in assorted woods, grades worth $1.50 up, on sale today, $l.OO 10c Hand Scrubs on sale at (t Scissors in 4, 5 and 6-inch, best quality, 75c grades, now at oO 25c Nail Files on sale at J Of 25c Pro-phy-lac-tic Tooth Brushes all textures special at 100 $1:25, $1.50 Syringes 5 Bars of Ivory Soap, " 0 1 Bar of Lurline Soap J-0 Limit, six cakes to a customer. No delivery of Soap except with other purchases made in the Drug Department on Saturday. 10c Palmolive Soap, special, Of 25c Packer's -Tar Soap now 110 Regular 10c Hand or Kitchen Sa polio on sale today, the cake, (Jc1 15c Pears' Unscented Soap at 00 15c 4711 White Rose Soap 120 50c Pebece Tooth Paste now 350 23c Graves' Tooth Powder 130 Dora Face Powd., all shades 300 25c Imperial Talcum now 120 Regular 50c Hinds' Honey and Almond Cream on sale at 290 $1.00 Listerine, large size, 590 50c Lavoris Mouth Wash this is the large size bottle for 400 50c Pinaud's Eau de Quinine, priced special for today at 330 35c Bottle Witch Hazel, regular 16-ounce size, special now 210 50c Bay Rum, 16-oz. size, at 350 25c Lino Salve on sale at 190 50c Sempre Giovine, special, 2S0 Hedden's 50c Cold Cream at 2S0 Hedden's $1.40 Toilet Water $1 Whetzel's Hair Tonic, large size, on special sale today at $1.00 New Bathing Caps 25c to 75c Main Floor All new 1915 styles for women, misses and children. Our showing is the largest we have ever made, and by compari son you will find our prices the lewest in the city. Buy here. At 89c Main Floor We never carry Rubber Goods in stock longer than three months, hence all stock shown is fresh and will last much longer. For today we offer standard quality Syringes, regular $1.25 and $1.50 OQ grades, at low price ofOf Odd Lines Toilet Goods Choice 10c . Odds and ends of various makes in Cold Cream, Face Powder, Hess "Rouge, Nail Bleach, Razor Guards, Safety Razors, Tooth Powder, Liquid Soap, Hair Tonic, Balsam Fir, Sponges, Whisk Brooms, Traveling Cases, etc. Articles in this lot worth " ") up to 50c. Your choice v Women's $5 and $6 Low Shoes $3.69 Double Stamps With Cash Purchases in Shoe Department Today. Dozens of styles in the assortment, including smart new "Fritzi" models of gun- metal or patent leather, with light welted soles, "Louis Cuban heels and inlaid cloth top. New 'Strand" model, with hand-turned soles, rather pointed toe, covered Cuban heels and patent buckles "Os- tend last of patent leather, with turned sole, narrow toe, circular-cut vamp and neat ornament new "Petite model, similar to "Ostend,' only has neat French square toe Patent "Colonials" with slender toes, silver buckles gunmetal and patent leather Pumps with straps or tail ored bow "La Valliere" Bronze Pumps with brocaded quarter, and many other styles.. Al sizes and widths. $5.00 Q ?Q and $6.00 Footwear V'O.U 1500 Pairs $5 and $6 High Shoes at $3.69 Pair Main Floor Women's high-grade Shoes in satin, suede, patent coltskin, dull calf and tan Russia calf. A large assortment of lasts in all style heels and toes. Extraordinary values in this line. CJQ JQ Standard $5.00 and $6.00 Shoes. On special sale today at the low price of, the pair eP3Oa w w jmih The Shasta Limited, due from the south at 1:50 yesterday, was Ave hours late owing: to delays at the point where the track had been washed out earlier in the week. Southbound trains were sent out of Portland -on schedule yesterday with the expectation that the damage will nave been repaired by the time these trains reach that point. One of the Southern Pacific trains that had been detoured through Reno and Oaiden arrived in Portland yester day, carrying 210 passengrers. They had been three days on the road but com plained not of their unduly long journey. Teachers' Examinations On at Pasco. PASCO, Wash., May 14. (Special.) The regrular state teachers' examina tion is being: held in Pasco this week under direction of County Superintend ent Zent. Few are applying: for certifi cates compared to what usually seek them. The examination room was vis ited this morning: by Josephine Preston, State Superintendent, who made a short talk to the applicants, explaining the method used in grading: manuscript at the state office. TRAINS TO J3EALL STEEL Northern Pacific Uses New Equip ment on Portland-Seattle Line. The traveler between Portland and Pug:et Sound hereafter will have op portunity of rid:rg- in trains composed of all-steel equipment of the finest workmanship, with all the modern de vices intended to insure the safety and convenience to passengers. The Northern Pacific yesterday re ceived the first of lis new order of passenger equipment from the builders and-it went immediately into service. All the trains operating between Port land and Seattle will be of steel from the engine to the observation car. The Northern Pacific intends to equip its entire system, from Portland to St. Paul, with all-steel cars. SISTER'S FINGER CHOPPED Baby Obeys Brother's Request to Put Hand on Block and See for Self. The baby daughter of John Ikemaff, living- at Gilbert avenue, east of Lents, while playing: with her brother, bad her flng:er severed and the next finger lacerated by a hatchet in the hand of the boy. The boy suggested to his baby sister that she put her hand down on a block, when he would show how he could chop her fingers off. Slie obeyed and the hstchct revered the little finger and part of the next. A physician was called to dress the wound, but the baby w-!!l go through life with a short finger. Mttle Boys' fboes lSe nic Br Shoes Roya' A bite. Black Tenala Oxfords 4!c Dors' I'.lk Shoes S1.4 Boys' S3.0O Dress Shoes IJS WRIGHT'S Corner Fourth and Alder SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES Allen's l'ot-i:r, the ant lyeptt- pow der for the instant relief of painful, smarting, tender, nervous feot. It takes the stin- out of corns and bunion. Simply ."hake the contents of onn of the tnall envelopes in each. sho. Over HiOiuO packages are being nse.l by (he German and Allied troops at the front. 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