THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, AUGUST o, 1919.
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PORTLAND IS HOST
TO VISfUNG BUYERS
Opening Day Promises New
Attendance Record.
SAN FRANCISCO MEN HERE
.Dealers Come From as Far as Alaska
to Participate in Annual Event.
Greater Market Predicted.
From Alaska, from California, from
Montana and Utah, from British Colum
bia and from the Pacific northwest
states came merchants yesterday to
visit the wholesale market which Port
land maintains and to enjoy the per
gonal contact with jobbers and manu
facturers made possible once a year
through the holding of Portland Buy
ers' w eek.
The headquarters on the first floor of
the Oregon building was a scene of ac
tivity from the moment it opened at 8
A M. yesterday until it closed late last
night with ZOO visitors registered, eas-
ily breaking ali previous records for '
first-day figures. 1
Victory Buyers week opened yester
day with every promitse of brilliant suc
cess, both in point of attendance and
in the excellence of the programme.
Uuring the day the hundreds of guests
were busy registering, visiting Port
land friends and otherwise- preparing
for the busy d:iys that are to come.
With a registration of 500 on the first
day, it is believed that the estimate of
1800 merchants for the event here this
year will be realized, as many of the
buyers do not plan to arrive on the
opening day.
Many IiitrlttM Represented.
Ketchikan; Missoula; Logan, Utah;
Ml. Hebron, Cal.; Flaxville. Mont.;
Ogden, Utah; Salt Lake City; Vancou
ver, B. C; Oakland. Cal. such are a
few of the points from which buyers
have come this year. Jn addition the
merchants from the northwest states
have flocked here in greater numbers
than ever before, and every section of
W atih ingtoti, Oregon and Idaho is rep
resented in the first day's registration.
Puget sound cities are beter repre
sented this year than ever before, a
fact which elated the committee mem
bers yesterday. Among the buyers
from the Puget sound district are five
from Seattle, one from Olympia, one
from Bremerton, one from Tacoma and
one from Kverett. Louis Hanson, pro
prietor of a mercantile establishment
at Ketchikan. Alaska, was on the
grou nd ea r 1 y and is reported to have
made several large purchases from lo
cal jobbers already.
Reception Held at C hamber.
The principal event on the pro
gramme yesterday for the visitors was
the opening reception last night at
the Chamber of Commerce. Mayor
Baker gave an address of welcome
and musical numbers were rendered
by Walter J. Stevenson of the Port
land Opera association, Albert Gillette,
accompanied by Miss Mamie Helen
Flvnn, and Miss Wanda. The com
mittee in charge of the reception was
directed by A. H. Devers, chairman.
Ouring the evening refreshments con
sisting of Portland-made cakes and
Oregon fruit juices, donated by local
concerns, wer served.
Today registration will continue.
and tonight the "hi jinks"' for the men
buyers will be held at the chamber
A programme of vaudeville entertain
ment and out-of-the-ordinary stunts
the nature of which have not been dis
closed, are promised. The women will
meet at 7:30 o'clock at the first floor
of the Oregon building to be escorted
to Portland theaters, while the men
are enjoying the smoker.
Booster Prise to Be Awarded.
Registration yesterday was under the
direction of K. X. Weinbaum of the
Portland Chamber of Commerce, who
was ablv assisted by Miss Leonora
Kgbert, Miss Vivian Fawcett, Miss Zoe
Baldwin, Miss Sue Schacht and Hoy
fciloane.
The booster competition Wednesday
noon at the Ad club luncheon at the
municipal auditorium, in which repre
sentatives from different localities will
be given two minutes to voice the at
tractions of their home towns is at
tracting much attention and the silver
cup which the Ad club is offering to
the winner was on display at head
quarters yesterday. The following have
already signified their intention of try
ine tor the coveted prize: Mrs. F. A
Kd wards of Fossil, Or. ; Sam J. Shoe
maker. Jlo.-ebursr; V . P. Bailey, ban
Francisco: K. 1 Hunt. Kverett; J. P.
Harrang, Foster. Or.; Albert J. Ziv
Spokane; John T. Hoblett, Silverton,
Or .; F. A. Kppling. La Grande, Or.
Closely af filiated with Victory
Buyers week, which is holding sway
in Portland this week will be two
annual conventions of retail merchants
of Oregon and the northwest. The two
sessions are those of the Oregon Ketail
Merchants association and the Oregon
fcitaie Pharmaceutical association.
Convention Open Today.
The Oregon retail merchants will
gather for their opening session at the
green room of the Chamber of Com
merce at - o'clock today. Registration
will start this morning. The conven
tion this year will continue for three
days and will be unusual in that no
set programme has been arranged.
Merchants from all over the state
will gather for the sessions. Accord
ing to the plans of the programme
committee, informal discussions of nu
merous problems of vital interest to
the merchants will be discussed. Ideas
will be exchanged and each merchan
will endeavor to profit by suggestions
and viewpoints of others. President
Barlow, who will preside at the meet
ings, announced yesterday that mer
chants attending the session would be
allowed to talk upon any subject rela
tive to the merchandise business and
that opportunity would be given for
e:-h to express himself. The sessions
are open to the public today and to
morrow and merchants from other
points than Oregon are invited. . On
Thursday the annual business meeting
will be held.
ew Organization Proposed.
The organizat ion of a northwest as
sociation of dry goods and clothing
merchants was forecast yesterday by
the statement of F. C. Pursley, Coquille
merchant, who expressed the opinion
that too mui'h attention was being
paid by the Oregon I let ail Merchants'
association to the grocery end of the
business and that an organization of
the dry goods men is needed. Mr.
Pursley intends, it is understood, to
address the merchants Wednesday
upon the subject, a discussion of the
problems of clothing and dry goods
merchants being set for that session.
W. McMorran of Eugene, W. C. Burg
hoff of Mills City, and others are said
to favor the plan. It would not be in
tended to withdraw from the Oregon
Retaal Merchants association, but to
form an associated organization, which
the clothing and dry goods merchants
of the entire northwest would be asked
to join.
The Oregon State Pharmaceutical as
sociation will open its session at the
assembly hall of the Multnomah hotel
today at 10 o'clock, with registration of
dclfca ren. Prara m me announcements
will be made. At 1:30 o'clock
sion and business session will
and at S o'clock tonight the d
will attend a dance on the barge Swan.
Bu nines 3Ieetingr Tomorrow.
Tomorrow's programme will include a
business meeting at the Multnomah ho
tel in the morning, luncheon at the Vo
gan Candy company and a stag party
at 8:30 P. M. in the assembly hall of
the Multnomah. The women will pass
the evening at the Portland theaters.
On Thursday, business meetings will be
held all day. The convention will close
that night with a banquet at the Mult
nomah hotel at 6:30 o'clock.
The officers of the Oregon State
Pharmaceutical association are: Presi
dent. H. F. Brandon of Portland; first
vice-president, J. C. Perry of Salem;
second vice-president, E. A. Robertson
of Portland; third vice-president, N. F.
Heed of Burns; secretary, A. N. Allen of
Portland; treasurer, B. K. Jones of
Portland. The convention committee
which has charge of the annual event
here this week is headed by John Lane
Jr., of Portland.
DruggiMta Open Display.
An elaborate display of druggists
supplies of all kinds was opened yes
terday on the mezzanine floor of the
Multnomah hotel and will be main
tained all this week for the benefit of
Portland people and visitors who are
here for the various events of the
week. The display includes sundries
of all kinds manufactured by well
known eastern firms and handled in
Portland as well as druggist articles
manufactured in Portland and in this
vicinity. .
While no session of the northwest
furniture dealers will be held at this
time, the Portland organization is
making elaborate plans for entertain
ing the large number of dealers in that
line who will be here during the week
on buying trips.
On Wednesday a luncheon will be
held for all visiting furniture dealers
and their families at the Arcadian gar
dens of the Multnomah hotel. The city
retail furniture men will be In charge,
under the leadership of T. H. Edwards,
chairman of the committee.
Ball to Be Meld Tharaday.
Thursday night a banquet and ball
has been arranged at the assembly hall
of the Multnomah Tiotel and on Fri
day the furniture people and their
families will visit the Columbia high
way. Automobiles will carry the party
up the river, leaving here in time to
reach Eagle creek for a noon luncheon.
The committe of Portland furniture
men, representing the .Northwest fur
niture Manufacturers' and Jobbers' as
sociation, which will be in charge of the
entertainment for the visiting buyers.
as follows: H. A. Green, chairman;
Clark E. Eye. Ralph O. Blake ley,
Charles Chenery, O. Healey, W. O. Par
ker, A. T. Neilson and K. E. Bleaker.
Mayor of Reubens Is Visitor.
Probably the oldest in years but
among the youngest in spirit of all
the visiting merchants here for buyers'
week is Thomas Watts of Reubens.
Or. Mr. Watts is the mayor, postmas
ter and leading merchant of the Ore
gon town, and also takes a turn now
and then as bailiff of Columbia county.
He was sheriff for a number of years,
and had held about all the positions
of honor and responsibility which
Reubens has to offer. Incidentally he
is the treasurer of the Oregon Retail
Merchants association.
'T have attended every one of the
buyers weeks which Portland has held
and hope to keep coming for a while.
I've had my fun at nearly every polit
ical convention of the republican party
in the state in 40 years, and I've been
reader of The Oregoman for the last
2 years," Mr. Watts said yesterday.
Mr. Watts Is Pioneer of 1S52.
Mr. Watts is just turning 73 years
of age and is an Oregon pioneer of
1852. His father at one time held a
homestead covering most of the Haw
thorne section in Portland, but later
t he family moved to Columbia county.
When it comes try making desirable
purchases for his store, the young
ones have nothing on mm, portiana
dealers declare.
That Portland is rapidly making in
roads on San Francisco's jobbing ter
ritory was the testimony of J. O'Neil,
head of the O'Neil Mercantile company
of Mt. Hebron, Cal. Mr. O'Neil is at
tending Portland buyers week this
year for the first time, although he
has traded here for some time past.
"We find prices just as favorable
here as in San Francisco, in spite of
the fact that the freight rate from
San Francisco is less," Mr. O'Neil de
clared. "The stocks- of goods in most
lines we find are better and more
varied in Portland. I understand there
are considerable more California
merchants here this year than ever
before, and 1 can predict rapid ex
pansion for Portland toward the
south."
San Franciscan in Attendance.
W. P. Bailey of the Sunset Feather
company of San Francisco, who is also
attending his first buyers week here,
admitted the supremacy which Port
land is attaining in the jobbing field
on the Pacific coast.
"I'll have to admit that Portland has
it all over San Francisco in this re
spect," he said. "Portland, to my mind,
is the logical distributing center of
the Pacific coast. Centrally located,
fed by three great trunk railroads
which reach into the interior by a water
grade, I can see no reason why this
city should not rapidly become the
Grand Rapids of the west. Without
prejudice to my own city, I can ex
press my belief that if my company
were located in Portland it would in
crease its business by 100 per cent.
Your natural jobbing advantages
would do it."
G. Clifford Barlow, president of the
Oregon Retail Merchants' association.
a regular attendant of buyers' week
from Warrenton, Or., where he operates
the principal merchandise store, put in
a good word for his horrve town yes
terday and expects to add about 100
more words of a similar nature at the
Ad club luncheon Wednesday at the
municipal auditorium, when he will be
one of the speakers in the booster
competition.
HB BURGLARS GET DIAMONDS
THEFT REPORTED; THIEVES
HAVE BUSY WEEK-END.
Several Homes
Houses Entered
eous Loot
and Apartment
and Miscellan
Obtained. '
House burglars and room prowlers
were active during the week-end, ac
cording to reports received yesterday
at detective headquarters. The theft of
a diamond brooch and a pearl necklace
was reported by Mrs. L. Burk. 1027 H
Belmont, who said her apartment had
been entered with a pass key. Resi
dents in the apartment-house said they
had seen a soldier in uniform about the
building during the evening, attempt
ing to entersome of the apartments.
Ray Kinzer and family returned from
the beach to find their home at 773
East Tenth street had been ransacked
during their absence. The burglars had
jimmied open a front window. A gray
suit of man's clothing, a woman's blue
serge suit, a quantity of jewelry and
a small amount of silver were reported
taken.
.J. E. Durham, 207 East Twenty
eighth street, reported burglars had
entered his home and taken a quantity
of jewelry, . a revolver and a small
amount in silver. George E. Smith said
his home at 169 graham avenue had
been entered. The thief took five soft
shirts and a razor. S. W. Isherwood,
who rooms at 225 Fifth street, reported
the theft of & sold watch from his
room.
company to enjoin the board of direc
tors and the Warm Springs irrigation
district from completing its dam in the
Malheur river until such time as a
price on the company's land is fixed
by condemnation proceedings, already
started. The action is being heard be
fore Judge Bean. John H. Lewis, Rex
Marquis, George McLaughlin and R. H.
DeArmond are named defendants in the
suit, as is the district including Mal
heur county farmers who contemplate
the reclamation of some 30.000 acres
of semi-arid land through construction
of the dam.
Farmers say the suit is designed to
prevent a satisfactory sale of improve
ment bonds. The company contends
the district violated its agreement in
constructing the dam in one section in
stead of three, with one open for flood
waters.
NM-YAEDS HELD NEEDED
MORE FACILITIES WANTED ON
PACIFIC FOR BIG FLEET.
Special Board to Investigate All Sta
tions on Coast ar.d Make
Recommendations.
SAN DIEGO, Cal., Aug. 4. Facilities
at all Pacific navy yards will have to be
extended, and there is a strong prob
ability that one or more additional navy
yards will have to be provided to meet
the needs of the new Pacific fleet, ac
cording to Rear Admiral John S. Mc
Cain, chief of the bureau of construc
tion and repair, who is here from
Washington with Rear Admiral C. W.
Parks, chief of the bureau of yards and
docks, and Commander James Hilton of
the bureau of supplies and accounts.
These three officers make up a spe
cial board that will visit the various
ports of the Pacific and later make
recommendations to the navy depart
ment. Members of the board say that
they will make a thorough investiga
tion of every port on the Pacific and
will then make their recommendations
to Secretary Daniels on additions to
the present navy yards and any new es
tablishments that may be needed.
The three officers will remain here
until the departure of the Pacific fleet
next Saturday morning, when they will
go to Los Angeles.
BESSIE CLAYTON IS BILLED
ORPHEIM OPE.MXG TO KEA-
TCRK NOTED DAXSEUSE.
for.
Theater Begins Preparations
Season's Start August 31;
Renovation Under Way.
Bessie Clayton, noted danscuse, will
be the Orpheum's lirst headltner here
when the season opens Sunday mati
nee August 31. Miss Clayton is sup
ported by several eccentric dancers.
The fact that the Cansionos, Spanish
dancers, also are members of her com
pany is taken to indicate that the act
is extraordinary. The Cansionos were
the extra attraction of an Orpheum
show here two years ao.
The Heilig is humming with prepa
rations for opening of the Orpheum.
All the Orpheum scenery is in the
hands of a Portland scenic artist and
all will be repainted for the new
Orpheum season. The theater already
has been recarpeted and repainted, but
other improvements are contemplated
Ihe Orpheum boxoffice will open
August Z4. tratiK J. Mcuettigar, man
ager, returned from the coast yester
day to attend to the season lint. The
Orpheum's list is an institution, hun
dreds of patrons holding seats for
specified nights the entire season. Season-seat
renewals now are being listed
to be in readiness for M. A. Anderson,
the Orpheum treasurer, upon his re
turn to Portland from his vacation
August 17.
Indications are reported to be roseate
for the coming Orpheum season.
many great artists who have been over
seas will be available for a circuit tour
now that the war is over.
SPOKANE BUTCHERS QUIT
Meat-Cutters Insist
Wage of $35
on Minimum
Week.
SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 4. (Special.)
Spokane meat cutters, butcher work
ers and sausage workers went out on
their proposed strike at 8 o'clock this
morning when master butchers, with
seven exceptions, stood pat and refused
to grant the union tien their demands
of $35 as a minimum weekly wage.
The only shops not affected are
those which have already been de
clared "fair" by the union and have
signed the new agreements with their
operators.
IvT CORRECT LUBAKTION&3&9
ARMY FLYERS SPOT FIRES
TWO PLAXES INDICATE VALUE
IX PATROL WORK.
THOMAS D. jOX IS BURIED
Vancouver Redman, Resident for 30
Years, Is Laid to Rest.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Aug. 4. (Spe
cial.) Thomas D. Fox, living at 1011
West Tenth street, died at his home
today. Mr. Fox was born in Ixew lorn
city and had lived in Vancouver for the
last 30 years. He was a member oi
the Catholic church and the Redmen
and had been employed as a caulker
foreman at the Standlfer wooden shipyards.
Services will be held Wednesday
morning at St. James cnurcn, inter
ment being in the Catholic cemetery.
IRRIGATION SUIT STARTED
Livestock Company Would Enjoin
Warm Springs Project.
Suit was started in the federal court
vestrday by the Pacific Livestock
State .Forester Elliott Says Aviators
Will Play Great Part in
Saving Timber.
SALEM. Or.. Aug. 4. (Special.) "I
am convinced more than ever that the
Oregon forest fire air patrol will play
an important part in saving the state
thousands of dollars' worth of valuable
timber," was the assertion of State
Forester Elliott, following the return
of the two army planes manned by
Lieutenant Kiel and Sergeant McK.ee
from Portland late this afternoon.
The planes left Salem at 10 o'clock
this morning, and after covering a
route some distaace west of the South
ern Pacific railroad arrived at Port
land at noon. The return flight was
made over a western course, the craft
reaching Salem shortly before 5
o'clock.
En route to Portland the aviators
discovered a number of small fires
and had a splendid opportunity to lay
out a permanent course for one of the
planes operating out of this city.
Nothing had been heard tonight from
Colonel Arnold, commanding officer of
the air service for the western de
partment, at San Francisco, regard
ing the sending of six more planes to
Oregon. - Until definite word is re
ceived from the commander the avi
ators in charge of the patrol planes
here will be unable to adopt a per
manent schedule of operation.
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Zerolene is made in various con
sistencies to meet with scientific
accuracy the lubrication needs of
each type of engine.
There is a Zerolene Correct Lu
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one at your dealer's or our nearest
station.
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grade for each type of engine
whose commissioned service was ter
minated honorably are authorized to
wear a band of forest green braid, one
half inch wide, on both sleeves of the
service coat, the lower edge of the braid
to be three inches from the end of the
sleeve.
WILLAMETTE GIFTS MADE
Portland Benefactor Adds to Fund
for Woman's Building.
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY. Salem,
Or., Aug. 4. (Special.) President Do
ney has announced the gift of 160 acres
of timber and $500 by a Portland friend
of the university for the new woman's
dormitory. Another donation of $1300,
a Salem lot and a law library has been
given within the past few days. Plans
and specifications for the new building j
are being prepared and the contract
will be let when $10,000 more is added
to the amount now available.
The old dormitory has been con- i
demned and no longer will be used, j
During the coming year a boarding de
Dartinent will be maintained on the '
campus and rooms conveniently located
will be secured for groups of girls.
Visiting Buyers
Are Invited to
ARMY INSIGNIAJS CHANGED
Privates First-Class in All Branches
to Wear Arc on Sleeve.
In the form of a single arc of olive
drab cloth, to be worn on the right
sleeve, arc down, is the new army in
signia designed for all privates, first
class; The insignia will replace the
special markings that now cause con
fusion by separate designation for each
branch of the service.
A new provision also has been added
to the special regulations, under which
enlisted men who have served on active
duty as commissioned officers and
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Bain Wagons
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Braender Tires
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Ann Arbor Hay Presses
Rock Island Plows
Iron Age Garden Tools
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