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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 25, 1919)
TIIE MORXING OREGOXIAX, MOXDxd', AUGUST 25, 1919. FOOD PIE Ifi tion is planned for the latter part of this week, probably Friday, at which time the constitution being drafted by the organization committee will be pre sented. Permanent officers will be elected and the organization perfected. Co-operation Held Keynote. Co-operation will be the keynote of the organization, declare those inter ested in its formation: not only co-operation among producers, but with the public and with the city authorities in the effort to make the public market a success in every way. The member ship will be limited to producers for Stopping Friday- T CIVC 111 Midnight iL Permanent Positions Open to Young Women Due to constantly increasing requirements of the service, permanent positions are available at this time in the operating department. PLAYING TODAY WILLIAM FARNUM ? Aw Committeemen Said to Be"B Business" Agents. the market and their duly authorized agents. It is expected that at least 100 American producers or their representa tives will have joined by the time the permanent organization is effected this week. IN PRODUCERS ARE ORGANIZED "The Lone EUGENE JJ11ELL DIES DEATH OF COMMISSION MAX FOLLOWS OPERATION. Star Ranger'0 Effort Will Be Made by Women n Dealers to Work Out Some Sort of Self-PrlciDj System. Zane Grey's Famous Romantic Drama. QUI 111 ' i! Fl mm UHIU V.UI.iLI ii 44 w M and started by the result of Attack on the fair price committee, recentlv revived by W. K. Newell aa hud of the food administration in Oregon, as the best means of combat ting unfair prices on foodstuffs, wi n.rfo K.rnrrfav bv leaders of tn housewives' committee of Portland. The women do not stop with th charge that work of the price-setting committee has proved a "farce," but add objection to the personnel of the body, alleging that two of the mem bers represent "big business. Spokesmen of the organized house wives were Mrs. J. F. Chapman, chair man of the general organi7ation. and lira, F. O. Northrup. chairrian of the sDecial housewives' Investigating com mittee. Old Law May Be lavoked. Dissatisfaction of the housewives with price-reducing results thus far achieved has resulted In a move even for abolition of the dally maximum Drice-list of the marketmaster and re version to the normal law of supply and demand- They declare they now out for a self-pricing system. A daveloDment along a similar line is the declaration that producers sell mi through the municipal marke have organized with the avowed pur pose of stopping the fixing 01 price. Nominally, it Is said, the stall rent crs have banded themselves together for the promotion of comni-n inter ests." xh fact that the housewives nrndurer-marketmen have working for almost the identical ob jects gives promise of enlivening 01 nouementa in the cost-of-living cru sade here. Self-Pricing Reee-oiBseaded. i, juration of the self-pricing sys tem for the public market in place of the present method by which a maxi- nrira Is fixed dally oy me mar. muter will be recommended housewives' committee as the investigation which the women car ried on at the market last week, they - report. Plana for setting the matter before the city commission in an effort to get the present system changed are being drawn. A canvass of the dealers along Yam hill street made by the women showed, they said, that the dealers, too. are in favor of the self-pricing system by a large majority. The present system, they contend, results in a virtual com bine, all the dealers charging the maximum price. It stifles competition, they declare, and results in much of the best class of produce being kept off the public market. Results Held V satisfactory. That the fair price committee is only traveling around in a circle and has accomplished virtually nothing toward solving the problem of the high cost of living was the declaration of Mrs. J. f. Chapman, chairman of the wom en' organization, and Mrs. F. O. Northrup. chairman of the housewives' committee. Both women urged further investigation of the food situation and declared that If the present fair price committee could not conduct further hearings another organization should be set up to take up the work. "We have reason to believe that the people are not getting fair representa tion at the hands of the committee," ther declared, "and we believe that if fht. committee rannnt carrv out an in-ioOO vestigation properly then a committee should be appointed that can do so." Inqalry Declared Ksrce. The investigation which the fair price committee has been conducting was characterized as a farce by Mrs. Northrup, while Mrs. Chapman criti cised the personnel of the committee, (.barging there are two representatives of big business on the committee, and but two members on it that could be characterized as having the Interest of the public at heart. 'The next mass meeting of women to discuss the high cost of living has been called for 1:30 o'clock Tuesday at the public library. The public is invited to attend and a large gathering is expect ed. The housewives committee, ap pointed at the last meeting to investi gate the public market, will present an exhaustive report, the principal feature of which will be the recommendation to Introduce the self-pricing system. lTodnrers Alao Orgaalsr. Preliminary steps for the organiza tion of the Market Producers' associa tion, to be composed of the producers and authorized asents of producers for the public market on Yamhill street, were taken last week, when a group of 30 producers met. elected temporary officers and named a committee to draw up a constitution. The meeting was held Wednesday and by Saturday mor than M producers for the market, representing a large percentage of the who sell goods at the municipal stalls, had signed up as members of the proposed organization. The purposes of the organization, as outlined by a number of leaders in the movement last night, are as follows: To aid the producers to more etfec - tively co-operate in the handling and selling of produce at the Portland pub lic market and elsewhere: to assist the authorities and join with the public collectively in creating proper condi tions and equitable prices in the dis posal of market produce: to assist in forming and maintaining proper rela tions between seller and buyer; to aid in the grading of produce, and to take up and carry on any line of enterprise that. In the opinion of the members, may be conducive to these aims. Tesaporarr Officers aaaed. At the preliminary meeting Wednes day J. W. LAKollette was elected tem porary chairman and A. K. Mickey was temporary secretary. A committee on organization was named as follows: C 8. Howard, C. It. Organ. W. I. Spencer. W. It. Olney and G. W. Hutch Ins. This committee Is working on the draft of a constitution. A committee on membership was named as follows: S C. BrasswelL A. S. Hughes and O. H. Kesterson. A com mittee to plan for the next meeting is composed of C. S. Howard. R. C. Organ and W. I. Spencer. The next uaeeuug of Uie organiza Member of Brokerage House Widely Known Among Business Men and Lovers of Sport. Eugene J. Farrell, widely known through 28 years' connection with the commission firm of Everding & Farrell, died at 5:50 P. M. Saturday at the Good Samaritan hospital, succumbing after a major operation to which he submitted August 11. Mr. Farrell was 111 at the family home, 852 Keroy street, for six ...... ............... . . . . . T it -s 15 4 1 - ft - $ i v - s. 3 : v. - I ta t MACK SENNETFS "Treating 'Em Rough" Featuring TEDDY, the Dog Actor KLNOGRAMS Coming Saturday: "THE WHITE HEATHER" An Unusual Attraction. A ft sr fL t til : nL - i -Mr fiiii itrf,i",fc,"arHimiifcii i" - urnur it 'm tt Mitg t mievwBttTiasinwiwsiaMSSiaJe4 tJuupjl.fmanN; in iamariiMTirrm Ti imana'iM i Tir" TSinr- "' SHOPMEN SEEKING TIEUP SENATOR THOMAS HAS CIRCU LAR SHOWING PLANS. i ...a -w Av f Eoarene J. Farrell, S8 years with Everding A Farrell, who died yesterday weeks prior to his' being moved to the hospital. He was E2 years of age. Air. Farrell is survived by his widow. Mrs. Orpha Farrell: a son, Howard G. Farrell; two daughters, Mrs. Fred Kingston, and Mrs. Harlan Pearson, nd two sisters, Mrs. Liavld Dupee and Mrs. S. P. Cota, all of whom reside here. Air. Farrell was a member of Port- and lodge No. 142 Benevolent and Pro- ective Order of Klks, who will have charge of the funeral, which will be held at 2:30 P. M. today at J. P. Finley Sons. Rev. W. W. Youngson will hold special services. The deceased had lived in Portland for the past 28 years, coming from Uawrenceville. N. Y. Immediately upon is arrival he entered the service of Everding & Farrell. Practically every wholesale and retail grocer and mer- hant of any kind in the northwest new "Gene" Farrell. "Gene" Farrell was an active worker with the Portland Lodge of Elks. His friends were countless and he was nown all through the northwest as lover of clean sports. Gene" Farrell was a landmark on Front street where he dealt with farm s. brokers and merchants alike. He as known far and wide for his fair dealings. Mr. Farrell was interested in the illar Hock Packing company and in anous fishing companies operating nets In the lower Columbia river. Situation Called Result of 1914 Exemption of Unions From Anti-Trust Laws. WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. Success of the strike on which the railway shop men of the country now are voting will "depend entirely upon how wo can stop the transportation service of the country," said a circular presented In the senate Saturday by Senator Thom as, democrat, Colorado. The senator said the statement had been sent out by the railway employes, department of the American Federation of Labor. The circular said if it came to a strike "we want to make the tieup com plete and keep it in that condition until we get proper recognition. Senator Thomas said this situation was a "perfectly legitimate develop ment of the action of congress in 1814 in exempting organizations of labor ing men from the operation of the anti trust laws." Demands of railroad employes now are being considered by Director-General Hines of the railroad administration. tising the fourth liberty loan, spent either in money or donated labor J500. 000 to put up liberty loan posters. If they had taken that $500,000 and spent it in the newspapers of the United States, it would have done the fourth liberty loan and the United States it self a grea deal more good. "You may gather from that that I am in favor of newspaper advertising, and I certainly am. I believe that page space in a newspaper has more influ ence upon its readers than even the editorial does. An advertisement signed by a reputable house carries more con viction to the mind of the reader for the simple reason that he or she rea sons that if you do not believe in it you would not pay good money to tell your story to the people." CHOLERA HITS SHANCHA CASES, 5 0 DEATHS, IN DAYS REPORTED. TEN Measure Taken by Oregon State Board of Health to Prevent Ad mission of Disease Here. The state board of health has been officially informed by letters to Dr. F. M. Brooks and Dr. David N. Roberg, president and secretary, respectively, of that organisation, that cholera has broken out in virulent form among the Chinese and Japanese population , of Shanghai. The report came through Dr. S. 11. Ransom, assistant surgeon. United States public health service, and says in part: "Owing to the advent of the melon season and as a result of 10 days' riot ing in Shanghai, a severe epidemic of cholerlac diarrhea has made its ap pearance. The disease is communicable and there have been some 500 cases, with 50 deaths within 10 days. "This office has taken measures to protect shipping destined to American or Philippine ports, and to this end has prohibited the taking on board of fresh fruits, vegetables, milk, butter, etc. and of Asiatic steerage passengers who do not submit to five days' de tention and observation. "I have notified Portland. Manila. Honolulu, San Pedro, San Francisco and Seattle of existing conditions." To forestall any possibility of the disease being introduced into this state, the board of health has issued the fol lowing order to immigration and health authorities: "To prevent the admission of cholera carriers in this state, we are asking you to keep a record of all passengers from Chinese ports. This record must be kept In such a manner that pas senger lists and destinations shall al ways be up to date." "The chances for its introduction here sre very slight," said Dr. Brooks, "but it is possible and the order was issued as a precautionary measure." DRY LAW OFFENDER FINED Bartender Fined $10 for Selling Glass of IWiifckT. NEW YORK. The first conviction In this district for violation of the war time prohibition act was imposed on Harry Deed, bartender, who pleaded guilty, in the federal district court, to andicement charging him with having sold a glass of whisky to a department of Justice agent and was fined $10, wlth the understanding that a repeti tion of the offense would place him in JalL Phone your want ads to The Orego uuia. Alain 7070. A 6035. ADVERTISING NEEDS AID Goods Must Back Written State ments, Experts Assert. NEW YORK. Addressing the Na tional Lumber Manufacturers' associa tion's first American lumber congress and seventeenth annual meeting, Wil bur D. Nesbit, of Wm. H. Rankin & Co., presented the subject of advertising in periodicals in a very attractive form. 'A great many people thing that ad vertising is something that you can rub on," he said. "You can rub adver tising onto a proposition, and you can apply it from the outside; but real ad vertising is the advertising that is dug out from the inside of anything. "As a matter of fact any commodity that is .-.dverti-ied has to sell itself af ter the first sale. Advertising will bring the customer Into your store or office, but will not take his order, wrap up the goods, make change for him, give him a cigar and ask him how the children are. You have to do that yourself." Mr. Nesbit said that in successful ad vertising it is the personality of one man, or the combined personality of many men that counts for whatever Is accomplished. It is the personality of Marshall Field of whom people think when they read the advertisement of that great store. "The lumber business will have to advertise pretty w-ell and pretty hard this year," he said. "People have an antagonistic mood toward the lumber men. You know It and I know it. How are you going to overcome that? How are we going to convince the people that the lumberman is not get ting any more than his Just dues when he makes a sale? Of course, you can go around and talk to them Individual ly, do missionary work, but you can talk to them collectively at a great deal less expense in time and in money. It costs you 5 cents to put up a poter anywhere, whether you put it up or whether you pay someone to put it up. Th government last year, in adver- PANAMA BILL REPORTED Canal Tolls Heasure Expected to Add $100,000,000 to Revenue. WASHINGTON. The Panama canal tolls bill sponsored by the war de partment, which Is designed to increase revenues to the government $100,000, 000 annually, has been reported favor ably by the house committee on inter state and foreign commerce. The bill has been opposed by some shipping interest and particularly by lumbermen of the northwest. The measure legalizes the rules for measurement of ships and collection of tolls which were laid down originally for use at the Panama canal, but which have been held to be in conflict with certain particulars with the Panama canal act. The rate of toll on merchant vessels was fixed by these rules at $1.20 "per net vessel ton or 10 Ocubic feet of ac tual earning capacity." The Panama canal act limited the tolls to maximum of $1.25 "per net registered ton." One of the rules was that if a ship carired stores, timber, cattle or other cargo in the space upon an open deck not permanently covered or in spaces exempted from the space not included in computing earning capacity this ton nage should be added. It was recognized from the start that the rate of toils Aa established at $1.20 per net vessel ton of actual earning capacity as determined by Panama ca nal rules of measurement was higher than a rate of $1.25 per ton of net capjacity as determined by United States national rules of measurement. A protest by Pacific coast lumber interests against the tax on deck loads brought a ruling from the attorney general in 1915 on the whole question. He decided that "if the toll rate estab lished at $1.20 when multiplied by the tonnage, as ascertained by the Panama canal rules, exceeds the amount pro duced by multiplying the net regis tered tonnage as measured by the rules prescribed in the United States statutes by $1.25, the excess thus produced is uncollectible. Therefore the rules either as to deckloads or otherwise were nullified. Previous experience not required A eood salary paid imme diately upon employ ment Increases regularly given to all employes Excellent opportunities for promotion Annual vacation with pay Permanent and continu ous employment Large, cheerful operating rooms Attractive, comfortable recreation rooms Lunch-rooms where meals are served at cost Plan for sickness, pension , and death benefits with out cost to employes Young women considering employment should call upon the Employment Supervisor, Tele phone Building, Park and Oak Streets. Tele phone Broadway 12,000. The Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. PROFESSIONAL MET MEET Plans for Raising $10,000,000 En dowment for Harvard Discussed. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. About 100 Har vard graduates, including many promi nent business and professional men, met here recently to work out plans for the raising of a $1,000,000 endow ment for the university to enable ti to pay larger salaries for professors and to expand certain departments. Profes sor Clifford H. Moor advised making the minimum salary for any member of the teaching force $1500 and recom mended paying professors $7500 a year. A. Lawrence Lowell, president of the university, said that the aim of Har vard was not to provide a place where the sons of the rich may stay comfort ably for four years, but to give real training to the individual and to serve the public. LICENSE FALLS INTO SEA Sailor Weds Despite Ship Wreck. Nine Months' Fight Won. NEW YORK. T. J. Scully, marriage license clerk in the Municipal building, said King Neptune had tried to inter fere with his business, but Cupid cams to the rescue and two neans were made happy. Antonio Vetri is the bridegroom and Miss Margaret Looney of Jersey City, N. J., the bride. Vetri is a sailor. He obtained a mar riage license eight months ago. He was called back to his ship. The ship was wrecked and the marriage license fell Into the possession oi nepmnc, who still holds it. Vetri explained the situation to Scully and was told Cupid would not be baffled. An affi davit of loss of license was sworn to by Vetri and a duplicate issued. The couple were married in St. Paul's chapel, Broadway and Fulton street. BABY STRANGLES IN CRIB Parents Hear Ni Outcry and Are Not Aware of Accident. HAMBURG, la. The 4-months-old baby of Mr. and Mrs. Carl McSpadden was killed by strangulation. The babe rolled out of Its crib, its head catching on the bars. It hung suspended in mid air until life was extinct. The parents heard no outcry and were not aware of the terribly accident until the child was dead. , structed this season by the territorial road commission. Plans already have been announced for a cabin on the Koyukok trail and one on the trail be tween Cripple creek and Lone mountain. U. S. Trade With Italy Grows. ROME. From present indications, American trade with Italy this year may reach the billion-dollar mark, says the Popolo Romano. During the first three months of 1919 American imports into Italy amounted to approximately $220,000,000, while Italy's exports to America reached $3,000,000. The state ment shows that if the present rate of trade be maintained a record of com merce between the two countries will be attained. America is by far the greatest seller to Italy. A poor second is Great Britain, with a total of $70, 000.000 for the first three months and Argentine next with $65,000,000. Read The Oregonian classified ads. Rameohar NU-RftY-R TEA Clesaat & Dmara - Portland Cabins to Be Built on Trails. NENANA, Alaska. Belief cabins along the winter trails, where in the past travelers have perished for lack of refuge in storms, are to be con Now Playing Star Theater Don't let your boy or girl grow up and go it blind. 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