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12 THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1920 WHY HQ 'FLU' HERE? TORS DON'T Predictions of Recurrence Fail to Come True. - WAR'S EFFECTS DOUBTED Just Year Ago California Expert voratctl Mask, Wore One and Himself Contracted Malady. When the "flu." the never-to-be- siifrioieiitly-anatheniatized Spanish Influenza, finally fluttered away, just wher did it go, and why did it not return, as so many medical gentle men predicted it would tliis winter? Tha doctors don't know. One year airo the pages of Portland papers held columns that dealt with t:ie strange, unheralded plague. Summary of the srrim news showed: Ktght additional deaths; 270 new in 12 hours; masks to be worn in all public gatherings; acute short age ot nurses; meeting? of business men called by Director-General Sora- mers. The -wearing of cotton masks in public places, to fendi away the ter rible, half -dreaded, half-jested bacil li, was in controversial stage, while thousands of citizens had voluntarily donned the odd-looking safeguards. 1'p from San Francisco, said to be an expert In epidemics, was hurrying Dr Karl Meyer, who advocated the mask, who wore one, and who was himself to contract the malady. A Inter Is 'Klules.'' ft will wear itself away," said the medicos, "a little at a time, gradual ly, and w-ill be witn us in lessened se verity next winter, perhaps for sev eral years to come." And the winter of 1919-130, ex cept for an occasional case here and there which may very well be put our old foe, la grippe is "fluless." Up the flue, or wherever it may nave vanished, the fact is that influenza did not return. There are said to be 1,000,000 cases In Japan, and in King Alfonso's realm, whence the disease derived its cogno men, the pestilence is stalking as it did last season in America. But this particularly potent and pestiferous perm, this most malignant molecule of the lot, is not in the western hem isphere to any appreciable degree. 'I don t know why there was not a recurrence of the disease," admitted Dr. K. J. Labbe. "I don't believe the last word has been said about the Influenza, if it was influenza. It has been noted in the past that "flu" epi demics were usually recurrent, at least in minor degree, for a year or o following the main assault. This one did not act in accordance with that tradition. It did not come back. Why, 1 cannot cay." Mas It Influenza f Tr. Robert G. Hall believes that influenza did not tarry in America because It was not the true type of ihe disease. He says that he fought t on that assumption, last year, and with results that proved to him in their success that his foe was not the customary recurrent "flu." "It was a severe streptococcus in fection, an especially severe germ disease, that stretched around the world," said Dr. Hall. "I have al ways doubted that it was influenza, and am convinced now that it was not, for influenza usually comes back. In my opinion the malady that we ailed Spanish influenza was an en tirely new infection In a very viru- ent phase. It was a, streptococcus in ection. To my own satisfaction I lemonstrated this by the use of -streptococcus serum in treating my atients during the epidemic, and with markedly successful results." Plagues operate in cycles, and the nfluenza has whirled away upon its oarse of destruction,, far from Amer ica, which it will not visit again until he wheel of an unknown law re volves, according to the opinion of Dr. Andrew C. Smith. Psychological Effect Doubted. "All epidemics seem to be subject to the law of cycles," said Dr. Smith. While active at all times, certain maladies have such cycles of in - ensity. following the fruition of which the disease wanes and lies dor- nant for a year or so, or for many ears. It was such a cycle, in the in tance of influenza, that reached its naximum of intensity last year. Was here a psychological effect con- iributory, such as the nervous ten sion of the war period? No, I do not think so." But the psychological effect of the war on the nervous vitality of an overwrought people, lessening . the lower of resistance, may have had m important effect on the epidemic ippearance of influenza in America ast year, just as the successful close f the battle drama may have influ enced beneficially the, health of the mire nation and made a wholesale eturn of the pestilence impossible, iclieves Dr. K. E. Gambee, who also jHtihscribes to the. theory of epidemic k-ycies. "It is all a speculative matter, pined Dr. Gambee. "Why should in- luenza have been so malignant last K-ear and so comparatively unknown his year? was it a matter of weath r? I do not know. But going into he war, with an accompanying high nervous tension prevalent throughout i ha nation, may have resulted in a general lowering of vitality. "Fin" Goes In Wnu. "Then the 'flu' struck. Always pres ent. In less recognizable forms, it reached its maximum of malignancy and attacked practically all sus ceptible material. Having thus vented . tself, if one follows this theory, the influenza waned and passed for lack of further victims. "But it is all speculative. My ob servation runs back three or four years. The year before the big epi lemic there were epidemic numbers of sore throats and severe coughs, pain ful and widely prevalent. And in 11116 a variation of the malady was accompanied by backache, also epi demic. "in my opinion these were all phases of the influenza, which is with u at all times in various guises. When it is mild it is called la grippe. When it is severe it is called 'flu.' Just why, I am unable to say, but it roes in waves over the country." blieepman to Appeal. I'l.iMtTH fJT.LS r -Tan 1 - (Special.) Attorneys for Dan Bros nan, a wealthy sheep raiser of Mer rill, have given notice that they will .ippeai ironi liic pciiiciicb 01 tne iiistice court, which fined Brosnan ilOO for profanely abusing the Amer ican flair. The offense, according to witiLBHHes. taking place durlnir a Christmas street brawl at Merrill. Settlers Vote Today. USWISTON, Idaho, Jan. 12. (Spe cial.) Lewiston orchards tomorrow will vote on the question of establish ing an irrigation district covering 4J00 acres .t Uiyiiiy improved or- oc NOW MRS. J. SHERMAN O'GORMAN entertained most charmingly with a bridge luncheon at the Betty Lampe tea shop last Saturday in honor of Mrs. James Ambrose, who left Sunday for California. Mrs. O'Gorman's guests included Mrs. Am brose, Mrs. Ralph Meyer, Mrs. Ray Matson, Mrs. George Peters, Mrs. t Harry Isicholal, Mrs. Kenneth Mau ser, Mrs. Harry Stephenson, Mrs. John Plogemann, Mrs. Guy Porter, Mrs. S. T. Trommold, Miss Sarah Patrie and Miss Harriet Kern. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Halstead, who ' have been spending the holidays with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. William MacMaster, at their country home, Ardgour, returned to their home in Riverside, Cal., last Saturday. They were very much entertained during their visit. It will interest many Portlanders to hear that Mr. and Mrs. John G. Edwards, who have been abroad for a year, are spending the winner in Florence, Italy, and later will go to the Riviera. Henry Failing Cabell, who has been spending the holidays with his parents, Colonel and Mrs. Henry E. Cabell, returned the last week-end to Harvard, where he will continue his studies at the law school there. Mr. Cabell served in the army as a captain. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Nunn will be interested to hear that they are planning to sail from New York the middle of March for Italy. They probably will be away about a year. During their absence Mr. and Mrs. Judd of Pendle ton will occupy their residence. Mrs. Mischa Pelz was the charming hostess for a prettily appointed luncheon in her apartments at the Laurette on Thursday, honoring Mrs. Mischa Guterson of Seattle. Covers were laid for Mrs. Mischa Guterson, Mrs. H. H. Hall, Mrs. D. Nemerowsky, Mrs. Blaine B. Coles, Mrs. Eloise Hall Cook. Mrs. I. E. Hervin and the hostess. ' . The friends of Captain James D. Basey will be interested to know that he is now 'n Walter Reed hos pital, Washington, D. C-. taking a pre scribed treatment for severe gassing. Reports are encouraging for his ulti mate recovery. He returned from France last August. Mrs. James Zan and Mrs. N. E. Ayer will leave for California today, to be away several weeks. They will go first to San Francisco and then to Del Monte, where they will join their mother and sister, Mrs. Samuel Smith and Miss Laure Smith, who left Port land last week, and their brother Russell Smith, who is participating In the golfing at Del Monte. Portland Alumnae of Kappa Alpha Theta will meet today with Mrs. F. H. Young, 420 east Forty-sixth street North. Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Russell and son. Warren, of Chicago, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. JU M. Russell. The Psychic club will meet tomor row in the church parlors. East Sev enth -and Hassalo streets, at. 2:30. Mrs. R. C. Allen is secretary. Mr. and Mrs. G. Wingate of Astoria are the guests of Mrs. William Duni way on Aspen road. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Shevlin are In town again after a delightful visit in southern California. Mrs. Shevlin has been away from the city several months, spending the greater part of the time in the eastern cities. Mr. Shevlin left several .weeks ago for California to meet Mrs. Shevlin, and together they epent the holidays in the south. Women's Activities FOLLOWING the action of the Port land Federation of Women's clubs in taking up the question of the standard of the motion pictures shown in Portland several clubs will discuss and take action this week. Today the progressive women's league will meet in the Portland hotel assembly room to hear an address by Mrs. E. B. Colwell on "The Educa tional Value of Motion Pictures." The stir that has arisen in club and film circles is causing the clubwomen to take great interest in this matter. The parent-teacher circles too, are taking the subject up. Mrs; Helen Ekin Starrett, president of the Ains worth circle, said: "I feel cure that our women will indorse the measure and the stand of the city federation. I feel very deeply on the subject." The Ainsworth association meets to morrow 'afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, when Mrs. C. W. Hayhurst and Miss Lutie Stearns will be honor guests and Dr. Bertha Stuart Dyment will speak on "Corrective Physical Exer cise for Children." The housewives' council will meet in the library this afternoon. Woodlawn parent-teacher circles will meet tonight at 8 o'clock in the school. Judge Kanzler will speak on "Problems I Have Met . in Dealing With the Child." Willamette chapter. Daughters of the American Revolution, will meet with Mrs. Murray Manvllle tomorrow afternoon. Nominations for officer for the year will be made this noon at the regular meeting and luncheon of the Portland Women's Ad club. The luncheon will be in the Benson hotel, as usual. All members are asked to be present. The club is heading a movement to do away with the. prac tice some untidy citizens have ac quired of bordering the highways with refuse and tin cans. The chair man of the committee is Miss Bessie Colwell, who hopes to stir up sent! ment in favor of keeping the high ways clean, attractive and a credit to the state. "When easterners come to visit us next summer and when they take Opportunities For the Cashless CHERRY CHAT This is one big opportunity that la open not alone to those with money, but to those with but a few dollars ready cash. For Cherry's remarkably easy monthly terms of payment will make it possible for you to avail yourself of all the splendid buying opportuni ties now open in fashionable apparel for women and misses. There is almost no limit to the styles, the fabrics, the grades of quality represented In this clearance of Cherry's entire winter stock. It Is truly the most unique and most important sales event of the. year. Take advantage of it, , motor trips on our fine roads, wouldn't it be a disgrace to have them confronted by an unsightly col lection of old tin cans? This is the question Miss Colwell is asking and she is receiving hearty support,, from many clubs and individuals and so the way of the transgressors may not be eo easy hereafter. Mrs. S. L. Lockwood will be chair man for the luncheon to be given Jan uary 26, in the Benson hotel, by the Portland Woman's Research club. The State Federation luncheon of January 24, at Portland hotel will be an important affair. Mrs. John Van Zante of the state executive board is chairman of the programme and Mrs. D. M. Watson of reservations. Mrs. Sarah A. Evans, Mrs. Charles H. Cast ner and Miss Lutie Stearns will speak. Those who would reserve tables should do so as soon as pos sible. Following are committee members who will make reservations: Mrs. T. J. Mendenhall, Sellwood 1?17; Mrs. S. H. Thatcher, Sellwood, 1921; Mrs. D. M. Watson, Main 3576, chairman. Miss Lutie Stearns wishes it known that the free lectures on child wel fare which she is giving in Portland are tendered through the courtesy of farmers, dairymen, dealers and mem bers of the Oregon dairy council as a part of a nation-wide educational movement for the proper nourishment of children who now suffer from in difference, ignorance and poverty. On Monday Miss Stearns spoke be fore the Chamber of Commerce and the Visiting and School Nurses. To day she addresses the women of the First Christian church and the -Al-bina Citizens' association. Her en gagements for the week as, thus far arranged are as follows: Wednes day, Ainsworth Parents and Teachers, 3 P. M.; Thursday, Woman's Auxili ary, American Legion, 3 P. M.; public library staff, 8:30 P. M.; Friday, Over look club, 3 P. M.; Franklin High Parents and Teachers, 8 P. M.; Satur day, Portland Civic league, Benson hotel, 12 noon; Daughters of the American Revolution, Benson hotel, 2 P. M. The Women's association of the First Congregational church will meet Wednesday from 10 A. M. to 4 P. M. There will be Red Cross and charity sewing and those who desire may take their own work. Box luncheon will be served at noon. All women interested in making friends among the church members are invit ed to attend. The Alameda Tuesday club will meet today at 2:30 o'clock with Mrs. L. F. Fuller, 751 East Twenty-eighth street North. The Iowa Federation of Women's clubs has issued an official announce ment of its indorsement of Mrs. B. B. Clark, Red' Oak. for a second term as treasurer of the General Federation of Women's Clubs. This is a most arduous position and Mrs. Clark has filled it most acceptP.bly. As presi dent of the Iowa federation Mrs. Clark brought great credit to the organiza tion in advancing its interests so that today it has more federated clubs to its credit than any other state in the union. The Woman's . City club, Kansas City, has put on such a flourishing campaign for 2000 members that it has outgrown its present quarters and has signed a contract for new club rooms in a fine new business building at an annual rental of $8000. Classes in citizenship to meet the de mands growing out of full suffrage for Missouri women are features at special meetings held several times a week. Mrs. Herbert Jones, president, expects to make the club the strong est in membership and influence of any organization in the state. The Portland Shakespeare Study club will meet tomorrow in the gray parlors of the Multnomah hotel at 2 P. M. Mrs. Albert M. Browne, president of the club, will be the hostess for the afternoon. Miss Elizabeth E. Woodbury is the instructor. "Richard 111" is the book. Rt. Rev. Bishop Logan H. Roots is the guest of Bishop Walter Taylor and Mrs. Sumner at Bishopcroft. Dr. Roots is a distinguished authority for things Chinese, and is en route to his diocese at Hankow, China. The meeting of the Mothers' and Teachers' club of the Brooklyn school called for Wednesday afternoon has been postponed. Smallpox being prev alent, the health board has made a ruling that no meeting can be held in the school. Notice of this meet ing will be" given later. MILLMAN HURT; MAY DIE Bandon Worker Xear Death us Re sult of Accident. BANDON, Or., Jan. 12. (Special.) William Burpee of Bandon is near death as the result of an accident at the DeFoe sawmill at Bullards today. The main drive belt broke while running at high speed and the end struck Burpee on the head and threw him 20 feet, causing injuries from which he is not expected to recover. Phone your want ads to The Orego nian. Main 7070, A 6095. Make Your . Skin Like Velvet Try til simple formula "AlbtUCREMB ELCAYA abbed femtlr into lb akin t aha if ynm mmA ao4or. a very litti rami pr a earafalljr i tkm hcka baior that raaaa Is ajnita dry: aad after that IV. tlm ot EJaaja laea ntemcaL imJartmt 30 & 60c "Year dealer baa ELCAYA and baa sold it for year. Ask hia( SIX "RED" CITIZENS ARE INDICTED HERE Communist Leaders to Be Prosecuted by State. RELEASE OF 4 ORDERED Investigation Shows Radical Party Has 111 Members in Portland. Aliens in Federal Hands. Carl W. Oster. state organizer for the communist labor party; James Laundy, an active worker In the party whose activities also have included I- W. W. propaganda and organization of the defunct soldiers', sailors' and workmen's council in Portland; Joseph Orman, Mike Stojuva, Fred W. Fry and Claude Hurst were indicted under the criminal syndicalism act of the state by the Multnomah county grand jury yesterday. These men are the first batch to be indicted. They are American citizens who were rounded up in the recent federal raids. Aliens are being at tended to by the federal authorities, but prosecution of citizens has been left to state officers. All indicted were members of the English-speaking branch of the communist labor party. The release of four other members of that branch was re quested by the grand jury. rroarcations to Follow. Local investigations showed that in Portland there were approximately 85 members in the English-speaking section of the communist labor party, 17 in the German-speaking branch, and nine in the Lithuanian branch. The men indicted all will be prose cuted under the criminal syndicalism act of the last legislature, which pro vides a ten-year imprisonment and fine of J1000 as a maximum for per sons convicted of membership in any society which teaches, advocates or affirmatively suggests the propriety or expediency of doing any act of physical violence as a means of ac complishing any industrial or political ends. In a brief prepared by'A. E. Hoover, special assistant to Attorney-General Palmer, in the hands of District At torney Evans, it is held that the com munist labor party openly advocates the overthrow of the government of the United States by force and vio lence. Party Kxtiraatrd at 30.OOO. The communist labor party has grown to an approximate strength of 30,000 in the United States since Sep tember 3, 1919, when an organization convention was held in Chicago. Its leader then was John Reed of New York, and its members were from- the left winfe of the socialist party, the wing and the party having broken re lations at an assembly'in Chicago the latter part of August, called by the socialist party of America. Both the communist labor party and the communist party are the out growth of the left wing of the social ist party. The sole difference exist ing between the two. according to the brief of Mr. Hoover, has arisen prin cipally from international dissensions and desires of certain individuals to direct the energies of the left wing movement. The purposes and princi ples are practically the same, the brief further asserts. . Individual Blame Cited. An important conclusion drawn by Mr. Hoover in his briefs covering the growth of both parties is that each and every member of the communist party of America, or the communist labor party, pledges himself know ingly to the principles and tactics of the American party and the principles and tactics enunciated in the mani festo of the communist Interna tionale. "The common impression that these men are held because they have mem bership cards in an organization is erroneous," reads an opinion of Chief Magistrate William McAdoo of New York upon the nature of these organ izations. "There are some well-meaning citizens who have the idea that these men are being mistreated: that all that they have done is to join some organization, just as one might join the Elks. "These men are recruited Into bar racks in which they make a declara tion against the government of the United States before they can become members." I. 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Now, doesn't it seem to you that a business that could grow from one small store to seven large ones must be pleading- its customers uncommonly well? And if its customers are so pleased, isn't that the best place for you to go with your own eye troubles? Doesn't it seem certain that you can get unusual satis faction where so many others are getting it ? "iou surely want the finest service you can get for your eyes, and the beauty of the Columbian is that its unusual service costs no more than just the ordi nary kind. COLUMBIAN OPTICAL CO. Floyd F. Brower, Mgr. . Portland Store: 145 Sixth Street Phone Marshall 819 Other Stores in Seattle, Salt Lake City, Denver, Omaha, Kansas City and Dallas CENSUS . APATHY IS MET SOME BUSINESS MEN ACCUSED OF FAILING TO HELP. Hotel Men Assure Co-operatioii Af ter Supervisor Bcnuoll Ex plains Situation. Indifference on the part of many people throughout the city is interfer ing with the speedy clean-up of the census, according to W. D. Bennett, supervisor of this district, who sound ed a warning note yesterday that there is too much of a "let-George-do-it" atmosphere to insure the great est success for his staff of enu merators. "One Portland business man. who depends upon this city absolutely for work to keep his establishment going, made the enumerator in his district call back at his hotel six times," said Mr. Bennett, by way of illustration. "I finally took up this case and per sonally telephoned this man. He said he would attend to it and fill out his slip. He did not do it. and when the enumerator again called it was not ready. For the second time 1 called him by phone and had to threaten to report him before he would fill the slip. "That is the attitude of one man dependent for business upon the city in which he apparently takes mighty little interest." Mr. Bennett met with members of the Oregon Hotel Men's association yesterday at noon in the Hotel Ben son, it being the occasion of their regular monthly session. Some re sentment was expressed at the pub licity given the situation in their re gard by Mr. Bennett, but after he explained his position it was the unanimous feeling of those present that the subject is of such great im portance that It behooves everyone with the signature of ailljlllill!!! to give It their utmost co-operation. He was assured of support. KADICAI, RAIDS DELAY CENSUS Aliens in Eastern Cities Four Enumerators Are Officers. WASHINGTON", Jan. 12. Radical raids by the department of Justice have caused a slowing up of the 1920 census count in New York, Boston and oher cities with large foreign-born population, according to reports today to Sam L. Rogers, director of the census bureau. In order that foreign ers may be assured that census enu merators are not department of Jus tice agents t"he director has ordered interpreters to precede enumerators in districts inhabited by foreigners. Protests from Minneapolis that Los Angeles is counting tourists as resi dents are being investigated by tha census bureau. KEYMEN HERE GET RISE Western l iiion Increases Are Ret roactive to January 1. In common with 32.000 of their fel low employes in other cities, the local employes of the Western Union who have been six months or more in the service of the company will partici pate in salary increases exceeding $5,000,000 a year, retrocative to Jan uary 1. Employes who have been a year or more in the service a 15 per cent increase and those who have been six months, but less than a year, will receive 10 per cent. Only em uts the taste appeal in any meal Del Monte Catsup sharpens dull appetites. It makes you hungry puts more genuine enjoy ment into every-day meals. 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