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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (July 31, 1910)
i i 10 THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN. PORTLAND. JULY 31, 1.910. Vinson SOON TO BE IN PORTLAND NEW STORE BEAUTY PORTLAND COMMERCIAL CLUB TO PRESENT CUP FOR BEST i OREGON DRY-FARMING EXHIBIT. -s i. I Youth and Old Age Both Enjoy WE WANT FIVE REAL SALESMEN ! Grand Opening. Report on Auditorium Plans Will Be Submitted in the Near Future. CHILDREN HAVE BIG TIME A EASTERN CITIES VISITED Association's Secretary Finds Build ings Erected by Stock Companies Are More Satisfactory Selec tion of Site Is Difficult. The auditorium project for Portland will crystallize within the next few days. The Portland Auditorium Asso ciation, of which Mrs. H. "A. Heppner . Is the prime mover, has been notified by W. A. Vinson, secretary, that he will be in Portland On next Wednes day with a full report on the public buildings of Eastern cities. ivlr.- Vin son has been In the East for more than a month and has spent several days in each of the leading cities which have public auditoriums. He has in vestigated the matter from the Mis souri River eastward, and has. found that the best way has been to organize private stock companies to ' finance, build and manage such buildings. . Hia telegram to the Auditorium As sociation received yesterday afternoon is as follows: "Investigation shows that privately financed buildings are much more sat isfactory than municlpally-oavned structures. I have gone into the most exhaustive details covering the audi toriums of Pittsburg. St. Paul, Minne apolis. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Kansas City, Des Moines and other cities having stock companies. Two city blocks will be needed for the Portland Auditorium In order to allow for a building of 300 feet in length. Will reach Portland about Wednesday." Permanent organization of the board of directors for the Auditorium Asso ciation has been delayed until the re sults of the secretary's investigation could be known. Meeting Will Be Called. A meeting of the affiliated organiza tions that are working with the Com mercial Club, such as the convention bureau, the Rotary Club and other bod ies, will be held within the next week or ten days. Secretary Vinson's plan is to lay the matter before the con vention bureau and after securing their co-operation to go out and get all other boosting clubs lined up to work hand In hand with the parent body. One of the difficult problems in volved will be the securing of a tract of land of sufficient proportions to al low the erection of a building 300 feet or more in length. At present no such areas are available on the West Side, and it will be a question of determin ing whether the Auditorium shall be on the West or East Side of the river. "We have been waiting to hear some definite report from Mr. Vinson," said Mis. Heppner last night. "It is a mat ter of too great importance for any one organization to decide upon finally. What we want is to have all business interests in Portland enlisted in the movement. It doesn't make any differ ence Just what form the final organiza tion takes, but one thing is certain, and that is. Portland must have a public auditorium. Convention Hall Is Needed. - "We can't get big National conven tions without such a meeting-place, and we can't afford to wait much longer, for we are even now bending all our energies toward securing the Grand Lodge of Elks, the National En campment of the G. A. R. and of the I'nlted Spanish War Veterans for 1913. Where shall we house such great gath erings? The only solution is a big au ditorium that will seat from 6000 to 10,000 people, and we have no time to lose in getting the project under way." Interest in Newspaper Is Quickly Lost Curiosity SittlKflrit When Reader Kind It Printed In Japanese. THE desire to be first to read the news was illustrated in the Port land Hotel lobby yesterday afternoon, with attending Incidents that were amusing to those who witnessed them. A Japanese boy hurried in to the lobby with a bundle of papers under his arm and carelessly laid one on a chair where the bell boys sit when they are not busy. A woman's quick eye caught sight of the paper and Its inviting loneliness on the chair. She leisurely stepped over to the bell boy's bench, sat down and picked up the paper in a manner that would not attract at tention. Then she as leisurely folded the paper, after glancing at it. arose nd walked away, with her nose lu the air. About this time a fat traveling man. who also had his eye on the paper, rwalked briskly to the seat and opened the paper. Then he as quickly folded It up. pulled his hat down over his eyes and crossed to the opposite side of the lobby. Presently a second man sidled up to the bell boy's bench, sat down, stretched his legs out till he was com fortable and settled (town to read. Then he drew his knees up, looked around the lobby, jammed the paper down on the seat and walked out onto the veranda, while the fut man churkled. Then an otw-rver. who had noticed the queer actions of the trio, became so curious that he went over to look at the paper. At tlrst glance he saw it was a Japanese newspaper. PAVING RECORDS BROKEN Fifteen Miles Completed In July and Payments of $250,000 Made. Fortland broke its record for street im provements for July, for approximately 16 miles of hard-surface paving was com pleted during the month. The greater percentage of the paving was installed on the streets of the East Side. The sura total paid out for the work this month reached more than $250,000. the largest amount ever received by contrac tors for paving In the residence districts. While the work reached large propor tions for July, It Is believed that the August record will prove even larger, as many streets in all parts of the city are now being improved and contracts will be let probably this week for additional work. Several of the Jobs contracted for In July wLU be comokUJ by the middle Of August i . ty, .re?, a - A x-V-'r-HiM?Pr ; k -fc v, , - r , . . vs$5 y - j . -. - 4 t f h ' . - x " ml I r ' , - ' Hit - - " L ,Ui . i?a9v 3r'"' - I r- viriT-nriisisiiisTi imiiiwiisiiiin ttnli --,li(tr PORTLAND COMMERCIAL, CLIB CUP. The above is from a photograph of the cup which will be presented by the Portland Commercial Club for the best Oregon exhibit of dry farming produce at the International Dry Farming Exposition which is to be held in November of this year. The cup bears the following Inscription: "International Dry Farming Exposition, Spokane, .1910, presented by the Portland Commercial Club. Portland, Oregon, for the best exhibit of Oregon produce raised in arid or semi-arid districts without irrigation." As the cup is offered for an Oregon exhibit, the cup will neces sarily be given to Oregon exhibitors. NEW HEADS WM Western Union Reorganizes Pacific Coast Service. DIVISIONS ARE CREATED Greater Efficiency Promised by C. II. Gaunt, Xewly Appointed Gen eral Superintendent Com pany to Specialize- Work. C. H. Gaunt, the new general super intendent of the Western Union Tele graph Company at San Francisco, spent yesterday in Portland, accom panied by I. N. Miller, Jr.. assistant general superintendent; J. L. Ord, su perintendent of construction at San Francisco, and H. F. Dodge, of Wash ington. D. C. They left last night on the private car Electric for San Fran cisco. Announcement was made yesterday by Mr. Gaunt of a new organization of the Western Union executive heads of the Pacific division under an entirely new arrangement. There will be es tablished, with headquarters at San Francisco, three new departments, each to have at the head an administrative C. 11. (iMDt, Nevr General Super intendent of Western Vnlon, Who In ReorgranlsInK Telegraph Service on Const. officer, who will be experienced in his particular line. The titles of the new officers will be division superintendent of plant, division traffic superintendent and commercial division superinten dent. These officials will have full supervision of all the departments of the Western Union service. There will be assigned to the division superin tendent of plant the care of the equip ment and facilities of the company, to gether with all line construction. Tho division superintendent of traffic will have entire executive charge of the operating forces, the movement of the telegraph business and the arrange ment and handling of all circuits. Work to Be Specialized. The commercial division superinten dent will have Control of the machinery for getting business and will represent the company In Its dealings with the public This Initial organization is only the first step in the specialization of all branches of the work of tiie company, and It will be extended down the line of organization to the farthest point. H. C. Chace. formerly assistant su perintendent of telegraph of the Santa Fe at Los Angeles, has been selected as division traffic superintendent, and r f f . s, ( . V A " V i jt : " " ; i , U f V ' I ' I . 1 i j , . 4 " N I t V t 1 i J JP' I H. F. Dodge, formerly official reporter to committees of the House of Repre sentatives at Washington. and a trained telegraph and business man, will be designated commercial division superintendent. The division superin tendent of plant will be announced later. "It Is our purpose to develop a pro gressive and active spirit all along the line," said Mr. Gaunt. "We want to meet, with equal energy and com plete organization, the spirit of enter prise which characterizes all of tho Northwestern cities, and my territory here will be supervised in a way which I am sure the public will appreciate. I shall, representing the new manage ment of the Western Union, do all I can to make this new organization ef fective and complete in every detail. Greater Efficiency Promised. VThe expanded organization will make the great facilities of the tele graph company more serviceable and efficient, and to all employes of the company who assist in its operation greater comfort and prosperity in their positions are offered." Mr. Gaunt has just returned from a trip to Seattle and Tacoma. He was in Portland a short time on his way north and spent yesterday here in specting all of the properties of the Western Union Company In Portland so far as was possible. When in Seat tle Mr. Gaunt arranged for the occu pation. In a short time, of a new and commodious operating room, and ho said that improvements in the operat ing room at Portland were contem plated and would very likely be ar ranged for before he left the city. GOOD ROADS WILL BE BUILT County Will Also Cse Oil as Best Preservative. That good roads are necessary to a community was declared by County Judge Cleeton yesterday In defining the policy which the County Board plans to follow. The movement for better roads will not only receive unanimous support, but will be emphasized as the best Investment the county could make. Of equal importance is the best method of preserving the roads. Members of the board agreed that oil, when prop erly applied. Is the most satisfactory. "This court is friendly to the cause of good roads," said Judge Cleeton, and it is our intention to carry on the work energetically. We are better equipped now than ever to Improve the roads promptly. "The best mehods of preservinsr and maintaining the roads when completed have been a subject of thorough study by us, and we have come to the con clusion that a good application of oil once each year will be satisfactory. Roads treated with oil will remain in a better state of preservation than when sprinkled with water, and be sides, the method is much more eco nomical. As the roads are completed we will treat them with oil. For this purpose we will use gasoline motor oil ers. "We are convinced that oiling will prove at least "5 per cent cheaper than sprinkling with water, and at the same time the oil will preserve the roads to a much greater degree. In fact, we be lieve that the life of an oiled road will be folly 50 per cent longer. The oil not only serves to pack the roadbed, but It acts as a magnet and attracts the particles of dust blown on the roads." County Commissioner Goddard also strongly advocates the use of oil on the roads, and Is in accord with Judge Cleeton In following out the policy for better roads throughout Multnomah County. BELLBOY STARTS MUSIC "Has Anyone Here Seen Kelly?" Sung When W. Kelly Is "Paged." It was with fear and trepidation that the bellboy at the Imperial started to "page" W. C. Kelly, for whom a friend at the desk had Inquired. The boy knew what he was up against. But he was faithful to his duty. "Mr. Kelly," he shouted. Men in the lobby started to smile. "Mr. Kelly," he repeated. The boy's voice was weaker this time and he wore a blush that could not be erased. Soon some one started t and in a. moment everyone in the lobby was sing ing the chorus- -of the popular song, "Has Anyone Here Seen Kelly V Crowd, Estimated to Total 25,000 Before Closing Hour Arrives, Greets Olds, Wortman & King's Fine Home on Alder. "Aw, Mamma, go away. Lemma be. Toung hopeful balanced himself on the long slide as he glanced toward his mother patiently waiting for him. She was but one of scores of mothers wait ing until their offspring should tire of the big playroom at the new store of Olds, Wortrnan & King, that opened yesterday afternoon. Where in all Portland could children find so delectable a place to spend the waiting time while mother wandered around the counters? A slide, loaded with children climbing up the stairs, a giant see-saw that will accommodate 30 children at a time, a miniature merry-go-round that will seat over a dozen and a half dozen other ways of pleasing a crowd of children kept the young sters busy while their mothers shopped. And the mothers certainly flocked to the new store. At 1 o'clock every door In the block was besieged by a crowd of women, estimated to exceed 4000. 'Ex citement grew as the minute hand of the clock finally approached the hour. Through the glass doors could be seen the long counters loaded with merchan dise and the clerks, looking slightly anxious after their two days' siege of removal was at an end. - As by Magic Doors Ely Open. There was a single stroke of a bell. As If by magic every door swung wide open and four seas of people swept to wards the center of the building. At 2 o'clock it was estimated that more were In the building than could have found standing room In the old store. Conservative estimates late in the even ing placed the visitors at well over 25.000. "Merchandising is no longer a busi ness; it has become a science," said Ad vertising Manager Dinsmore. It certainly seemed true, for with the automatic attachments that tell whether a. customer's credit is good or not, the automatic cash registers that record in three columns the price of the goods and work out and print the total and the clock-work regularity of the employes, a science seemed to be the only possible descriptive term. The store has many Interesting fea tures, too: the beautiful white and gold tea room, with the wonderful ma hogany furniture Indeed the whole of the store furniture Is mahogany the beauty parlors, where such mysterious processes, such as arm moulding and expression chan,'ng go on, the mani cure rooms' and the heap of other nov elties. And here's a secret. In one of the big windows there's a big cake. There's something strange and peculiar about that cake, but it would be against the law for it to be told, so If you want to know what It la you must see the cake yourself. Electric Lights Aid In Beauty. There are cases that seem to be made of solid glass. They are illuminated with hidden - electric lights. There is a way to get into the cases, but no uninitiated visitor can tell how It's done. In the grocery apartments apart ments seem to be the best way to describe these rooms de luxe there is a faint, fragrant perfume of coffee. In addition there are a dozen charm ing lattice-work demonstrating booths, where manufacturers will be permitted to demonstrate anything new in the eating or drinking line. "Stocks are at a low ebb 'now," said Mr. Dinsmore. "The store cannot now be seen at its best." If that be the case, the new Olds. Wortman & King store, charmingly de signed and pleasantly situated, will seem almost to be performing the im possible. PULPIT ADDS WARNING PASTORS TO PREACH OX FOR EST PRESERVATION. Danger From Fires In Exceptionally Dry Season of This Year Regarded as Acute. In 30 churches in Portland today ser mons will be preached on the subject of forest fires and the waste of nat ural resources upon which a large part of the prosperity of Oregon Is based. This unique method of arousing the people to the necessity of preventing the beginning of fires, rather than volunteering to quench the flames, was originated by District Forester Chap man, who sent 2000 letters to minis ters throughout Washington and Ore gon asking their aid In preserving the timber which means employment to thousands of men If unburned, as well as the preservation of many towns. Among the many replies received, a Methodist pastor said that he believed that the first example of conservation was to be found In the parable of the loaves and the fishes, while another has announced his Intention of pre paring a series of sermons on the sub ject of the tree of life. The necessity for instructing the people concerning the tremendous val ues which are going up in smoke with a dry year such as 1910 gives promise of being, is Indicated. " say forest offi cers, by the fact that at this time there are probably 100 fires burning their way over the mountains. Not all of them are dangerous to either property or lives, but they may become so at any moment. In most cases the fires are thought to be the result of sparks from rail road locomotives and donkey logging engines, but there are Instances where such reasons will not apply. Along the line of the Sumpter Valley Railroad in Baker County five fires were reported yesterday. They are on lands owned by private citizens, and the forest ser vice Is fighting only to prevent them from entering reserve lands. Two fires on the National forest areas in that vicinity were stopped by gangs of Greek laborers from Baker City espe cially employed. The Oregon 1 Conset vatlon Society is exercising a patrol in portions of the state, but in others there appears to be no effective or ganization. It was pointed out yesterday by tim ber owners that unless rains shall re lieve the situation -August will prob ably be the dryest and most dangerous which Oregon and Washington have encountered in many years. TREES ARE COLLECTED OREGON" HAS 60 SPECIKS TO GO IX FIELD MUSEUM. Half Thousand Specimens Will Be Gathered From World Over and Sent to Chicago. Arrangements were yesterday com pleted whereby a perfect specimen of each of the 60 or more tree species peculiar to Oregon will be placed In the Field Museum at Chicago. Huron H. Smith, the Oregon representative of the museum, is making the collection, which will ultimately embrace a sam ple of every tree known to grow on the globe. It Is estimated that it will require ten years of active work to complete and Install the collection- three years being devoted to the 547 varieties of trees now known to be peculiar to North America. The exhibit Is In tended to be of the utmost educational value. The collection will be installed In a series of large glass cases, a single case being devoted to a species. It will show a cut from the trunk of a tree, one-half the average diameter of the species at maturity, the bark be ing attached. In the same case will appear a wax reproduction of the tree in full foliage during the Summer sea son, and its condition and appearance during the Winter. In another space In the cabinet will appear photographs of the tree, and specimens of the wood sawed in various ways and showing what uses It Is best adapted to. A complete history of each specimen will be given, together with a map show ing In what prt of the world the tree grows, an estimate of the amount of the wood available and of the future supply. The collection will be classified un der three general heads, trees that are valuable for lumber, trees that fur nish woods best suited to special uses such as artificial limbs, tool handles and vehicle builders, and those for which no beneficial use has been dis covered. Mr. Smith carries a permit from the bead of the Forestry Service allowing him to cut specimens on any forest reserve in the United States. This per mit is the only one of the kind ever issued. The work has been completed in many of the Southern States and it is thought probable that the specimens from the Coast states can be secured during the present season. Mr. Smith yesterday exhibited a specimen of "cork" wood, which is found at no place in the world outside of Missouri, Alabama and Texas. It grows under water, and the specimen three feet in length and two Inches In diameter weighed four ounces. MOTHER SLAPS NEIGHBOR Children Fight, and Family Row Is Taken to Court. The childish game of "pasa it along" was played by the Ferguson and Mac Mahon families until Judge Bennett In tervened yesterday morning and decreed that the honors were even and the game should stop. It all began when, as alleged, the Fer guson boy struck the 9-year-old Mac Mahon boy. Then the MacMahon girl flew to the rescue of her little brother and hit the Ferguson boy. The latter retorted in kind, striking his adversary dn the arm and back. Bib Brother MacMahon entered the lists and chastised young Ferguson for strik- We have had enough of the wishy-washy kind. We have a sales force that is not equal to the gi gantic task we have before us. To move over a million dollars' worth of the best real estate in the Northwest, we MUST HAVE FIVE EXCEPTION ALLY HIGH-GRADE MEN AT ONCE. We require men of red blood, men of fire and deter mination, men of iron muscle and nerves of steel. We require them immediately. The height of our season begins tomorrow. We prefer men from Eastern cities, with real estate selling experience. We positively refuse to even talk to men who are worn out selling Portland prop erty. We will make these five men rich this Fall, if they come to us with the grim vow to MAKE GOOD OR 'FESS UP. We want men who can get the business. We do not want men that need help to close. If you cannot .handle a customer till you have his money, don't bother us, PLEASE! Liberal commission; big advertising campaign to back you up; opportunity to sell in Portland or any part of the Northwest. Our property is known. There is enough of it to last two years and keep you busy all the time. Every inducement that we can offer to make it worth your while to stay with us for all time, we agree to give. Please reply by mail today, setting forth the experi ence you have had. Y 156 Oregonian. lng his sister. Mrs. Ferguson then flew out at MacMahon and gave him several stinging slapa. She alleges that Mac Mahon struck her, but he says that he simply held her arms to prevent her from hurting him. All this occurred In the vicinity of Twelfth and Harrison streets, where the parties live. All the neighbor hood and an array of lawyers were pres ent in Police Court yesterday morning to try the affair. Judge Bennett, following hWs usual policy In neighborhood wars, admonished .both sides and promised a Jail sentence to the first who shall again break the peace. EX -DOG -CATCHER BEATEN Albert Nelson Meets Man Who Re members Dealings in Vancouver. Although Albert Nelson resigned his position as" dog-catcher for the City of Vancouver, Wash., the malice of those who disliked his activities in that work still follows him and caused him to re ceive a beating yesterday afternoon In a North End saloon. Nelson appeared at police headquarters yesterday afternoon with a swollen Hp, which he said had been administered to him by a man twice his size. Nelson said that he did not know the man. but In the goodness of his heart had invited the stranger to have a drink. "I don't drink with no dog catcher," was the reply, followed by & stinging blow In the face. . When Nelson appeared to make complaint, the alleged assailant f&llowed, but after a warrant had been given for his arrest he was not to be found. Nelson occupied a large share of the public attention during his incumbency as dog-catcher, on account of the fre quent attacks that were made upon him. Almost every day some story would come from Vancouver, saying that the city's custodian of vagrant canines had been assaulted again, and the trouble went even to the length of 'an exchange of pistol shots on one or more occasions. The police are looking for Nelson's assailant. . . Delivery Boys Privileged. Special delivery boys in the employ of the Postoffice may ride their bi cycles on the sidewalk where the streets are In bad repair, directs Chief of Police Cox. in an order Issued yes terday. The action Is taken at the In stance of Postmaster Merrick, who gives assurance that any of the boys misusing the privilege by reckless rid ing will be dismissed. CARD OF THANKS. We wish to thank our many friends who remembered us with floral tributes and sympathy during the loss of our beloved wife and daughter. JACOB SCHNEIDER. JOHN MAR DO R F. E ra Hi jL If r They Mean Something What? LABOR LEADERS TO SUE EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY BILL MEETS OPPOSITION. Editor or Portland Labor Press Is Delegated to Start Action in Marion County for Changes. In an effort to secure a title for the employers' liability bill that will meet more nearly with their demands', mem bers of the Portland Central T.abi.r Council will file a mandamus 3u:t in the Marlon County courts to compel the Attorney-General to change the title of the bill now pending. Harry J. Parkinson, editor of tho Portland Labor Press, has been delegat ed to file the suit. In discussing the matter yesterday, he said: "Organized labor of Oregon is not satisfied with the ballot title fixed by Attorney-General Crawford . for the Employers' Liability Commis-ion bill, and will file suit in Marion County to. have the same changed. "When the measure was filed some two weeks ago the Attorney-General prepared a title and the same was filed with the Secretary of State. This one was withdrawn and a new one substi tuted on last Monday. "The original title reads: A bill for an act creating- a board of com missioners of nine men to examine the sub ject of employes Indemnity for Injuries sus tained In the course of their employment, and to prepare a measure to be presented to the Legislature governing same, and to report to the Vovernor on or before the first day of February. 1911, and to appro priate 11000 for the purpose of the act While the substitute reads: An act to secure Indemnity for all in juries sustained by employes in the course of their employment, except injuries inten tionally self-inflicted, by creating by a com mission of nine men to prepare a measure covering the said subject to be enacted by the Legislature, and to report such measure to the Governor not later than February 1. 1911. - "The labor forces' take exception to the omission of the J1000 and they charge that the change is made to con vey the Impression that the measure will 'secure indemnity for all injuries sustained, while it is to create a com mission to make recommendations only. "The labor unions are presenting a law to the voters at the November elec tion which will give protection to per sons engaged -n hazardous occupations. It is their contention that the measure proposed by the employers' of Tortland is an efort to defeat their measure." Harris Trunk Co. tor trunks and bags.