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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (April 26, 1914)
THE SUNDAY OKEGONIAXv PORTLAND, ATOH, 2G, 1914. 15 Statement by I wish, to announce that I have opened my A Candid Si IT 5. IT sk New P on X, 1 at Sixth, and Washington Office Streets My New Boole the Care of Teeth Sent Free by Mall. Largest and Dental Establishment in tine Pacific Northwest As a National character, performing a great public service, I am known from the Atlantic to the Pacific as the founder and chief surgeon of the largest and most suc cessful organization of dental specialists a man who originated an idea that is revolutionizing dentistry for both dentist and patient. I appeal to thinking men and women those capable of absorbing an idea even if it is new. I ask nothing more, and shall be satisfied with nothing less, than a careful and comprehensive consideration of this subject, which affects you individually, the public health and suffering humanity. I do not blame you if prejudiced against a dentist who advertises, because I once held that prejudice myself. But I have thought much about this, and I am ponig to ask you in all fairness if you believe that this advertisement in The Oregonian today can in any way impair my skill as a dentist! An advertisement cannot make a good dentist out of a poor one, nor a good dentist into a poor one. This paper today contains advertisements of merchants, bankers, colleges and eveu churches. Does advertising make these men incompetent or dishonest in their business? Do you honestly believe that simply because I selected as my vocation in life I am deprived of any legitimate rights I would have had if I had become a merchant or a banker! I have no admiration for customs simply because they are hoary and bewhiskered. I do not appeal,to your prejudices; I appeal to your inte ligence and your sense of fairness. I ask you to lay aside any prejudice you may have against me because I advertise my business like other successful men, and think over this proposition for yourself. In. all justice, why should the Ethical Dental Trust be permitted to brand a quack ' because I advertise? I come to Oregon from the neighboring state of California, where, in a successful practice of ten years, I have built up the larg est dental business in that state. I came because I believe Portland is destined to be one of the leading cities of America, and because I like the looks of the people I see here on the streets and feel they will appreciate my kind of dentistry. I have taken a five-year lease on the second floor of the Merchants Trust Building, corner of Sixth and Washington streets, and invested more than $15,000 in remodeling and equipping my offices. I have brought here graduated, licensed dentists of experience who will make their homes and rear their families in this city. ' In this, my opening announcement to the people of Oregon, candor and fairness demand a plain statement of facts about Painless Parker dentistry: . , ' I do not belong to the Ethical Dental Trust. I was educated as an ethical dentist, but my honor would not permit me to belong to a secret organization, whose object is to take advantage of humanity when suffering with the toothache, and also to keep people in ignorance of tooth knowledge, so they would surely have toothache and be forced to consult a dentist, who could then charge big fees for telling them what the people should already know. I believe in preventative dentistry, and have 6pent 25 years trying to educate the people against the dangers of tooth neglect. Because I do this contrary to the Ethical Dental Combine, in every city where I establish an office, -the anvil chorus starts up. But evidently the public appreciates my kind of dentistry, for while these ethical dentists have been' swinging their hammers, I have built up the largest dental business in the world this they must admit. Every Operation in My Offices is Performed Without Pain To do this I originated a local anaesthetic, which is made and used exclusively in my offices. It is perfectly harmless to the most delicate of health because it is not injected into the gums and leaves no bad' after effects, but permits us to do our work better and more rapidly than under the " old school" methods. "We do not use cocaine or arsenic in any form. I do dentistry by specialization- There are six distinct branches to dentistry, each requiring a different kind of skilL It is impossible for one man to be superlatively skilful in more than Dr.V.A. FitzGeraldr PORTLAND MANAGER .ii-l-iA. isr&l '-my-Jz .... - .ss-v' 1 :.-'. vv-)T ."V: : JOB'" Of" - - 'C P."r4t't4&r Vi s r Mi-Hi' .nr-l-i-i M nfll fct4'p:P 1 il l i Li - ' vv 4 i fij in 1 1 KtWLtvA M jJirir. . i I i . ft v- ' . It :;4- - r A trained nurse is always in attendance in offices as a protection and assistance to requiring attention are looked after by a the operating chairs. each operating room in mi; women patients. Children nurse vhile mothers are in Merchants Trust Building, .Sixth and Washington streets, where mp office is located on the second floor You are invited to inspect a modern dental office, different from an) you have ever seen before. Dentists and Physicians are always welcome and specially invited one branch. The "old school" way is for one man to run an office and attempt all six branches, charging the same price for the poor as for the good work. And right here is the cause of so much poor dentistry, because five sixths of his work is necessarily poor or indiferently done. In my offices there is a specialist in each branch of dentistry. Men do those things best which they like to do, and when a dentist shows skill at extraction work, he does nothing but take out teeth in a Painless Parker office ; if skillful at filling and inlaying he does nothing else. Specialization is the modern way in all arts, sciences and trades. "Why not in dentistry? Specialization means efficiency. The specialist is surer and more rapid that the "old school hit-and-miss" dentist. In this way each case is given careful, personal attention. A record is kept of each case so that if you ever have any trouble with work done in any Painless Parker office, you can go into any of my offices the nearest one to you, even if you have removed across the continent to New York the original chart of your mouth is looked up and the work made right without charge. Is not such' a guaranty worth something? "We make no charge for consultation and examination. It is a dishonest practice for any dentist to do so. The temptation is too great to do much talking over a simple case in order to get a big fee. We do not work by the hour, nor do we regulate our fees by the patient's bank account. "We have a fixed price for ,all work done in the same way. "We tell you what should be done with the affected teeth and how much we will charge to do the work in a certain way. "We are not " cut-rate " dentists. Cheap dentistry is never good; good dentistry is always cheapest. "We use only the best materials, including 22k gold, which has a fixed value like a $5 gold piece. Office hours are from 8 :30 to 6 o'clock week days; closed Sundays. Long hours at the operating chair every day in the week and on Sunday is responsible for much poor dentistry. Dentistry, as I practice it, is a serious profession, involving skill, education and experience and most of all old-fashioned honesty. There is no profession in the world in which deception and dishonesty are so easily practiced. I have built up my large practice by giving the public real, painless dentistry at prices within the reach of alL The names of over 700,000 persons in all parts of this country are on my dental register. I have convinced these patients that I can do what I advertise good, painless dentistry and I can convince j-ou. Respectfully, Sixth and "Washington Streets, Portland, Ore. PAINLESS PARKER, Dentist. Bakersfield Office Oakland Office Los Angeles Office San Francisco Office San Diego Office Brooklyn, N. Y 'Office 20th and Chester Ave. 12th and Broadway 618 S. Broadway . Stockton and EJlis Fifth and F 124 Flatbush Ave. HURLBURT MEN ACTIVE CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF OPEXS CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS. Friends of Aspirant Will Make Every Effort to Bring Oat Fall Regis tration of Republicans. T. M. Hurlburt, Republican candi date tor the nomination of Sheriff, has opened his permanent campaign head quarters at 317 Piatt building, corner of Parle and Washington streets. The new headquarters will afford a meet ing place for the Hurlburt committee, and will be in charge of persons close ly connected and familiar with the details of the campaign. An auxiliary movement has been started for the purpose of inducing all those who have not registered to reg ister before the closing of the books on May 1. In support of this move ment the committee has delegated par ties to make a thorough canvass of the registration records and induce and persuade all those who have not reg istered to do so at once. Inspired by the possibility of de veloping and solving some of the prob lems presented to the candidate by public-spirited citizens, the committee will form a permanent organization and Increase its personnel by two or three hundred. The first meeting will be called some time the latter part of the week, and at that time it is ex pected that persons representing every Interest and class in Portland will re spond to the Invitations to become members of the Hurlburt campaign commute . While primarily the purpose of the committee will be to promote the Hurlburt campaign, yet when the per manent organization is effected and of ficers are elected it will also become one of the purposes of the committee to discuss numerous public questions tnat will occupy the attention .of the voters at the next election. MANY COMING TO FESTIVAL Ont-of-Town Delegations Planning to Attend Rose Carnival. Reports from other cities indicate that a great number of organized? bodies will be in Portland during the Rose Festival as guests of tbe Royal Rosarian8, official hosts of the Festival. The Royal Oaks, who were here last year, have announced that they will come in uniform 100 strong, and the Tillicums, of Seattle, will probably also send a big delegation. The Royal Cherrlans, of Salem, and the Radiators, of hugene, will come in force, and on June 9, 90 members of the Jobbers' and Manufacturers' Association, of Milwau kee, will be in Portland. A meeting of the Rosarlans has been called for Monday, May 4. at the Com mercial Club, to consider plans for the reception of the visitors. Churches Reunited Today. The Grace and Taylor-street branches of the First Methodist Church, which reunited after a separation of several months s short time ago, will hokl their first Joint service today at the Taylor-street building at Third and Taylor streets. This church is to be used while a new Sunday school is be ing built to Grace Church, Twelfth and xayior streets. As-Cap-So promptly relieves bead' ache. Adv. PENSION BOARD GALLED REASONS FOR SOT RETIRING B. BRANCH WILL BE EXPLAINED. the department in 1877. Two other employes. Detective Joe Day and Of ficer John Quinton, are eligible for pensions, and. will be affected by the ruling of the Supreme Court. Members Cited to Appear Before Su preme Court, Following; Action Takes to Teat 1813 Act. Citations were served on Mayor Albee, Chief of Polioe Clark and City Treasurer Adams yesterday, directing them to appear before the Supreme Court and show cause why they should not pension Benjamin Branch in con formity with the provisions of the statute passed by the 1913 Legislature. This action followed the filing of mandamus proceedings in the Supreme Court Friday by Attorney Lorlng K. Adams. Friendly proceedings to test the con stitutionality of the act were Insti tuted after City Attorney LaKoche haa intimated that he would rather have an opinion from the Supreme Court before expressing an opinion on the legality of the measure. Associated with Mr. Adams in bringing the pro ceedings are Attorneys Roger Slnnott and Ralph Moody. The defendants in the action are the members of the Board of Police Pen sion and Relief, created by the act in question. .Benjamin arancn, in whose name the proceedings are brought, is city Jailor, and under the terms of the act is entitled to be pensioned on half pay. Tbe qualifications for a pension are that the applicant is 60 years old ana that he has been in ' the service years. Branch Is past 60 and entered Couple Divorced Twice. For the second time in the last four years Mrs. Clara Latimer and Robert L. Latimer were divorced yesterday. The last decree was signed by Circuit Judge Gatns on grounds of cruelty, drunkenness and desertion. The couple was married nrst in 1902 and divorced in November, 1910. Three months later they were married a second time. Mrs. Laura Lutes was divorced from A. J. Lutes on grounds of desertion. 9100,000 Firm Incorporates. Articles of incorporation, of the Na tional Specialty Company, capitalized at $100,000, were filed for record yes terday in County Clerk Coffey's of fice. The incorporators of the new companywhich will conduct a. general novelty mercantile business, are Henry L. Lyons, L. A. May and. Arthur Cotz- hausen. Neighbors Save Furniture. Fire of unknown origin destroyed the home of P. E. La Mar at 618S For tieth avenue Southeast. yesterday shortly after noon. The damage was about $1000 and was partly covered by Insurance Neighbors saved most of the household furniture Illinois Folk to Entertain. The Illinois Society of Oregon will meet at Cotillion Hall. Fourteenth and Stark streets, on Wednesday. April 29, at 8 P. M. A splendid programme of vocal and Instrumental music, reading and dancing' has been arranged. All former residents of Illinois are Invited. N1C0LAI PAYING URGED PROCEEDINGS ARE PLAXKED AND SURVEYS ARE BEING MADE. Property Owners to Start Action Tais Week, to Make Thoronarhfare Ea- trance to Ltnnton Road. Proceedings will be started probably this week for the paving of Nicolai street, from Llnnton Road eastward to Twenty-fourth street, an improvement which will make a new and attractive entrance to Llnnton Road near the old Lewis & Clark fairgrounds. The pro ceedings will be started by petition of property owners and will be hurried by the city engineering department. Sur veys are being made and will be com pleted by the time the petitions are filed, so that there will be no delay. Property owners hope to obtain the Improvement this Summer. Nicolai street is paved from Sherlock avenue westward to Twenty-fourth street, but Is in such condition from Twenty-fourth to Llnnton Road that traffic cannot go that way. If the im provement is made, the grade of Nico lai will be changed to a maximum of S per cent. Nicolai will become a main artery leading into a number of paved streets extending to the heart of the West Side and to the waterfront and the depots. Traffic on Llnnton Road gains en trance to that thoroughfare by way of a steep road west of the Forestry building. This road leads into Thur man street, which is paved. Nicolai street, it is, believed by property own ers, would furnish a much more de sirable entrance to Llnnton Road, not only for large vehicles but for automobiles. liSllli HEART SONGS? PREoKNT&D BY THIS PAPER TO YOU 1 - - " is: , r , hmmw. i&riw!a--'"-f f i i HOW TO GET IT ALMOST FREE Clip ont and present six coupons like the above, bearing consecutive dates, together with our special price of 9 So. 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