"f '. ' MR. WOODWARD IS I WOODMEN WHO AVILL PARTICIPATE IN WELCOMES ' TO HEAD CONSUL BOAK, WHO WILL ARRIVE t: rUnlLAN D TODAY, AGAINST COT RATES Treasurer of Drug Firm Advo cates Stevens Bill to Elim inate Practice. EVILS ARE POINTED OUT Official of Company Heretofore One or leading Irice Cutters Avers System Results la Sale of Substitutes. TVllli.m V. "Woodward. secretary treasurer of the Clarke, "Woodward Ilriiir iIomDanv.. heretofore one of the foremost anion "price-cutting:" estab llshments of the Northwest, has taken a position in advocacy of the passage C the Stevens bill By congress, a meas ure which would eliminate cut rates on t!onvritrhtcd trademark or patented ar tides on which the manufacturers de sired to maintain standard retail Prices. Mr. Woodward addressed the United Commercial Travelers at their first banquet at the llazelwood, and was successful In securing the unanimous suunort of that association for the uassaee of the Stevens bill. Mr. Woodward has been designated as one of a . committee appointed by the Chamber of Commerce of the United States to discuss the Stevens bill with public and mercantile bodies ;ot the West. ' There Is now before- the House of Representatives," said Mr. "Woodward "a bill Introduced by Mr. Stevens, of New Hampshire, which is intended to prevent discrimination of prices, and to provide for publicity of prices to dealers and to the public 1'rlce Protection Gone.' "You are no doubt familiar with the course of legislation which has re suited in the absolute removal of what is t.Tmed price protection; legislation originally designed to remove and pro- vent monopolies ana monopolistic com binations. and which, by reason of its drastic and general terms, has made it impossible for the owner of any trade marked, copyrighted or patented arti cle, to fix or control the re-sale price. The Sherman act and Its various amendments has done an immense food to the business interests of the country, but the incidental effects, far reaching and unlooked for, are provins disastrous in ways which I will try to outline. There la no disagreement, I am sure, as to what constitutes a monop oly, the arbitrary fixing of prices by a combination of Individuals, firms or corporations, whereby the normal and proper value of an article or service Is increased- arbitrarily and without proper cause. On the other hand, let us take one case of the many thou sands which have occurred since the passage of the Sherman act. "An individual, places on the market the product of his inventive genius, his r m m .14- - W -S? J.- '-r- "SBIBBBBnSBSnJ construction which the courts have placed on the Sherman liw. snrt whii-h takes from the owner of a trademarked. copyrighted or patented article, any rignta whatever as to its rp-snlo nricp liet me cite the business in which I am engaged. In this trade there are thou- lPo'fuYar "SJio fc2WiS5.Bl-53 ,' "a"0n S" " - "-anrtoolhpate3 a popular demand, and the article, tooth powder. toiit HiM.. r,,nr,r!ta, whatever it may be: is offered to the public at a price. Four Factor Told. "This price is usually based on four conditions, the . cost of manufacture (which shall include a fair wage to those actually engaged in its produc tion; one which will admit of reason able hours of labor and a fair rate of pay); next, sufficient to permit of a National publicity campaign, in order that the value of the article may be made Known to. the people of the land or the world; next, a fair margin of profit to the Jobber or wholesaler into whose hands the article must go in order that it may obtain the widest and most effective distribution; next, a fair profit to the retailer, the man who must eventually supply tho con sumer. These points having been cov ered and a. price having been estab lished In accordance therewith, there can be no inherent wrong in Its main tenance. "Ownership of the article does not of itself constitute a monopoly, and does not become so unless there is a combination formed of individuals or firms, whereby the price is arbitrarily advanced. This is forbidden, under se vere penalty, in the Stevens bill. Title Panes Wltn Sale. "The courts have held that under the Sherman act. title to an article rasses wun its sale rrom the seller to tooth powder, toilet articles, proprietary uicuicines (some worthless.'some of real mem;, soaps, sarety razors. What is the result of cutting the retail price of these goods? SlmDlv this, that everv dealer, large or small, engaged in this practice, must necessarily have on his shelves or counters a supply of substi tutes, which, by what is called "skilled salesmanship," are pushed Into the un willing consumers hands, John emith enters one of these drusr stores and asks for a package of Lyon's tootn powder, Pebeco, Daggett & Ramsdell's cold cream, or whatever it may be, which he has seen advertised at a cut price, usually 3D or 50 ner cent less, than the figure which it is supposed to sell for. The salesman. perhaps, will give it to him grudgingly, but, depending on the desrree of skill which has been acquired from coaching from headquarters, he . will induce the buyer to take a substitute. "Tnere are three or four great cor porations in the United States today manufacturing these substitutes: I will not mention their names. Their eroods are seldom or never advertised in public prim; iney are sold to the druggists or handled by these agencies at nominal prices. No one but the manufacturer knows what they contain or how they are made.. The dealer merely knows that they add a splendid profit when sold in competition with th ivn- known advertised article. For instance. f ebeco costs the jobber 29c: it costs the HONOR DEGREE FREE Independent Order Formed by Workmen Auxiliary.. Grievance and Appeals, Wilda Belknap, Prineville; Minnie A. Mason, Portland; Mattie T. Smead. Hepner. The regular session will be held in fortianu, or., in April, 1917. ALL-STATE CLEANUP IS AIM Chamber Committee Organized for Campaign, Slay 4 to H. the buver and th latter mnv h retailer 35c. and is presumed to rii fnr as he pleases. This is theoretically 60c- 11 doei not yield an exorbitant sound, but it involves another equa- ProfIt- It is sold in our city today by tion. The seller or manufacturer may department an(j cut rate st0res at prices have expended many thousands, yes, rans:'nS from 28 to 35 cents. It is a millions of dollars in establishing for 8-called trade-bringer, and when a that article a sale, based on extensive 8ubstitute is not offered, it is because advertising, the intrinsic and uniform there ia the hope that the customer will good qualities Involved in its manufac- buy other -merchandise in connection ture or preparation, a reputation and therewith- This is the true gospel of a name, wnicli has as great or a treat- -" cutter, me aepartment store and the OFFICERS ARE ELECTED er value than the. mere intrinsic worth of the articles which enter into its construction. Take, for instance, the unperson or Hamilton watches, Cheney silks. Fairy soaps. Shredded AVheat -r.iai.-uii, umette razors, or any one of those thousand and one products of ..merican inventive genius and enter prise, the names of which are household words in every home in our land. "Is it fair, honorable or equitable, that power should be given to any man or set of men, to destroy the selling value of any of these products arbi trarily after they have come into pos session of one or more of the items by purchase? Matl Order Houses Cut. "This, gentlemen, is what the great mail-order houses do when they take one of these articles and ofTer it at a tlgure far below the selling price fixed by the manufacturer and at which it ia generally sold. Oftentimes, this price bears no relation to the cost. Great mail-order houses have laid the founda tions of their wealth and their power by indiscriminate cutting . of these well-known articles of commerce and of general construction. "What is the primary object of the individual, firm or corporation .in cut ting the price of these well-known ar ticles? Manifestly, it is to draw trade, not for the article itself, because every one is sold at a loss. If you question it, let me tell you that the great de partment -stores, the cut-rate chain tore. the great mail-order houses, do not carry on their business at a lower overhead than the small merchants. This has been amply proven by statis tics. It costs the average small mer chant from 16 to 20 cents to sell 1 worth of goods. The average cost for the large concerns runs from 20, even to 30 per cent. "The cutter cuts for a purpose to criva the impression to the public that he is able to undersell his neighbor or com petitor, and having given this tmpres pion by liberal advertising and always by advertising .at cut prices, well known articles, proposes to increase his business by selling either a substi tute for the article or additional merch andise from what are known as "or phan" brands, bulk commodities, in con nection with the article offered at a cut price. "The whole practice is based on an unmoral or immoral conception of busi ness and it has been increased by that mail-order house, which the Stevens bill is calculated to cure. Small Stores Doomed. "You, as traveling men, depend for your wage and success in your vocation, on the number of retail firms with whom you can do business. Every day sees a diminution - relatively of these smaller stores. In time they will abso lutely disappear at the present rate, and there win remain the great mail-order houses of Chicago, with their branches, a few department stores and a very imnioa . numoer or small merchants struggling by every means . In their power, nonoraDie or otherwise; to secure a living, and this condition will come about from the existence of the Sherman anti-trust law which has been so perverted from its original intent that it has become- a weapon for the aestruction or those whom it was de signed to protect. . "These are the axioms which I wish to impress on you: Cut prices do not mean cheaper merchandise. The cutter owes not carry on his business at a lower cost than the man who sells all his merchandise at a fair profit. The cut prico system is inherently dishon est. Cut prices destroy tho avenues of fair and honorable publicity and work an Injury to the honorable retailer, the Jobber, the manufacturer, the publish er, the salesman and to customers in every walk of life. "The movement for which I speak. Is indorsed , by the Chamber of Com merce of the United States of Amfrlcn and more than 300 organizations, rep resenting wnoiesaiers, retailers, man ufacturers and consumers from th At lantic to the Pacific Coast. Great men indorse this .movement because they see in . it relief from present ruinous competition. Bankers, jobbers and all who have to do with the responsibilities attached to commerce, as they become 1.0.1111110.1- wun its purposes. Indorse it unqualifiedly, and I hope you will se your way clear to lend your voice in behalf of what I have offered." Woman Says Man Threatened Life. Becuase. she said, he had threatened to carve her to pieces and throw her body in tho river. Izetta Brown, aged 30. caused the arrest of William C. Day, aged 38. Friday night. She had oesertea ner nusDand. and children at Denver almost a year ago for Day, she career , la Launched , at Close , of Convention Held iast Week. All Join in N Move for - Xa - tional Home for JFeeble. As an independent order, the Degree of Honor now is launched upon its career after a successful convention wnich closed last week. The order, for merly an auxiliary of the Order of N orKmen. declared its indenendenca a the convention and is now a. eomnetitnr .ine lodge win now be open-to men as wen as women. The Grand Lodirn De gree of Honor is socially and fratern ally associated with the National hniiv having a delegate and an alternate to represent tne order at the triennial ses slon of the superior lodge. Oregon also has a superior officer lhA ivtirin Grand Chief of Honor being a Superior Among other thines the. convention delegates and visitors joined in the movement to maintain s. National Hotn, and Sanitarium for the aged and indi gent memoers. bach member has been requested to give a foot of pennies and is at the of Sutherlin, is at the i i I yw $ , I i s ' 1 . ' X i I ' x " v. t 1 i . , . t fc . . J i j Wyo., is is -!f .! Mri. Frinfri Buell ulsen, Ration al Prraldent of Urtrec of Hon or. Here at Convention. miles of the coppers will be collected in A distinguished visitor at the conven tion was Airs. Frances Buell Olsen. of &t. aui, Minn., National president of tne oraer. &ne is a charming woman ana an aDie leader. New officers were chosen for tho en suing- year and installed as follows: Past Grand Chief of Honor. Margaret Gilchrist, of Albany; Grand Chief of Honor, Nora Hendricks. of MeMinn ville: Grand-Lady of Honor. May K. Moorhead, of Junction City: Grand Chief of Ceremonies. Millie Pugh, of Salem: Grand Recorder,. Margaret E. Becker, of Portland; Grand Treasurer, Ida Bosler. of Montavllla; Grand Usher, Elizabeth Retd, of Albany; Grand Inner Watch, Hattie Koepke. of Eugene; Grand Outer Watch, Myrtle Rand, of Lebanon. Standing committees are: Finance, lona M. Schryock, Portland; Fidelia I. Mann, Portland; Edna Wil- listmfl PrtftlQTlrf T.taw I .. 1 . ' n told the poUce. Day is held without Looney, Salem: Julia A. Gault, MeMlnn baU nd thn woman, as a witness. ville; Ada B. KuyltendalL Eusene. George D. Lea" has ' been appointed chairman of the special committee from the Chamber . of Commerce to have charge of the campaign for "Clean-Up and Paint-Up week," May 4-11. and the committee organized yesterday at a meeting at the Commercial Club. The plan, is to make the movement 'state wide and to arrange, for the organiza tion of sub-committees to work through out tho city. In other cities of the state, the Commercial Clubs will be asked to handle the campaigns in their cities. j - , .The purpose is to encourage cities all over the state to "dress up" and make themselves as attractive as pos sible to the tourists who will come by way of the Northwest, to the Panama Pacific Exposition. Churches, schools and. civic organizations of all kinds will be enlisted in the movement ' PERSONALjVIENTION. H. B. Olds, of Seattle, is at the Cor nelius. - - R. H. Davis, of Hood River, is at th Perkins. -.mes jsrecic. of Seattle, is at the P. F. Hedine. of risi.-ia.wT Ndrtonia., F. B. Waite Imperial. W. A. Morev. of Minninnii. i the Seward. " . iJ. ts. hnyder is at th. r,.w oi -.uiiiiuHiaa i-ate of Albany, is registered W. B. Cropev. of Cravhill at the Oregon. C. J. Robinson, of Wailo w.iio at the Nortonia. w. a. Barr and wife, or rnn.in. - - -j... uua. i'.rnest A. Hvland v,,-.-,-. , I. at .k. ' ...cn-uani. John Newman and wife of Tnho n are at the Perkins. ' N. H-Webber of To ou U . " r. ' 'iii. , Mail., at. the Imperial. J. Hilland and wife, of Nashvfn are at the Carlton. C, E. McPhersnn of -.- w w uLOK. I H 11 - s at the. Multnomah. . . ' D. P. Murnhv of Ti.nn.o 1 - fV. ..I"' . ' ru Bl - v.Kviii jesteraay. E. McBroom of rh.hnii. the Carlton j-esterday. M. J. Evans of Ra1 r.o-:.. j - fh. r. . . -'u at " yesterday. vy. l!-Martin arrived at th rrii.. j -. ii win Eugene. Mrs. K. Cooner of Sh.ricn the Cornelius yesterday. vv. K. Ivnlght. of Oorhotr at the Perkins yesterday. ' J. W. Harris, of Astoria at the Imperial yesterday. J. M. Burt, of Pendleton the arrivals at the Oregon.' H. iC. Dent. Of Los AnirAU. I j - . i, , . r """ ai. lujLiiuinan yesterday. HOlleWell Of Tjia A nv.l.. rived at the Seward yesterday F. H. Woesner. of San. rived at the Nortonia yesterday. ' .K- O- Hauser. a contractor of St. Paul Minn., is registered at the Mnltnnm.i F. W. Wilson, an sttom.., -v. . T-i 11 i o.,ico. aiiiveu rne ( nrnA n. . day. J " O. E. Beldinsr. nrrhnf.ll.t . . , , River, arrived at the Imrwrini , . day. . Mrs. A. L. McConnell rcli.r.. t Portland last week after a two weeks' visit with Mr. and Mrs. L Jur ii.. at their ranch In Washington County. ..vir. ana Airs. G. tr. Metzger, of Lake wood. O.. are at the Hotel Multnomah for a few days on their , way to San Francisco and other Coast points. CHICAGO, April 24. (Special.) A, W. Aldrich and TF. Hopkins of Port. land, Or., are registered at the MbIpxHo Hotel. .. . I. BOAK DOE TODAY Escort of Woodmen Is to Mee Head Consul. ROUTE OF PARADE CHOSEN Or.. arrived at was at registered registered is among Party Is to Attend Baker Tonight and Representative Hawley Will Be the Principal Speaker on Programme Tomorrow. I. I. Boak, head consul of the .Wood men of the World, will arrive In Port land today. Elaborate preparations aro KOlng forward for his entertain went In addition to being a recep tion for Mr. Boak, tho occasion will be a celebration of the tenth anniver sary of his stewardship as the head of the Pacific jurisdiction of the lodge ana an tne camps of the city are pre paring to take part. Mr. Boak will be the principal speaker at the programme which will be given in the Masonic Temple to morrow night at 8 o'clock. In addi tion. Representative Hawlev will sneak and Mayor H. R. Albee will give the aaaress or welcome. A pleasing vari ety will be given to the evening's en tertainment by a number of musical selections and some work by Webfoot eamp drill team. Members of Port land Camp No, 107 uniform degree team win act as ushers. Escort to Greet Head Consul. The head consul will arrive on Ih Shasta Limited from San Francisco at l.oo and will bo escorted from there. to the Woodmen of the World Temple by the members of the various camos or i-ortiand. Grand Marshal Patrick MacHale has announced the following route tor tne parade: Starting at Union Depot, south on oixtn street to Gllsan, west on Glisan to Broadway, south on Broadway to iiaaison. east on Madison to Third. north on Third to Washington and west on wasnington to the temple. Members will assemble at th TTnion JJepot not later than .1:30 to greet Mr. uoaK. The parade will be headnl hv piaLuun oi mounted nonce and a band. On the arrival cf th naradc at the Woodmen Temple a reception will be given to enable the members to ret acquainted with the head consul. In the evening the Woodmen will attend he Baker Theater in a body. Monday morning Mr. Boak will be taken about the city and over the Columbia Rivei- Highway in order that he may have a chance to see a few of the beauties of Portland and vicinity. Webfoot Decree Tram to Perform. Tho uniform degree team. Webfoot Camp 65. Woodmen of the World, which is on the programme tomorrow night. Is one of the teams that is ar ranging to go to the Panama-Pacific nternational Exposition. It will com pete for prizes with all comers from tho Pacific jurisdiction. Woodmen of the World. This team won first prize at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposi tion in Seattle and its members ex pect to receive high honors at San Francisco. Tho escort committee, which is to have charge of the parade today, is composed of Captain P. B. MacHale. Captain J. R. Gladwyn and James Rud-diman. The complete programme for the meeting tomorrow, whlcn Is free to the public, is: Orchestra, Webber's Junior Bantu Sex tet, a) "Paris March." mzzacpo (Weber), b) Finale to "William Tell." (Roslr.ni Weber): introductory remarks. George Flos man. chairman; address of welcome. II. R. Albee, Mayor; presentation of head consul's lass, K. P. Martin, deputy head consul; OCal selection. Ad Club Onartet TtHnu(n I.ove Song" (Foote); Head Consul Boak wnp, Ad Club (Juortet. by Neighbor W, Lewis, of Webfoot Camo. No Or,: aildresa. . I. ijoak. heail consul; orchestra, Vebers uinur j&hiiju otnti. ailll in tne h fir st." descriutive ( Kllenbem-Oileli ,.rni,ii v . u. Hawley. head menarer! vorn! eic- lon. i. w. Zimmerman, of Multnomah amp. loreaaor mo a" crrotere). mmiM eelction. F. E. Beldln. of Arleta Camp oal selection. Ad Club Quartet, "Heldel UfK." from "Prince of T' i i ....' - n ... t .1 - by WebfOOt Camn drill team nnH WnHm- ui wie worm ciosnne; oae. ARS READY FOB TEST NAVAL MILITIA INSPECTION' CRUISER BOSTON TODAY, w 4 A Delightful n r s You who dine out today will find at The Portland all of the choicest products of prcnard and garden, of forest and stream. You'll enjoy, too, The Portland's air of comfort and refinement; Iingrer here as long as you wish. Breakfast Is Served 650 to 12. A la Carte Service in the Grill Noon to 1 A. M. Sunday Table d'Hote Dinner five-thirty to eight $1 the Plate. Orchestral Music Throughout the Evening. The Portland Geo. C. Obcr, Manager. QJ wm -V? W-' K II & : V III rsiffTi Splendid Table d'Hote Dinner and Entertainment in the Arcadian Garden 5i30 I M il. M:tX TOMUHT, Mme. Klorence Hokenhoft. Hu-!ian-lanish Grand Opera Sltmor. AImo More a. Tenor, lit operatic selections and popular nuns; re view. ProfeH.Kor Wallenberir. one of the world's g; rent cut rkalrrx: Mr. James Hourk e. iharnplon lo xka!-' ei- of Ciinada, a n rl Misa M a r K u e rlto K li kreil h, f I c 11 r o and dance Fkater. In a repertoire of li e- skating noveltleH. GRAND CONCERT. LOBBY 8:30 to 10. Every Saturday Carnival Night. (181 vi' I Vein- s LP REYNOLDS. 'Aist Mgr Check on Equipment Bod Execution of Drilla Aboard. Ship Are. to Be Features of Programme. Tho Jack Tars will be put through drills of various kinds as a feature of the annual Federal inspection of the uregon JNaval Militia on the cruiser Boston today from 2 to 5 o'clock. Lieutenant R. R. Smith, who is in charge of the Portland Naval recruiting- station, has been appointed in specting officer. Adjutant-General White will be present during the in spection. " Assembly of the Naval Militia will be sounded on the Boston at 1:50 o'clock and at 2 o'clock the divisions will ba inspected at quarters. This Inspection RESIDENT OF CITY 19 TEARS PASSES AWAY. T . f i l si ' j. P- " "4 I Foster's Free Trips Card April 14. Head aa Kollonai FOSTER'S FREE TRIPS over good roads, 1915-16, thanks to John B. Yeon." I ff the fvllonlBK Trill call vre vrlll clve them their nwnrdai I'.thel I.evrlM. Oreson i'ityi Jmm. C". Kunr, 271 Tenlno Ae.i I.lttle. Kant ThlrtT ' fifth St.f C. '. Hlcharaa, Iaurette Apartuarnlai l.rrlrudr t'whra, 1'1 ian ton t. Get a FOSTER'S FREE TRIPS book good for $2.50 cash when full. Buy from merchants giving- FOS TER'S FREE TRIPS. The Nortonia OTfera to the tranaleat aa well the realdentlal auest the iTHtacti of SOO nons,wllli hatha aad abower hatha the tea room, with danclac flaat the apaeioua lobbies ana parlors- the "alf f erent" American plan a inlaa - room, with exrellent table l'hate aerrlce. I.adlea vtaltlnc the cltr alone will he dellsbten wtth tho amoatlBli. I.anehean dinner ar tea partlea arranared r-r".ryfttha Mnnsnnt! Washington and Eleventh Streets, Portland, Oregon will cover attendance, condition of uni forms and equipment and general ap pearance of the divisions. Immediately after the inspection the fire drill will be executed. All the water-tight doors and hatches will be closed, the hose let out and the water turned on. The time required for the performance by each division will be taken and faults noted. Collision drill will follow fire drill and will be carried out completely. The call will be sounded and the signal then given to abandon ship. The men will provide themselves with supplies and fall' in opposite the places where the boats are lowered. The general drills will be followed by special and ship drills, such as the man-overboard drill, boat drill, gun drill and infantry drill. An inventory will be taken by the in spection officer of the arms, uniforms and equipment to determine If each man has a complete outfit. Kach de partment of the ship will also be in spected. was being- turned, flew back and struck him on the right leg. Mr. Peter.-on was taken to the Kood Samaritan Hos pital, and Hr. John V. Sifton was called to aet the break; The physician said that the condition of the man was not serious. California Hotels Prosper Boon. Prosper Boon, for 19 years a resident of Portland, died lat "Wednesday at his home, 630 Northrup street, at the age of 47 years. He is survived by his widow, and daughter.- Irma, and three step-children.- Maxine. Mar cella and Alice Boulanger. His brother is Joseph Boon, of Portland, and two other brothers and a sister live in Belgium. Mr. Boon was a member of the Mac cabees. The .funeral was held from the St. Mary's Cathedral Friday. Burial was at Lone Fir Cemetery. COLLEGE BOOKS LISTED Library Posts Heading Based on En try Requirements. In the circulation room of the Cen tral Library is posted a list of sug gested reading based upon college en trance requirements in English. Many people who cannot go to college will enjoy reading these books. The circulation department has pre pared a list of books "as Interesting as fiction" for those who want something entertaining that is not a love story. In the display case are books on house decoration, plans, gardens, china, rugs and furniture. Every business man will be Inter ested in the new list of books on busi ness. Dr. Morgan will deliver his last lec ture in the course on the riddles of tho universe on Tuesday night, April 27. This lecture will be given in Library Hall, and will be illustrated. The subject, will be "How Long Will the Universe Last?" Sawyer's Leg Broken. Frank Peterson, sawyer at the naw mill of the Clark & Wilson Lumber Com pany at Linnton, received a broken thigh yesterday morning wlren the cant, with which a log on the carriage; San Francisco GEARY AT TAYLOR Bellevue Hotel 10 minutes to Exposition without transfer. Built of concrete and steel. Private bath to every room. First class in every detail. 11. W. Wll.l., Xonalrr. (Member of Official Kisoslllus Motel Hurrau.) San Francisco Hotel Sutter The leading first-class hotel of San Francisco which has not raised its rates. Rooms from J1.B0 per day up. Direct carlln to exposition. Send for booklet and room chart showing prices of every room. f II Entire He 1 H Newiy dd V furnished il 1 goat U.OOi Management. Co rsicd and m- ihroughouL : (1.00 pes Day nd an TVxh B.tb 2.00md liTWiTXTWr snnfttrtl.