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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (May 30, 1915)
s ADMEN TO MEET AT SPOKANE IN 1916 C. F. Berg, of Portland, Elect ed First Vice-President of Coast Association. t F. H.LLOYD, SPOKANE, HEAD Inland Empire Metropolis Takes ' Chief Honors for Activity In Last Vear and for Attendance at Convention This Year. I,OS ANGELES, May 29. (Special.) The delegates to the Pacific Coast Advertising Men's Association enjoyed a varied programme today. - After a business session in the forenoon in Normal Hall, the remainder of the day was devoted to pleasure. The visitors were taken for a motorcar ride early in the afternoon. At 1:30 P. M., they attended a Spanish barbecue at ..cheuten Park, and attended the"Mis slon Play" at San Gabirle in the even ing. At the business session, Spokane was designated as the next meeting place for the convention, and these officers vre electd: Prsident, F. H. Uoyd. Spokane; first vice-president, C. V. Herg, Portalnd: second vice-president, T. A. Cody, Sacramento; third vice president, Stanley Hall, San Diego; secretary. Dr. K. M. Kmerson. Port land, members of executive committee; It. Ij. Bisby, of Los Angeles (chair man); C. II. 'Tallant. of San Francisco; It. A. B. Aiken, of Seattle; W. W. Crib bens, of Oakland, and A, H. Wilklns, of I.os Angeles. Efflfc- -1 L 'IttV fclfcl , WttJ Another inleresuug; tealure of the business session was the awarding of trophies. The Spokane Ad Club won the Coast trophy, donated by O. Her bert Palin and given by the Los Angeles Ad Club to the club showing the greatest activity during the past year. The committee on awards based their decision on attendance at the con vention, work done in behalf of the profession of advertising, vigilance committee work and educational work among members. The presidents trophy, awarded by the president to the delegation that shows the largest percentage of at tendance at the convention, was cap tured by the Spokane Ad Club. The delegation from the Sacramento Ad Club won the Hotel Clark trophy, of fered to the delegation that registered the greatest mileage. The Los Angeles trophy, donated by G. Herbert Palln and awarded to the member of the Los Angeles Ad Club, or the Women's Ad Club of Los Angeles, for the best ex hibit of advertising, was won by Miss Louise Porter, advertising manager for J. W. Robinson Company, and Miss Peggy Martin. The delegates will leave at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning on a special train for San Diego. The excursion to the southern city Is under the auspices of the San Diego Ad Club. Charles F. Berg ts an ex-president of the Portland Ad Club and director of athletic events in the Rose Festival. Dr. R. M. Emerson, chairman of the Portland delegation, telegraphed the '." news from Los Angeles yesterday and predicted that Mr. Berg would be elect ed president In U18 and that Portland ' would get the convention in that year. BEACH ROADSTEPS TAKEN :"ewport Appropriates Funds for Route to Otter Hocks. t NEWPORT. Or., May 29. (Special Tnitlai 6tepa have been .taken to estab lish hard-surfaced or planked roads -along tlio beach in Lincoln County, the coast line of which is unsurpassed in scenic beauty. Already the road has - been planked leading from Waldport ,'to the beach and from South Beach, across from Newport on the Waldport ' stage line, to the beach and around Seal '. Itocks, on the south shore of Taquina -Bay. -North of Newport the road to H Agate Beach will bo completed by -'August 1. ' The latter road eventually will lead .."to Silets Bay. At present the section "connecting the Oceanhill or Monterey ' property with Newport has been com- . pleted and the second section from Oceanhill to Agate Beach is fast near- , ing completion. Money has been ap ' propriated for temporary improve r ments on the road to Otter Rocks and . the Devil's Punchbowl. PENDLETON CLUB ELECTS Current Literature Stilly of Year Is Completed. . PENDLETON. Or., May 29. (Spe cial.) The Current Literature Club has closed its year's work. The sub ject for study was "Modern American Literature and World Problems." The Year-Book committee, Mrs. James A. Fee. Mrs. K. B. Aldrlch and Mrs. J. S. Johns, divided the subject into It meetings. The literature of other coun tries was sometimes used as a basis of comparison. The club will continue along the same lines next year. The officers for the past year were; Mrs. James Johns, president: Mrs. A. C. Hampton, vice-president; Mrs. C. S. Jerard, treasurer, and Mrs. J, S. Johns, secretary. The club has taken active interest In civics and social improvement. The club assisted In gving the library ball, sold $15 worth of Red Cross stamps, sent $5 to the Boys' and Girls' Aid So ciety, Joined the National Peace Party and appropriated $10 to the New Vear Book committee. At the annual business meeting the following officers were elected for the year beginning in October: Mrs. A. C . . . V: j I - i - - - i L Charles F. Berg. Portland Mti, Chosen First Vice-President of Coast Admen's Assoelatlom, Hampton, president; Mrs. H. E. Bick ers, vice-president; Mrs. C. S. Jerard, treasurer and Mrs. J. S. Johns, secre tary. The New Year-Book committee comprises Mrs. James A. Fee and Mrs. C. F. Colesworthy; literature. Mrs. Ndrborne. Berkeley art, and Mrs. A. Carl Power, music YOUNG CHURCH FOLK ELECT Willamette Valley League Conven tion Is Opened at Eugene. EUGENE, Or., May 29. (Special.) More than 50 delegates from Portland, La Center, Washington; Silverton, Canby and other Willamette Valley points took' part in the sixth annual convention of ' the Willamette Valley Young People's League here today in the Norwegian Lutheran Church. Rev. P. Thorkven, of St. James, Minn., was special representative of the church for the East. He spekke tonight before the social gathering. Rev. II. c. Hendrickson. of Portland, and Rev. Edward Thornstenberg, of the University of Oregon, spoke this after noon. Rev. D. Larsen, of Portland, also gave a talk. Officers elected were: Rev. K. Raudstein, La Center, Wash., president; M. Anderson, Washougal, Wash., vice president; Rev. Otto Lock, Canby, Or., secretary; O. Engen. Portland, treasurer. SMITH MILL IS DAMAGED Chiphouse of Plant at Marshfield Is Burned With $10,000 Loss. MARSHFIELD, Or., May 29. (Spe cial.) Fire which caught from the large C. A. Smith mill-burner today destroyed the chiphouse, an auxiliary of the pulp mill, causing a loss of be tween 8000 and $10,000. The flames were prevented from communicating to other large build ings by the mill water system, and the full force in the industries turned out to fight the fire. The first chiphouse built for the pulp mill burned a week before the mill was ready to operate. TWO MORE CAMPS TO OPEN Daniels Creek and Coos River Work to Give Jobs to 1 1 0 Men. MARSHFIELD. Or.. May 29. (Spe cial.) The McDonald and Vaughan Logging camp, employing SO men. will open on Daniels Creek next Monday and tho Coos Bay Mill Company will open a camp on Coos River to employ about 30 men in the next two weeks. Local milling concerns say the lum ber business is showing marked activity and several mills have received good prices for large orders recently. Aberdeen to Have Cleanup Week. ABERDEEN. Wash.. May 28. (Spe cial.) A cleanup week in which each of the city wards will have one cleanup day has been ordered by the Council and will begin June 7. The city will furnish wagons free to haul away garb-use. V ' ran EDWARDS Trusts ?wt Folks SK.M TODIV Kilt THIS BIG IBook IT'S RE Explaining How Folks Living Out of Town Can Furnish Their Home On Credit Out-of-Town Folks: Edwards will furnish your home on KASY PAY MUM'S BY MAIL. Get acquainted with our wonderfully easy out-of-town mall order credit plan and our marvelously low prices on high grade home furnishings. Get ac quainted through this great book. I T'S F R K K. Send for one today. You can start an account now. Our catalogue explains everything in detail. " TEAK THIS COl'PON JiOW. MA 1 1, IT TODAY. CATALOGUE COUPON b)DWAHDS CO.. 15-101 First St.. Portland, Or. Send me your 80-page Free Cata logue. Also' your list of terms and your prices for. out-of-town buyers. Name Address. . . : .' -OOP PUCt TO Tfn -Hj I AMERICAS LEAVE SHIP ISSUE OPEII Conference Agrees Transpor tation Is Essential, but Avoids Politics. M'ADOO PROMISES ACTION Congress to Be Urged to Continue Work' Latin-American Visitors to Make Tour of Middle West and lnst. WASHINGTON, May 29.-The Pan American financial conference came to an end here tonight after six days' dis cussion of problems-which have con fronted the two Americans as a conse quence of the European war. The concrete results of the conference may not be apparent for months to come, hut none of the representatives of the United States or the 18 Latin American republics wblcta sent dele gates were inclined to overlook its sen timental value, and the apparent fact that through this agency business men of the United States and its sister re publics have come to a better under standing of each other's views. Tranaportatlon Question Left Optm. What the results of the conference may be, so far as the United States is concerned, probably will not be appar ent until Congress meets next Fall and receives the report -of Secretary Mc Adoo. presiding officer of the confer ence, and the suggestions he may make. Of first importance, politically and commercially, is the question of im proved transportation facilities between North and South America- The confer ence took no definite stand today on how transportation could be best devel oped, and left the question of ship sub sidy or Government ownership exactly where it' was when the deliberations began. Mr. McAdoo indicated, however, his purpose to make some concrete pro posal" to Congress, saying he. expected to urge the President to press for ade quate legislation. The report of the committee on trans portation was adopted today without a dissenting vote. The only sign of a dis agreement came when William Legen dre. of New Tork, proposed to amend a resolution offered by ex -Governor Francis, of Missouri, approving the re port; the amendment, urging changes in the navigation laws of the United States, was overruled by Secretary Mc Adoo. Political line Avoided. "We are not here," said Secretary Mc Adoo, "to discuss Government owner ship of ship subsidy. Wa have desired above ail to keep the political aspects out of this conference. Questions of Government ownership of -teamships or of ship -subsidies have assumed a po litical aspect in this country, and I think this conference should avoid them." Secretary McAdoo said he would urge on the President the need of continuing the work of the conference. He pointed out that the delegates had no power to take affirmative action on the question of transportation, but that each country must be left to deal with the matter In its own way. The "group commit tees" of the conference which have done the real work would be replaced, he added, with permanent committees in the United States to continue the work. The conference ended tonight with a banquet in the Pan-American Union building- Secretary McAdoo was host. On Monday the delegates will start on a two weeks' tour of the Middle West and East, and will wind up in New Tork about the middle of June. TAX LEAGUE BEING FORMED I -a Grande Folk Are Told to Make Intelligent Investigation. : LA GRANDE, Or., May 18. (Special.) i Preliminary steps were . taken here today to create a tax league to lower taxes. Robert E. Smith.' of Roseburg, and secretary of the State Tax Asso ciation, attended. "There is too much talk about high taxes and not enough intelligent in vestigation on the part of tho taxpay er,". said Mr. Smith. "As an example of what I mean, taxes in Union County, exclusive of state taxes, have Increased 141 per cent In nine years. This does not mean that all taxes have increased 141 per cent. County taxes have increased 31 per cent, school taxes have increased 300 per cent and city taxes have Increased 650 per ceut. In order to reduce taxes you have got to look for the place where the taxes are the highest." 5 ON FERRY ARE DROWNED Horse Backs Party Going to Church Into Cowlitz River. TA COMA, Wash.. May 29. Five per sons were drowned in the Cowjin Kiver about eight miles from Martin. 40 miles south of Tacoma. today, when a horse attached to a vehicle in which they were going to mass at a Catholic church backed off the Kiffe ferry. The dead are: Mrs. Henselman, Miss Anna Bergen and Frank Bergen's three children, all of whom were under .10 years of age. Miss Ella Bergen and Bart Bergen were saved. Summer Normal Open June 21. ' CENT R ALIA, Wash.. May 29. (Spe cial.) Professor E. J. Klemme. of the Ellensburg State Normal School, who will head the Centralis- Summer Nor mal, was In Centralia Thursday mak ing arrangements for the opening of the school on June 21. Professor Klemme expects an enrollment of more than 100 here this Summer and an even greater attendance next year. Id the future the school will be operated as a permanent branch of the Ellensburg institution. J. M. La hue, superintend ent of Centralia schools, will assist Professor Klemme In directing the tsummer s.-nool work LOOKiNr. a TROUBLE AND HUNT-iNtr for. Bargains ark ONE AND THP 5 A ME THIN Or Don't search for clothing: bargains. The usual clothing bargain shrieks aloud and tells the passerby what it is and where it came from. Come to the shop that has rebpect for your appearance. We will sell you a 6uit of clothes that parallels the most expert tail oring the. world has ever seen at a price that will make you feel friendly toward us. Ask to see our $15, $20 and $2." specials. Phegley & Cavender Cor. Fourth and Alder Sta. SEE WINDOW DISPLAY 1 IsGood yVy V V I J; IsGood zs Edwards' Removal A Quick, S Positively Closes Saturday, June S Clearance of Furniture! Beginning Tuesday Morning at S:30 and Continuing All Week The reductions in hundreds of instances are positively startling, as we have disregarded profit and cost entirely. Where only one, two or three pieces of a kind remain, the price-cutting is simply absurd. However, as great as the bargains are, this does not prevent you irom buying on our usual easy credit. Take your own time to pay, but be sure to come here this week if you would share in the great bargains now offered. FOLKS HAVING GOODS ON HOLD ORDERS, KINDLY ORDER THEM SENT THIS WEEK. Reed Rockers For the Porch $1.95 $2.90 $3.75 Samples of Reeo Rockers worth $4. i and $7. One each of a pattern. Only a few left. If you fret one you are fortunate. Mil Immm Beautiful Dinner Ware 100-Piece Sets for Final t1 1 QH Clean-Up $1 $1.00 WEEKLY Dinner Sets of new, handsome desigrna in assortment of. patterns and regular 15.!0 value, for the last week of this Sreat removal sale you may buy them for ll.0 on (special terms of $1.00 cash and fl.00 per week. This " TT nr "I 1 Beautiful B 111. tig J. 6)16 Going at hMim . 6 mm i r c. u i tit ' Pay the Easy Way $1.00 Per Week Will Do Pay a Little Down Beautiful polish, finish 6-foot extension dining table. Made just like cut. A great bargain at the regular price. Going this week or while any remain before removal at the especially low price of J7.&5. Apartment Owners and Hotel Folks Will Do Well Here This Week Hundreds of yards of carpets and drop-pattern rugs to be sold this week without any regard to first cost. Also a number of odd chairs, dressers and rockers going at one-third to one-half off regular price. $12.00 Wool Fiber Rugs, 9x12 Feet, on Sale at rSal(aia'a3m " m VV iJSml lBla"J,a 0lDDOOI oJt t-sfhjgjajaio C9 09DC9O1 Sv-w JKa r fc1' CT ?;t3.c:- m 1:13 a a "jVa ffi-" j fc fc; o 'eg ra""1 ta a $1.00 Weekly This Elegant Steel Range During the Last Week pigpia$97.50 $3.00 Cash $1.00 Weekly This Fame Steel Rauae is a, marvelous value at the prU:o for which we are offering- it this last week of removal. If you are needing a range, you will do well to see this one. $6.50 Mattresses Go This Week Or While They Last ?x W'e believe this tO be the eaunl nf Rnv IS mnff rA Kolrl ti thn ritv- nnH it hna nrilrl f rt- a number of years at even $7.60. They are full size, quilted cot Ion top and bottom over with fancy in mattress lean, dry excelsior, closely tufted to "prevent hunching and lumping. Covered blue art ticking. We have never offered anything to compare with these 1 value before. One of the greatest rug- bHrgaln ever of fered. Think of Retting a beautiful rieixr 111 the newest colorings la rice enouKh for your lilggest room, and rutis that are wonder ful values at the regular price, $12. no. Iny tivcly the lust week they will be sold at this e-tremely low price $.7o. $3 Leather Seat Dining Chairs Now $1.45 A few Solid Oak Dining O h a irs. u p h o 1 s t ered in Spanish leather. Possibly one-half dozen pets left which will go to the first - comers at $1.45 each. Hundreds of Pieces Will Be Sold This Week at Any Price in Re ason to Save Moving. CASH OR CREDIT $9,$10,$12and$15 Rockers Fumed Oak Your Choice to Close Out About twenty As m plea of fine oak rock ers In a beautiful fumed finish. Some up holstered In real 1 e a t her over a u t o -spring: seats. Just the stylA and niand, but smmm . l sort of chair thst is in most de- samples which we winh to close out ill order to have new samples for our new store. Values worth up to ll'i.Oo. Your choice, while they last, at $5.85, STORE CLOSED MONDAY DECORATION DAY GOOD PLACE TO TRADE TTZ irUl .. i - w c w r fi ..i nr r ti jr w n mr j. ti N II AFTER THIS WEEK AT FIFTH AND OAK 1 5ksY85T9l Fl RSfsi- EVEHTHIXC FOR the HOME ESTABLISHED 1877. J rioswiriKdT-sv: .rFr--r. 7BgrT-mTL-z2rrjKV'..ir.!K--A-" -rr-rr-z.--szrzw?Kzm