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FORD AUTO OFFICIAL
TELLS OF SUCCESS
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Vice-President Couzens Thinks
Stories Are Best Free
Advertising Possible.
THE SUNT) AT OREGOXIAX, , PORTLAND, SEPTEtBER 5, 1915.
t "BUSINESS ASSOCIATE OF HENRY FORD AND VICE-PRESI- t
DENT OF WORLD-FAMOUS AUTO COMPANY VISITS J
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Idea of Mr. Ford Joining Advisory
Board Sussrested by Secretary
Daniels Is Scouted by Visitor
on Way to Expositions.
On one of the upper floors of the
factory assembly plant of the Ford Mo
tor Company at Bast Eleventh and
Division streets, in the center of the
shop where hundreds of worumen were
Btitchingr Ford automobiles together,
James Couzens, vice-pr.esident and
treasurer of the great Ford Company,
was chatting with F. B. Norman, man
ager of the Portland Ford branch, and
newspaper reporters.
"Even before the Ford automobile
was dreamed of, Mr. Ford and myself
were associated together," said wlr.
Couzens. "Just abovt the time the
Ford car was to be launched we were
discussing" how much salary we would
request the directors to O. K. Finally
we puffed out our chests and con
cluded that we would petition, for a sal
ary of $300 a month for Mr. Ford and
$208 a month for myself. Of course,
we were the organizers and the head
officoi3 of the company and the direc
tors couldn't very well refuse us. To
day my friend Mr. Norman here re
ceives more than all of us together
then did," and he placed his arm on
Mr. Norman's shoulder as the chuckles
came.
"Would you mind telling us what the
two salaries amount to now?" ventured
a brave reporter.
Million Statement la Verified.
But the automobile magnate merely
smiled cordially, as if he were perfectly
satisfied with his present salary, and
announced that the Ford Company
would market a half million automo
biles during the coming year, leaving
his hearers to draw their own conclu
sions as to salaries and profits.
He also verified the estimate that
there are now 1,000,000 Fords in ex
istence. All but about 10 per cent of
these cars, he said, were sold and are
in use in America. He says between
5.000,000 and 6,000,000 Americans get
daily use of the cars built in the Ford
factory.
Mr. Couzens arrived in Portland early
yesterday in the private car Magnet
and departed at 5 o'clock for Tacoma,
planning to visit Mount Rainier and
Olacier National parks before return
ing to his home in Detroit.
Family Is With Mr. Couzens.
"With him on the vacation trip, which
has already occupied six weeks' time,
are Mrs. Couzens, his son, Frank Couz
ens. his two daughters, aged 4 and 11,
respectively, his brother, H. Ij. Couz
ens, and wife, and his niece. Miss
Eleanor Manning.
The party has visited Yellowstone
Park, the San Diego and San Francisco
expositions, Yosemite Park. Fort Klam
ath, Pelican Lodge and Crater Lake
National Park.
"This Western country Is the great
est place on earth," said Mr. Couzens.
"I would not go to Europe c anywhere
else for my vacations. Crater Lake is
a wonderful sight. At Pelican Lake I
caught a six-pound trout, the first fish
of that variety and the first large fish
I ever caught. I tell you, that was
some event in the Couzens family."
Mr. Couzens believes firmly that
Henry Ford will never associate him
self with any military training camp
and that Mr. Ford will not accept ap
pointment to the advisory board sug
gested by Secretary of the Navy Dan
iels, with Thomas Edison at the head.
Refusal Is Being Considered
"Not long before I left Detroit Mr.
Ford was figuring out how he would
refuse the scheduled appointment to
this board. If he does accept, it will
merely be to exert further effort for
disarmament and peace. The recent re
port that Mr. Ford would join the mil
itary camp originated with the enlist
ment of an automobile man by the
name of Harry Ford."
Mr. Couzens thinks the proverbial
Ford stories are the best advertisement
the car could possibly get.
"You know a man in the East has
published a regular book containing a
comprehensive compilation of Ford sto
ries." he said. "This book, of course,
contains only the parlor stories and
therefore omits what some people re
gard as the choicest yarns of all. We
receive numerous protests from Ford
owners, demanding that the Ford Com
pany put a stop to these stories. They
complain that they are grossly insulted
by the language used in some of the
yarns.
"But these stories certainly help to
make the Ford the most talked-of-prod-uct
in the world. Mr. Ford receives
more free publicity than any other man
in the world who has an article and a
trademark to sell."
CITY NEEDS BARR ROAD
Transfer of Jurisdiction Necessitat
ed by Grade Project.
Because of the discovery at the last
minute that the city has failed to take
over from the county Barr road from
Sixtieth street to Eighty -second street,
commencement of proceedings for the
elimination of the O.-W. R. & N. grade
crossings from the" head of Sullivan's
Gulch to the city limits has met with
temporary delay. The proceedings were
to have been started last week.
It has been found that the city must
have jurisdiction over all the roads in
volved in the project. Barr road is
the only one not having been taken
over by the city heretofore. As soon
as the Barr road status was discovered
the Council started proceedings for the
transfer to the city's jurisdiction. The
proposition now ia before the Board
of County Commissioners.
SWIMMERS TO BE IN FILM
Jlovie Man Will Snap Columbia
Bench Crowds in Action Today.
Columbia beach bathers will have a
chance to see. themselves in the movies.
This resort at Hayden Island, which
has tsprunsr into such stroiis favor dur
ing the last few warm Sundays, will be
visited by a battery of Pathe Exchange
camera men today, who. will obtain a
series of pictures for its Pacific Coast
picture-house service. The film will
be an added feature on the bill at the
People's Theater this coming- week.
Laet Sunday's attendance at Colum
bia beach was a record-breaker, more
than 7000 people enjoying the sun baths
and dips in the Columbia River. Every
indication points to a bigger crowd for
today.
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MUSCLE TEST VITAL
Incinerator Job Applicants
Sifted Down From 39.
SEVERAL ARE FOUND UNFIT
Staggering: Heat Kndured and
Weight Lifting Follows on Exam
ination of Power Made by Doc
torsRatings Xot Completed.
Hercules and Sampson would have
turned pale green wittj envy la"st week
if those two distinguished heavy
weights had been out to witness a '
municipal civil service examination
held to obtain eligibles for positions at '
the city incinerators. . The test was
one of muscle, the like of which has
never before been attempted by the
civil sarvice officiate of Portland.
Heretofore laborers have been ex
amined, their muscles sized up, and
their civil service markings given on
the basis of outward appearances.
Under the new regime of Secretary
H. W. MacLean, the muscles in addi
tion to being viewed received a try
out on dumb-bells and weights.
Thirty-nine applicants reported for
the examination. Ten of these took
a look at the scope of the test and
tipped their hats politely and pro
ceeded elsewhere in search of work.
The remaining 29 were more game and
remained. .
Several Are Found Unfit.
The first process was a thorough
medical and physical examination con
ducted by physlcims. This automatic
ally dropped several applicants as
physically unfit.
Then came muscle tests at the Mult
nomah Athletic Club. The first stunt
was for each applicant to lie flat on
his . back, stretch- his arms to their
full length over Ms head, grasp a 35
pound dumb-bell and rise to a sitting
position bringing the weight up with
him at arm's length. He had to repeat
this performance three . times without
resting.
Following this which was a severe
back and arm test, came the lifting
of a 56-pound weight .up at arm's
length over his head so that the weight
rested in front of him level with his
chin.
Many Fall In Muscle Test.
He then had to "muscle a 25-pound
weight, first with his right arm and
then with his left arm. keeping the
weight up several seconds.
During these tests the list of appli
cants dropped down to 20. In the
afternoon the applicants were taken
to tb incinerator where each was
required to "pull down"' the fires for
10 minutes. The furnaces heated to.
170 degrees give off a stggering heat
in the place where the men work.
They had to face the open doors and
stoke the fires with long rods.
It is not known yet how many finally
! passed in the examination, the ratings
! not having been completed. However,
it is. said the list will be small because
many of the applicants fell down in the
muscle test.
REV. IRA E. NEESE AT REST
Vnited Brethren Ministers Officiate
nt Funeral Services.
Funeral services of tiie late Rev.
Ira E. Meese, who died Thursday, were
conducted yesterday from the Third
United Brethren Church, In the South
east Side. Rev. B. O. Bonebrake. of
Hood River, and formerly superintend
ent of Portland district, delivered the
sermon.
The pallbearers were ministers of
United Brethren churches Rev. J. T.
Nisewonder, First United Brethren
Church; Rev. T. C. Bell. Second Church;
Rev. Herbert White. Third Church;
Rev. T. K. Conner, Fourth Church. In
terment was in the Mount Scott Ceme
tery. FIRE EXITS ARE- URGED
Marshal Stevens Reports Public
Halls Need Safeguards.
Safeguarding of public halls and
meeting places by requiring the in
stallation of ample outside exits is to
be urged by Fire Marshal Stevens. In
spection of a number of halls, he says.,
has revealed the fact that they would
be veritable death-traps in "case of lire
or panic.
At present, Mr. Stevens says, there
is nothing in the city ordinances cover
ing the matter of Are safeguards in
such places. He is working now on a
plan to force the installation of ample
exterior exits in all halls and public
meeting places.
CARL LIST AT ALTENBURG
Portland Boy Sends Word to Motjier
of Safe Arrival in Europe.
Carl List has sent word to his,
mother, Mrs. Clara List, 834 Rodney
avenue, that he is safe. After the
sinking of the Cambuskenneth he was
taken by the Germans to Altenburg and
to his relatives there.
Carl List is a native of Portland
and was born September 13, 1897. He
attended the Albina Homestead gram
mar school until he was 13, and then he
entered the trades school, where he
remained a year. He was then em
ployed for two years in the plumbing
shop of Pox & Davis. He Intended to
complete his high school work and
worked at the Meier & Frank store for
a while with that idea in mind.
CABLE TO CARRY IDENTITY
Brother or F-4 Victim to Send Den
tal Description.
Learning that ten more bodies of the
crew of the ill-fated F-4 that sank in
Honolulu Harbor laet March had been
recovered, and that the teeth were the
only remaining means of identifica
tion. Dolph Deeth, a bookkeeper in the
employ of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, yesterday mado arrange
ments to have th identification marks
of his brother, fieri -v-e. an electrician
who perished wltii the submarine,
cabled to the authorities in Honolulu.
George Deeth. was, up to the time of
his enlistment in the Navy, an employe
of Carl Zimmerman, 383 East Burnside
street, of this city, and lived with
SCENES AT CITY'S CIVIL SERVICE
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1-1 Length Over Head.
jjt-'jtfP - The Back Test. Rising From Back to Sittine Position Three Times. HrlnK-
Ll"f ,n 3-",-1'OD"d Weight I'p at Arm's Length Each Time.
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wfjf Labor Jf
Hffl g o the ceaseless energy and skill of W4
ffelfogpl II x menwhobuilded to the hand and brain InsJ
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Fifteenth street. , . .
NATIONAL GETS CLEAN BILL
Marshal Says Theater Is Far Ahead
-of Kire : Requirements.
Deputy Fire Marshal Campbell yes
terday made an - exhaustive examina
tion of the National Theater to see if
all requirements had ' been complied
with in view of- the ' inauguration of
stage performances by the Frank Rich
Musical Comedy Company today.
"The 'National ; is' so far ahead - of
movie requirements that it is up to
TEST; IN WHICH LABOR APPLICANTS DEMONSTRATE MUSCLE
AND DURABILITY.
to the ceaseless
men who builded to the hand and brain
that created and assembled the vast new
stocks that fill it this store stands
Labor Day virtually marks the completion
nf this 0reat task the erertinn of a npw
and greater store for the convenience and
service of Portland's great shopping public.
It is fitting that we pay tribute to the thousands of -workers
who made possible this mighty edifice of trade
those who shaped the rough granite and steel and the
little army of loyal men and women who strive to serve
you at this store.
This Store Will Remain Closed
All Day Monday, Labor Day!
Attend the Columbia Highway Celebration
tomorrciv go by auto, train . or boat.
Excursion tickets adults 65c; children 35c.
Es'ba.bli.sheil
Tmet Quality store of Portland
Fifths .Six.tJ. "Mon-lsory Alder Sts.
regular theater standard," he said. A
tew suggestions were made by Mr.
Campbell and adopted immediately at
the theater. The National is a class
A structure and, in addition, is equipped
from roof to garret with a sprinkler
system.
Cowlitz Valr to Be Advertised.
KELSO, Wash.,. Sept. 4. (Special.)
Business men from Woodland will visit
every town in the county next Friday
on a trip, in the -interest of thfc Cowlitz
County ; Fair, which wil be held in
Woodland September 23, 24 and 25. A
big free show and entertainment will
be staged in each town visited. Flans
for the fair are progressing nicely, and
a big display is expected.
energy and skill of
PICKERS STILL FEW
7000 Needed for Harvest and
Mark Not Yet Reached.
FAMILY OF 12 AT WORK
Growers Say Crops in Largest Vards
Are Good and Independence Will
Have 25,000 Bales in Spite
' of High Production Cost.
The. principal hop region adjacent to
Independence and paralleling the Wil
lamette River on the edge of Polk and
Marion counties is about ten, miles
from Salem and 70 miles from Port
land, south. It is here, in a radius of
five miles, using Independence as a
center, that there are. roughly, 3000
acres devoted to hopraising this year.
About 223 pickers are required to
the 100 acres. When the yards are
full manned there will be about 7000
persons at work. Nearly 3000 of them
will come from Portland, the rest from
nearby towns and the South.
At this time all of the yards are
short-handed, due, it is said, to the
earliness of the season, causing an
overlapping with the grain harvest,
and to a cut from 50 cents to 40 cents
per box by the growers for the pick
ing. As it is, the growers are paying
the highest price they can bear.
Prod action 10 Cti Per Bale.
Greater activity by hop pests, the red
spider, honey dew and the hop lice,
has caused almost continual spraying.
The price outlook for 1915 non-contracted
hops is not encouraging; neither
is it depressing. The average hop man
will say that the price will be some
where between 10 cents and 40 cents.
Ten cents is reckoned as the bottom
price, because it will cost 10 cents to
get the hops "in the bale" this year.
The growers say the price this year
will depend mainly on the following:
The ability of the Hopgrowers' Asso
ciation to control a majority of the
supply: the buying activity of the Lon
don market; the quantity and quality
of the general output.
There is no doubt that market equi
librium will be brought about in time
by the formation of hopgrowers' asso
ciations. Hop men agree that if a fair
percentage of the supply can be con
trolled the business can be made con
servative. Anyway, these associations
which now have taken defirflte form
are eliminating the middleman by sell
ing directly to the brewer.
SO Percent of Yield Controlled.
J. S. Cooper, of Independence, who
is engaged in association work, is of
the opinion that 50 per cent of the non
contracted hops will be lined up by the
associations this year.
If London firms come briskly in the
market and cheerfully pay the exces
sive extra cost of war insurance, high
exchange and prohibitive freight rates,
the price will be good. It is evident
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that there is a shortage of hops in the
country generally, but the quality is
excellent. This ought to make for bet
ter prices certainly.
Contrary to. some reports, the crop
around Independence is both heavy and
of high quality., C. A. McLoughlin, big
owner and a man whose opinion is
given much consideration, says his
yard will average 1400 pounds per acre
and believes about 23.000 bales will
be shipped from the country tributary
to Independence.
When one realizes that 7000 persons
economic wellfare is yearly in a way
dependent upon it. he is reminded that
it has become a mighty institution in
Oregon.
Vacation Pays tor School Books.
An Oregon homebuilder was there
from somewhere on a timber claim or
homestead in the Silets River country.
He was picking in the Cooper yard
with his wife and ten children, and to
gether they averaged 50 boxes a day.
The J20, after the cost of living was
paid, netted them, he said. J16. The
mother said they hoped to make near
J300. if the picking held out. This
money was spent for clothes and school
books. She also said she hoped she
could manage to let Anna take music
lessons this year..
NOTED LECTURER COMING
Mrs." Thome-Thonisen, of Chicago,
to Talk on Children's Literature.
Mrs. Gudrun Thorne-Thomsen, of Chi
cago, will deliver, a. series of six lec
tures on literature for children at the
Portland Library from September 17
to 21. Her subjects will be "Values in
Literature for Children." "Children's
Poetry," "Fairy Tales from Folk Lore."
"Norse Myths and Sagas," "English
Ballad Stories," "Dramatization of
Stories." The lectures will be free to
the public. ' '
Mrs. Thomsen is widely known as a
lecturer and a professional story-teller.
For many years she was associated
with Colonel Parker, principal of the
Cook County Normal School of Chicago.
Every year Mrs. Thomsen makes a tour
of the larger Eastern cities, lecturing
to teachers, librarians and parents. In
making her compilation of stories she
has translated many of them from the
original in Norwegians
During her stay in Portland Mrs.
Thomsen will be the guest of Miss
Mary Frances Isom.
- -The Portland .Education Associa
tion has planned a luncheon for Satur
day noon, September 18, at the Hotel
Benson, at which .Mrs. Thomsen will
give a story hour.
ST. JOHNS MAN WANTS JOB
Kx-Reoorder Thinks Employment
Should Be Provided.
A. E. Dunsmore. who was elected City
-Recorder of St. Johns last April, be
lieves Portland is in duty bound to
keep him in the Auditor's office of
Portland as an employe until the end
of his term. He has so written the
City Council.
Soon after he was elected St. Johns
was annexed to. Portland and all the
officers' terms expired. Since July Mr.
Dunsmore has been employed in the.
Auditor's office, but only on temporary
appointment. He asks to be kept on
the payroll.
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