TTE SUXDAT OKEGOXTATT, FOTtTX A ?CD, 3IAT 14, 1010.
LIQUOR USE IS CUT
ABOUT 95 PER CENT
AGENTS HERE TODAY
GREATER PORTLAND
IS VISION PIGTORED
PRETTY BABIES SCORE
HIGH IN EUGENICS
Oregon Congress of Mothers Is Superintending Health Campaign and
Markings of Tots Continue to Improve.
MISS DEM ARCE AND HER
WILD PETS WITH CIRCUS
Zippo Is Favorite Educated Baboon and Often Takes Breakfast With His
Fair Trainer Show Is Coming to Portland.
Transportation Men to Visit
Columbia River Highway.
Analysis of Conditions Under
Wet and Dry Regime Is
v Made by A. M. Churchill.
Henry E, Reed Portrays Past
and Present With Glorious
Prediction for Future.
CHAMBER WILL ENTERTAIN
Rose Festival Association Plans to
Help and Luncheon Will Be
Served at Chantlcler Inn
Before Return.
USE OF BEER ALMOST NIL
NEW EFFORT IS ADVOCATED
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April Purchases, Taken as Basis,
. Show Portland Will Spend Only
$281,641 for Liquor in 1916,
v Against $0,563,326 in 1015.
Portland is spending1 only $281,641
annually for liquor under prohibition,
compared with $6,563,326 spent in 'wet"
jears. says A. M. Churchill, chairman
of the legal committee of the Commit
tee of One Hundred, which was instru
mental in ridding the state of the
llauor traffic.
Sir. Churchill's figures are-based on
the liquor importations for the month
f April, which he believes are fairly
representative of what the normal
shipments will be for a year.
Since prohibition became effective
January 1. Mr. Churchill has compiled
the statistics on importations under the
dry law and compared them with the
figures on liquor consumption and ex
penditures for liquor before last Jan
uary. Based on the volume of April ship
ments, Mr. Churchill has figured that
Portland is spending or.ly 7.5 per cent
as much money for whisky as was
spent in former years, only 1.9 as much
for beer and less than 5 per cent as
much for all kinds of liquors collect
ively. It would require an ordinary brewery
only eight days to turn out all the
beer that Portland consumes in a year,
at the present basis, says Mr. Churchill.
Rate Thought State Avenge,
Hia deductions relating to Portland,
lie says, probably will apply in sub
stantially the same way to other parts
of the state.
Mr. Churchill has obtained from the
official records the fact that Portland
Imported in the month of April an ag
gregate of 7364 packages of whisky,
each package containing two quarts.
In the same month an aggregate of
1265 shipments of beer were received.
The value of the whisky shipped into
the city in the month of April, at $1.25
a quart, is $18,410. On the basis of the
April values the importations for an
entire year would be $220,920.
The estimated value of the whisky
Consumed in Portland in "wet" years,
according to Mr. Churchill's figures,
was $2,943,050.
The percentage of whisky shipped in,
as compared with former years' con
sumption, therefore is only 7.5.
The value of the beer shipped into
the city in April, at an average price
of $4 for each 24 quarts, was $5060. At
this rate the value of the annual beer
consumption would be $60,720.
Beer Drop 92 Per Cent.
The estimated value of beer consumed
In Portland before the state went "dry"
was $3,120,276. says Mr. Churchill.
The percentage of beer consumption
now is only 1-9, compared with the con
sumption in "wet" years.
Mr. Churchill then combined the fig
ures for beer and whisky shipments,
showing that the value of the aggre
gate importations for the month of
April was $23,470, or $2S1,641 annually.
His estimated consumption of beer
xind whisky for an average wet year at
$6,063,326, he says, does not include a
probable additional expenditure of
$500,000 annually for wine.
Mr. Churchill's object in making
these estimates was to show that the
money now being sent out of the state
for liquor is trifling compared with the
money that was sent out before pro
hibition went into effect.
Drinking Report Refuted.
"Much has been said about the 'enor
mous shipments' of liquor coming into
the state." said Mr. Churchill yesterday
"and, based on these, a propaganda is
authoritatively stated to be in process
of organization to permit our Oregon
breweries to manufacture to meet this
enormous' demand. To people who
fire tempted to be impressed by sucn
argument the following comparisons
will be startling.
"Previous to the state's going dry
the annual value of liquor consumed in
3'ortland was variously placed at from
4.uoo.ooo to $10,000,000. Probably $6.
000.000 is very conservative. This i
arrived at in several ways. One is by
taking the annual per capita consump
tion of the United States, which can be
urrived at from the census reports and
multiplying by Portland s 2o0,000 popu
lation. A second is based on the fact
that Portland had 300 saloons. 16
restaurants and grills paying an $800
license and 21 groceries paying a- $400
license. A conservative estimate for
the average saloon was $50 business
per day. That would likewise show an
nnnual business of nearly $6,000,000.
other estimates of experts, based on
t he large rents the saloons were
paying, the cost of their liquors, bar
tenders, water, light, internal revenue
charge and other expenses, place the
total cost of liquor consumed in Port
land much higher, reaching even to
$10,030,000 a year.
Present Estimate 281,641.
Based on the April shipments then
we would now be consuming in Port
land $2S1.641 per year, as against l
conservative estimate for wet years
of over $6,000,000. In other worde. the
Oregon dry law has reduced drinking
to les than 5 ner cent of nrevious
ars. based on the showing to date.
of course, shipments into the state will
doubtless increase to larger propor
tions as much liquor is still stored
from the stocks laid in before January
1, but plenty of allowance can be made
Jor this and still leave the figures
most surprisingly low.
"Oregon, in 1910. had .73 of one per
rent of the population of the United
States. The census of manufactures
for 1909 shows the total wholesale
value of distilled liquor product at the
distillery of $204,699,412; of malt liquor
product at the brewery $374,730,096:
of vinous liquor $13.120.S46. Oregon
manufactured $1.S75.453 of malt liquor
and no spirituous or vinous liquor of
enough consequence to be tabulated.
Assuming the Oregon per capita con
Fumptlon to have been the same as
that for the rest of the United States
we should have consumed (at factory
prices) $1,494,306 of distilled; $2,735.
630 of malt, and $95.S32 of vinous. Pe
ductirg from the malt total this 81,
S57.453 manufactured In Oregon we
have $877,077. net imported Into the
state each year.
Shrlnkase Is Shown,
"On the same per capita basis. Port
land, in 1915, with 250,000 population,
was paying (at factory prices) $568,610
for whisky. Adding to this freight,
wholesalers' profits, retailers' expense
and profit, would bring the retail sell
ing price, according to the opinion of
reliable former liquor dealers here,
to five times the factory price, which
would be $2.943.0f0, which represents
the price of whisky consumed as
against an estliu.au for this, year
CerZ.rt.c22
ZPon er- t. -
Georore
VSil Tiara Connell
N'
O MATTER how many pictures of
handsome Oregon babies have
been previously collected, there
always aeems to be more. Another bevy
of pretty, little tot3 has been photo
graphed at recent contests, beauty
shows and programmes. Under the
vigilance of the Oregon Congress of
Mothers and the better babies move
ments, the children's scores seem con
stantly ascending, so that now a large
number have almost reached the cov
eted "perfect mark."
Little Master William Connell Dyer,
Jr. besides being a bright little chap
and ranking high eugenically. claims
distinction as being the great-grand
son of two early Oregon pioneers. Sam
uel A. Clarke, and bolomon Durbin, o
Salem. William is the eon of Mr. and
Mrs. William Connell Dyer, of Salem.
With a score of 98 H and happy smile.
George Edwin, the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Basil P. Edwin, 1175 Rodney avenue.
won honors at a recent contest. He was
born in Portland and is eight months
old.
Edwin Oliver Raundsep, the 23-
months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John
Raundsep, 878 Oregon street, recently
scored 99 in the rating of the Congress
of Mothers bureau. He is also a Port
land baby.
Little Miss Gertrude Donery, a petite
and dainty dancer, has figured in many
an entertainment. Recently she danced
in costume at a play given at St
Krancis' Academy. She is a clever
based on the shipments for April of
$220,920.
"In other words, the amount of
whisky drunk has apparently shrunk
to 7.5 per cent of other years, on this
record.
"Beer drinklngr has about entirely
disappeared, based on showing for ship
ments to date. Placing the retail price
of beer at three times that at the brew
ery (beer averaging- the brewer about
$3.75 a barrel and retailing at about
126 a barrel), the Portland consumption
based on the United States average per
capita would have been $1,040,093, at
the brewery or $3,120,276 at retail. As
asrainst that the consumption based on
April shipments would be- $60,720, or 1.9
per cent of other years.
Beer Consumption Trivial.
"This can be figured another way:
Portland imported 1265 shipments of
beer in April, which is 30.360 quarts or
253 30-gallon barrels. For a year at
that rate, Portland woulu consume 3036
barrels. The "Weinhard brewery alone
probably turned out 120,000 barrels
every year when the state was wet.
Surely there is no excuse for the
propaganda urging that Oregon brew
eries be permitted to manufacture this
trifling amount that is being shipped in
from other states. The Weinhard
brewery could get just about an eight
day run to manufacture a year's sup
ply at this rate. Obviously, the only
argument for manufacturing in Oregon
would have to be on the ground that
consumption should be increased.
"Certain of the figures which were
used as a basis for these estimates, or
which served the compiler as a helpful
check upon their substantial accuracy,
were courteously furnished by the office
of the "Weinhard Brewery. In the
course of this conversation it was de
veloped that this concern is retaining
nearly all its employes in manufactur
ing their temperance drink.
Brewery Employes Few.
"The .total number of wage-earners
employed in Oregon breweries has al
ways been relatively small tn any case.
The 1909 manufacturing census gives
the total as 04. But it is very en
couraging to note that nearly all of
the wage-earners of the largest brew
ery in the state are being employed as
usual. At least one other local brewery
is likewise manufacturing near-beer,
and another Oregon brewery has turned
to the manufacture of loganberry Juice
with a brilliant future apparently
ahead of it-
lt will also be interesting to the
public to know that, owing probably
largely to the splendid right put up by
the Retail Druggists Association, co
operating with the Municipal Court and
the District Attorney's office, the sales
of alcohol reported at the County
Clerk's office have fallen off about 800
during April, as compared with sales
in March.
"In conclusion it should be said that
the above figures are only approxi
mate. All statistics are that. Doubt
less minor discrepancies can be dis
covered. But the showing is so star
tingly favorable that any such errors
cannot substantially change the result-"
Morton Mill Site Considered.
MORTOX, "vTash.. May 13. (Special.)
While there Is nothing definite that
may be said at this time concerning
the matter. It is possible and may be
probable that within the next 60 days
Morton will see the construction start
on a 150.000 capacity sawmill. This
week there have been Milwaukee offi
cials here negotiating for a. site and
options were taken out.
Coos Schools to Have Field Pay,
MARSHFIELD, Or.r May 13 ( Spe
cial. " The Coos County schools have
chosen Saturday for the annual high
school field day. and the events will
take place on the county racetrack at
Myrtle Point. The schools that will be
represented are North Bend, Riverton,
Bridge, Bandon, Powers, Myrtle Point.
Co quill a and Marshf leld
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JE7dw'n
child performer and lives on Grand
avenue.
Mignon Martin Davis, a wee year-old
miss, and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
E. I. Davis, of Hermlston. Or., carried
off the first girl honors in a eugenics
contest at Pendleton, Or., and was
Judged a perfect baby.
A recent visitor in Portland was G.
W. Donald Weed, son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. T. Weed, of Condon, Or.
Willard Edward Buckley lacked only
half a point of being a perfect infant.
He Is the 12-months-old fon of Mr.
and Mrs. W. R. Buckley. 527 Sumner
street.
TRIBUTE IS PLANNED
Military Pageant to Feature
Memorial Day Exercises.
GRAVES TO BE DECORATED
Patriotic Programme, In Wliich All
Veterans' Organizations Will
Participate, Has Been Pre
pared by Committee.
General services in honor of the dead
soldiers of the country and a grand
military pageant culminating in a patri
otic) programme in the German House
will feature the Memorial day observ
ance in Portland Tuesday, May 30..
Plans for the observance of the day
were tentatively outlined at a gather
ing at the Grand Army of the Republic
headquarters at the Courthouse yes
terday, representatives being present
from 21 military and patriotic organ
izations in the city.
General C. E. Burton, past commander-in-chief
of the Grand Army of the
Republic, was selected as the orator of
the day.
Graves AVI 11 Be Decorated.
The plan Is to send out delegations
Memorial day morning to decorate the
graves of the soldiers. There also will
be a programme at Lone Fir Cemetery
at 10:30, conducted by Tillman H. Stev
ens, commander of Sumner Post. Out
lying localities in the city, including
Lents, Sellwood and St. Johns will also
probably haveprqgrammes in the morn
ing, although definite arrangements
have not yet been made. Services in
memory of sailors and marines will be
held on the training ship Boston at
10:30 A. M.
Previous to the principal programme
of the day at the German House, the
grand parade will be held. Details of
the parade are still in a tentative state.
although it will probably start at the
Courthouse at 2:30. and some of the
principal streets will be included in the
ling of march.
The programme to be jriven nt the
German House will consist of the fol
lowing numbers:
Prayer, Rev. David Drw. chaplain;
eelectlon. string band; Memorial day
orders. Adjutant T. Broueiiette; music,
veteran quartet: address. "Women's Re
lief Corps." Mrs. Minnie T. Horseman,
department president of the Relief
Corps: song. "Star-Spangled Banner,"
Mrs. Fred Olson; reading. "Bay Billy,"
Mrs. Wyona Scott; Lincoln's Gettysburg
Address, Elmer Lundberg. commander
of Scout Toung Camp; song. Mrs. Be
sie H. Stowers; address. General C. E.
Burton; song, "America,'' and "taps,"
by a bugler.
Manx Organisation Reprrwnted.
T. B. McDevltt will be marshal of
the day. H. C. Llttigar is chairman of
the parade committee.
The various organizations repre
sented at yesterday's gathering in
cluded the nine Grand Army posts.
Scout Toung Camp, Spanish-American
War Veterans. seven Women's Relief
Corps, Ladles Auxiliary of the Spanish
American War Veterans, Sons of the
Veterans and three circles of the Ladles
of the Grand Army. The gathering
organized with the following officers:
William M. Hendershott, chairman;
Mrs. Mary E. Chamberlain, vice chair
man; A. E. Borthwick, secretary ; Henry
E. Dosch. assistant secretary, and J. I
Misenhiiner, treasurer.
o j " "
Plans have been completed for the
tour of the Columbia River Highway
today by representatives of the trans
portation lines of the Northwest. The
passenger and ticket agents will be
the guests of the Rose Festival Associa
tion and the Chamber of Commerce.
The plan to bring the railroad men
to Portland originated with the trans
portation committee of the festival, of
which W. C. Wilkes, assistant general
freight and passenger agent of the
Spokane, Portland 4k Seattle Railway,
is chairman.
The guests will be received by E. J.
Jaeger, vice-president of the Rose Fes
tival and chairman of the highway dedi
cation committee. The railroad men
will assemble at the Chamber of Com
merce between 8 and 9 A. M., and the
trip for the highway starts promptly at
9:30 A. M.
The railroad men will be shown the
beauties of the highway, and a stop will
be made at Multnomah Falls, where the
National dedication takes place the
afternoon of June 7, opening day of the
festival.
Luncheon will be served at Chantlcler
Inn, and the return will be made late
in the afternoon. Addresses will be
made by prominent Portland railroad
officials and directors of the festival.
The list of railroad men to make the
trip, as reported late yesterday after
noon, is as follows:
Chicago. Mllwaukea &. St. Paul Railway
W. F. "Warner, assistant general freight
and passenger agent, Spokane; A. P. Chap
man, general agent pawnger department,
Seattle; IS. K. Garrison, district freight and
pa Monger agent. Portland; G. R. Wt-bater,
city passe nger agent, Portland.
bpokantj & Inland Empire Railroad A.
H. Eldredg, agent. Colfax; J. A. Fatton.
agent. Rosalia; G. S. Richardson, agent,
oscow; E. H. Frazer, agnt. Palouse; M.
Hoesfeld. agent. Coeur d' Alene; E. r. Nye,
agnt, Garfield; E. R. Cottle, agent, Oakes
dale: R. H. Brown, traveling freight and
passenger agent, Spokane: W. P. Johnson,
chief clerk, Spokane; Waldo G. Paine, vice
president and traffic manager, Spokane.
Southern Pacific Company A. S. Rosen
baum, agent, Medford ; J. M. I sham, agent.
Grants Pass; A. J. Gillette, agent, Eugene;
A. A. Mickei. agent, fealem; fc. T. Johnson,
agent. Wood burn; D. R. Livlngood, agent,
McMinnvllle; L. N. Wood, agent, Dallas;
L. X Graham, agent. Corvallls; C. C. Paul
son, ticket clerk. Portland; C. C. Thompson,
ticket clerk. Portland; L. Drlscoll, ticket
clerk, Portland; A. B. fitratton. ticket clerk,
Portland; L. B. Moore, agent. Roveburg.
Canadian Paltic Railway A. L. Welsh.
ticket Cierk. Portland: . h. isewburn,
1 ticket clerk. Portland.
bpokane International Railway c. c.
Touree. city passenger and ticket agent.
Spokane.
Great Northerr Railway H. rlckson, city
ticket agent. Portland; F. H. McDonald
ticket clerk, Portland; A. T. MacRae, ticket
clerk, Portland; W. H. Lupin, traveling
passenger agent. Seattle; H. E. Stephens,
city ticket agent, Everett; J. O. Richard,
cay freight ana passenger agent. Bremer
ton: K. Hatfield, ticket clerk. Seattle; R.
A. Preaton. solicitor, Seattle; S. P. Herbert,
city rtui'ticcr and ticket a sent. Tacoma.
Santa Fo Railway E. W. Zamxow, travel
ing passenger agent. Portland.
Oreson-Washlngton Railroad & Naviga
tion Company R. H. Atkinson, soliciting
passenger agent. Portland; E. r. Walker,
ticket clerk, Portland; A. I Arnold, ticket
clerk. Portland ; V. L. Davis, ticket clerk,
Portland; A. C. Martin, acting general
passenger agent. Portland:! A. C. Jackson,
advertising agent. Portland: J. H. O'Neill,
traveling passenger agent. Portland ; J. L.
Miller, traveling passenger agent. Portland ;
F. S. McFarland. city ticket agent, fort
land : H. H. Hart, ticket clerk. Portland
J. E. Smith, Lewlston, Idaho; Maurice
Smith. Vancouver, Wash.; J. H. Rafferty.
Spokane. Wash.: M. G. Welch, Seattle.
Wash.: H. J. Bailey, Aberdeen, Wash.; Nor
man Hall. Tacoma. Wash.: C. 1. Spear, tie-
attle. wash.: F. S. Smith. Hood River: w.
A. Tenney, The Dalles: Roy R. Reed. Pend
leton, Or. ; I,. M . li ram well. la urinne ;
William Radtke. Baker, Or.; R. I. Leonard,
Walla Walla, Wash.
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad E. P.
Duffv. Portland: W. A. Stitt. Portland.
Northern Pacific Railway 1. E. xeach.
Portland: W. J. Rush. Portland: P. J.
Finley, Portland; James Magson city pass
enger agent, oiympia; a. kj, w nite, ageni.
Coe ur d'Alene ; P. W. Green, agent. Pal -
ouite : H H. Nagle, Sand Point, Idaho; J
H. Marcotto. agent. Wlnlock. Wash.; R.
W. Morris, agent. Moscow, Idaho; W. J.
Daly, freight and passenger agent. Port
Townsend. W ash. : . E. Bunney, agent,
Puyaliup; M. A. Berg, traveling passenger
agent. Lewlston, mano: A. Timing, acting
general freight and passenger agent, beat-
tie: C. B. Foster, city passenger agent, Ta
coma: Mr. Toler. Tacoma; Mr. Coy. Tacoma;
A. Peterson, agent, Sumner; A. F. Lee,
freight and passenger agent, Bremerton,
Wash.; Thomas D. Sharp, agent, Hoquiam;
C. O. Martin, general agent. Everett, wash.;
J. O. McMullen. city passenger agent,
attle: K. I. Cary, ticket clerk. Seattle
Orville Neer, ticket clerk, Seattle; Charles
Beck ticket clerk. Seattle: K. W. uaricin,
ticket clerk. Seattle; C. B. Harvey, ticket
clerk. Seattle; H. S. Labisky. ticket clerk.
Seattle: William Laird, agent, Pnllman,
Wash.; F. R. Ritchie, traveling passenger
Avent TVillamete Valley: J. W . McKee,
agent. Auburn. Wash.; J. L. Finley, agent.
Kent. Wash.: W. F. Slater, traveling passen
ger agent, Tacoma; W. G. Wood, district
traveling agent. Spokane; W. H. L'de. city
passenger agent. Spokane: E. F. Batrd,
ticket clerk. Spokane ; G. A. Page, ticket
clerk Snokane.
New York Central Railroad Tom Dick-
eon. Portland.
Chicago & Northwestern Railway C C.
Coman. Portland.
Grand Trunk Robert L. Burnap, freight
traffic manager. Chicago; .T. W. Burgle,
general agent passenger department. Se
attle ; F. L. Norman, general agent, Se
attle: George RTlrth.
Spokane. Portland Seattle Railway Co
R. H. Croxier, acting general passenger
asrent. Portland : G. B. Johnson, genera
agent, Astoria; G. L. Tabke. traffic, freight
and passenger agent. Astorta; J. A. Moore,
ticket clerk. Spokane: D. C. Freeman, ad
vertlsing agent. Portland : J. J. Hoydar,
agent. Astoria: A. B. Jackson, general agrnt
Spokane: JT. w. Wagner, ticket clerk. Spo
kane: R. J. Cornell. Portland: F. -T. M"
Shatko. Portland : Kit Carson, Portland ; E,
R. Mathews. Portland.
Oregon Trunk Railway D. Keller, agent.
Redmond ; A. F. shugert. agent, Madras.
Oregon Electric Railway F. S. Appleman.
agent, corvaius; j. w. Kttcnie. agent, ta
lem : H. S. Logan, agent, Albany: G. H,
Mason, agent, Hillsboro; J. E. Farmer,
agent. Forest Grove.
Pacific Coast Steamship Company R. O,
Osburn. city passenger agent. Portland
Rock Island Railroad M. J. Geary, travel
lng pawenger agent. Seattle.
Fan rrancidco & t'ortiana reum pnip o.
H. A. Mosher. city ticket agent. Port
land. Pennsylvania Railroad E. W. Mosher, city
ticket agent. Portland.
Father and Ten Sons Elks.
ROSEBURCf, Or.. May 13. (Special.)
As a result of the Initiation of R. C
Markee. commandant of the Soldiers'
Horn., and ton, Max. Into the mysteries
of the Klks' Lodire here Thursday
nlsrht. 11 members of the Markee family
are now connected with that order. Mr.
Markee has 10 sons, all of whom joined
the Elks Lodpe as soon as they became
of asre. Two of the boys are living; in
Portland and three are in New Tork.
Pastor and Bride Entertained.
ROSEBURG. Or.. May 13. (Special.)
Members of the congregation of the
Baptist Church toniKht entertained the
pastor. Rev. W. H. Eaton, and his bride
at a. reception here tonight. Rev. Mr.
Eaton was married at Ottawa, Kan, to
Miss May King and returned from bis
honeymoon Wednesday.
a-' - ri z '
1.
HAv you brushed your teeth
this morn lng;?"
U-r-a--h"
'And your linen is it clean? Let me
look at your finger nails have they
been manicured 7"
"U-m-p-h
"Hungry, Zippo
"G-l-ST."
"All right, come on; let s go over to
the cook tent and see what the com
missary department has provided for
us this morning;. Xever mind Mike
he's a bad monkey and can't go along;.'
Almost any morning; during; the
circus season you can witness this
scene if you happen to be on the circus
lot of the John Robinson's ten big"
shows. The time Is just before the
hour for the line-up of the big: street
parade, the place is In the menagerie
tent and the conversationalists are Miss
Bertha DeMarce, the fair trainer of
two of the most wonderfully educated
baboons ever exhibited, and Zippo, the
favorite or her pair or Mmian proteges.
Breakfasting with Zippo la one of
the several pleasant details of Miss
PORTLAND RANK HIGH
Exhibit at Reed Shows City
Has Many Advantages.
DEATH RATE VERY LOW
Wages for Labor Among Best Paid,
Wlille Cost of ravins Compara
tively Small; Poorest Show
ing Is In Cliurch Going.
Portland is the city for people who
wish to llv a long and healthy life
amongst Intelligent people, according
to the exhibit of social statistics on
American cities, now on view at the
Oregon State Conference of Social
Agencies which is meeting at Reed
College.
Statistical charts showing the social
conditions of Portland in comparison
with from 60 to 60 other leading cities
of the United States have been made
by students in the Reed College
sociology department and the majority
of them show that social conditions
In Portland are well above the average.
Only two cities have a lower death
rate than Portland, according to the
charts. The mortality rate per annum
is only 12.6 to each 1000 population,
while some cities like Charleston, S. C,
have a yearly toll of 31.7. Seattle Is
the only city to have a lower percent
age of illiteracy than Portland and is
only able to show a tenth of 1 per
cent less ignorance than is reported for
Portland's phenomenal average of 1.3
per cent of the population. Charleston
again appears as the most striking
contrast, with an average of 16.3 per
cent of illiterates.
Library Ratlaa; Given.
Portland ranks ninth amongst cities
having the lowest number of foreign
born population who cannot speak
English, the percentage being only 9.9.
In its library circulation this city stood
17th. Only 48.6 per cent of Portland's
residents are reported married.
Although the Pacific Coast has been
considered a place where the cost of
living was exceptionally high, only
eight other cities were shown to have
a lower living cost than Portland.
Wages paid in Portland were also
shown to be the third best offered In
the country, statistics taken from 10
i common trades showing an average
wage of 67 cents an hour.
In public park area Portland ranked
S2d. with 49 square feet to each resi
dent. Other cities varied, from Charles
ton. N. C with 345 square feet, down
to Newark. N. J., with only 49. Next
to Ixs Angeles, Portland expended
most money on public playgrounds,
spending 16 cents per capita each year.
Few Children Are Employed.
Child labor Is shown to be lss
prevalent in Portland than In any other
city excepting Minneapolis. Only 3.9
per cent of Portland's children between
10 and 15 years old are employed In
any kind of regular labor.
The value of school property in Port
land ranked 21st. In the school at
tendance of children from the- ages of
6 to 20. Portland, stood 36th. with 0
per cent: in paying teachers. ISth. with
an average salary of t990: in the ade
quacy of the teaching force, based on
the number of pupl'.s to the teacher,
only eight other cities could show bet
ter records than Portland s, of 33 pu
pils to the teacher.
The per capita average value of Port
land's municipal utililiea was shown
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DeMarce's daily routine, so she de
clares, and as for "Zip," he likely wel
comes the opportunity to Ret away
from the tiresome monotony of the
menagerie for a stroll with his fair
mistress. The latter's teammate. Mike,
appears content to remain behind in
the wild animal atmosphere and prob
ably prefers It, were he able to say so
in some language other than the
monkey lirpo.
The intelligence of Zippo and Mike
Is taid to be so extraordinary as to
border closely on the uncanny. In fact
there are plenty of people employed
tn the various departments of the John
Robinson circus who openly vow and
declare that Miss DeMarce does actual
ly actually converse Intelligibly with
Zippo. It Is further contended that
Mike Understands clearly nearly every
word that the fair trainer utters, but
that the latter animal has such a
grouchy disposition that he simply will
not be sociable.
Miss BeMarce and Zippo and Mike
will be conspicuous features here In
the street parade of the Robinson
shows on the morning1 of the opening
date of the circus In Portland.
to he 363.5S: excess of assets over lia
bilities. S7.6S. and water rates. 13 cents
per capita. Fire loss in Portland for
the last five years was shown to be
fifth In the United States, with a cost
per annum of $4.33 per capita.
Portland's lowest average, shown in
any of the problems dealt with on the
charts, was in the matter of church
membership. Out of the 67 cities inves
tigated. Portland ranked S6th. Only
212 people out of every 1000-are church
members In Portland.
BIG RE-UNION IS PLANNED
Ex-rtesMents of Douglas Connty to
Hold l'lcnic Juno 22.
At a meotlns of the executive com
mlttee Friday night, in the office of
Lon 1 Parker arrangements were com
pleted for the annual picnic and re
union of the former residents of
Douglas County, who now reside in
Portland and its environs.
As has been the custom of this
unique association, the annual -meeting
win be held in the auditorium and
grounds at Peninsula Park, permission
already having been obtained from the
city for the day. The session will Im
mediately follow the pioneers' reunion,
which is to be held June 32. There are
a large number of the pioneers who
have expressed their desire to attend.
The association publishes a current
yearly "blue book." and this Issue con
tains several hundred names, giving
the addresses and telephone numbers
of the members who reside In Portland.
The membership of this association in
eludes, many favored sons of the
Southern Oregon hills, who are high in
the affairs of the state and atlou.
Seattle Orpheum Sold at Auction.
SEATTLE. Wash.. May 13. The Or
pheum Theater building and four lots
at the corner of Third avenue and Mad
ison street, formerly owned by the the
atrical firm of Sullivan & Considine.
was offered at auction under mortgage
foreclosure today, and was bid, in by
the New York Life Insurance Com
pany, the mortgagee, for ths full
amount of its claim and. court costs,
amounting to 3388.000.
Whitman Debate Letters Awarded.
WHITMAN COLLEGE. Walla Walla
Wash.. May 13. (Special.) Iebate let
ters were awarded at Whitman College
to Elizabeth Starr, '19; Rossella Hamil
ton. 19: Alma Smith, '19: Arthur Lee,
'17. and Clarence Ludwlgs. '16. Haze
Milllgan, 18: Earl Sttmson, '18. and
Emory Hoover. '17, received second
awards.
Albany School May Be City Hall.
ALBANT. Or.. May 13. CSpeelal.)-
Plans toward converting the old Cen
tral School building, of this city. Into
a City Hall are taking form rapidly
now. The City Council has authorized
the preparation of an ordinance pro
viding for the Improvement, it Is es
tlmated that the contemplated work
can be done for 85600.
Turing the pst year Senators and Bep-r-centstlve
In Washington used nearly 40.
Cftt.onn envelopes.
"CORK FLOORS MAKE LIFE'S WALK EASY"
CORK TILE, CORK L1XOTILE. CORK CARPETS AND
LINOLEUMS
CORK FLOOR PRODUCTS CO.
388 Stark SU, Pittock Block. Phone Broadway 37.
Glance at City's History Declared
Sufficient Stimulus for New In
centive In Carrying Out Plea
Made by Commercial Body.
"If Portland will grasp the opportu
nities which now present themselves
and Join hands with the Chamber of
Commerce on the lines along which co
operation is sought, a new day Is In
store for it. Its destiny rests with It
self, and It is up to every person to do
his or her part.
This was the essence of an address
given before the members of the Royal
Arcanum Lodge at a luncheon at the
Haxelwood early in the week by Henry
E. Reed, County Assessor.
The address of Mr. Reed was elicited
by the earnest appeal that has gone
forth to the people of the elty from
members of the Chamber of Commerce
asking for co-operation In the great
forward movement toward the indus
trial and commercial popularity of
Portland.
"Coming, as It does, upon the eve
of the 2&th anniversary of the consoli
dation of the two cities bordering upon
the Willamette, this appeal offers us
special opportunity to part the curtains
of history, familiarize ourselves with
the achievements In the past, study how
best to promote our future welfare and
determine what substantial resulta may
be expected to flow if we but concen
trate our efforts upon a definite pro
gramme," said Mr. Reed.
"Croaker" la Aualled.
We shall need a little time not
much to get our bearings. Then we
will give the Chamber of Commerce,
with its 4000 members. 4hls answer
characteristic of Portland: we are not
going to stand still: it is not our style.
e are going to vitalize the Portland,
spirit of progress and draw all the ele
ments of the city together into a com
pact whole and make them work in
unison."
In Mr. Reed's address the "croaker"
was scored as an obstruction to pros
perity or legitimate endeavor.
The history of Portland. Mr. Reed
says, has been one tn which civic bet
terment has been possible through the
unceasing efforts of those interested In
the city's welfare, and he declares that
such a thing as a standstill or a lie-
down is absolutely out of the question
at this stage of the game." lie asserted
that, from Portland's earliest beginning.
men had contributed largely from their
private resources for Its upbuilding. Hf
said that Johnson. Overton. Pettygrovt
and Couch had represented the basil
ndustrles of agriculture, manufactur
ing, commerce and navigation, and since
Portland had been chosen as a natural
site for the development of these In
dustries nothing should be left undone
to push to the limit the growth of the
city along these lines.
Stimulus Found ia Seatlmeut.
The natural advantages of Portland.
combined with the efforts of its pio
neers to make It the best city on the
Coast, should Impel Portland business
men and those interested in its growth
to rally to Its support. The building
of the Canyon road, the dredging of
the channels of the Willamette and Co
lumbia rivers, the financing of - the
Lewis and Clark Fair for the advertise
ment of Portland and other enterprises
Initiated by private capital, in the opin
ion of Mr. Reed, all bespoke the true
spirit of co-operation that should not
be lost sight of in the present turmoil
of business interests.
"Can a city with such a glorious rec
ord throw up its hands and quit?" asks
Mr. Keed. Not unless it should provti
false to the traditions of three-quarters
of a century' is his answer.
Mr. Reed would supplement the ap
peal of tho Chamber of Commerce for
larger payrolls and more factories with
an appeal for an Increase In agricul
tural enterprise all through the state.
8-MONTH TERM URGED
MIXIMl'M SCHOOL YEAR IS DE
CLARED TOO SHOT.
Civic League Hears Dlncuaaloa t
Amouat of Kf fectlvenexis and
Development of System.
Extension of the minimum, school
year from six to eight months wa.t
pointed out as an essential step in ths
development of school systems to In
sure the greatest effectiveness, at the
Civic League yesterday. Assistant
State School Superintendent Carlton
spoke on this subject in the place of
State Superintendent Churchill, who
was not able to be present. Mr. Carl
ton advocated a change in the school
laws of the state to provide for the
longer school year In. all districts.
President C. J. Bushnell. of Paciflo
University, spoke on the place of the
school in community activities and the
Importance of developing it as a com
munity center and grouping the play
ground activities around it. restrict
Attorney W. E. Evans spoke on th
problem of the insane and urged that
new laws should be enacted dealing
with the treatment of insane persons
and with the educational treatment of
sub-normal children.
"There are fully 1000 Insane people
In Portland at large today who are as
dangerous as the majority of insane
people in the State Asylum," he said.
"Oregon needs a change of system in
caring for mental delinquents."
Academy Pupils to Give Play.
The pupils of the Academy of the
Holy Child Jesus will give a dramatic
entertainment entitled "Boy Blue" at
the Rose City Park Clubhouse. Fifty
seventh street and Sandy boulevard, on
Friday at 8 P. M. The proceeds will be
devoted to the improvement of the con
vent ground, which are In a wild 'state.
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