The Sunday Oregonian., August 13, 1916, Section One, Page 13, Image 13

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MOST SUCCESSFUL
BUYERS' WEEK ENDS
meeting: of taxpayers to appear be
fore the board of equalization and pro
test against the high taxation placed
against Aberdeen. A horizontal cut of
25 per cent In tax valuations will be
asked. The meeting: developed Into the
lDl.CTf.DC mnncD
IMJIUIIJ, UUUULU
SAY LAW fiO GOOD
Aberdeen Taxpayers' League, which
will be a. permanent organization and
will demand a pledge of strict economy
from candidates.
.1000 Merchants From All
Parts of Trade Territory ,
. Guests of Jobbers.
! MILLION SPENT IN CITY
f financial Phase Is Considered to Be
Smallest Feature Since Retailers
nd Wholesalers Have Had
y Chance to Meet.
"Wltn a procession of automobiles
bearing: visiting merchants up the Co
lumbia Highway and back again, the
Jobbers and Manufacturers' Association
and the Portland Chamber of Com
merce closed yesterday the entertain
ment features of the fourth annual
Buyers' week in every respect the
most successful affair of its kind that
has ever been held in the Northwest.
Aside from the enthusiastic asser
tions of the members of the committee,
from Chairman Nathan Strauss down,
and the declaration of the retail mer
chants who have made their visits to
Portland this week, the success of the
week is mathematically demonstrable
In comparison to Buyers' weeks of pre-
vtous years.
Approximately 1000 retail merchants,
representing all the states of the Pa
cific Coast group, attended. Registra
tion at headquarters alone shows 900
and scores of retailers came in yes
terday from nearby cities who did not
take the trouble to leave their regis-
1 tratlon at the headquarters.
$500,000 at Least Is Spent.
M. E. Smead, In charge of the regls-
I tration headquarters throughout the
week, reports that practically all of
the merchants who have registered are
turning in their purchase blanks and
reclaiming the amount of their fare to
Portland and return. The provisions
for Buyers' week were that every re
tailer who made purchases aggregating
at least $500 among the jobbers and
manufacturers in the association
should receive the amount of his trans
portation to and from Portland. Thus,
had the purchases been only the sheer
est minimum. Buyers' week would rep
resent $500,000 brought into the city in
the past six days.
Reports from various - jobbers and
wholesalers, however, indicate that few
of the retailers have fallen to the $500
minimum and that in most cases the
aggregate of purchases mounted into
the thousands. Until the various mem
bers of the association turn in reports
to the committee the total amount of
cash represented in Buyers' week can
not be given, but Indications are that
it was mere than a. $1,000,000 week
easily. ,
Benefits Are Widely Scattered.
The attendance was practically dou
ble that of last year, which had been
the record breaker since the establish
ment of Buyers' week.
But it is neither the Immediate
money results nor the mere fact of big
attendance that counts most heavily
as the success of Buyers week, accord
ing to the visiting business men and
the business men who have been their
hosts.
"It Is the opportunity that is given
us retailers from out over the North
west to get in personal acquaintance
with our wholesalers that counts for
most after all, and this opportunity is
given under ideal circumstances in
Buyers' week." said President Barlow,
of the Oregon Retail Merchants' Asso
ciation. "The Jobbers and manufacturers may
profit to a large extent as a result
of Buyers' week, but the retail mer
chant profits still more and the whole
territory profits with them. I hope
that Buyers' week will be continued
as long as the Chamber of Commerce
continues."
Finances Are Smallest Feature.
"The success of the Buyers week
has exceeded even our best expecta
tions," said Nathan Strauss, chairman
of the committee. "We have been de
lighted to welcome our retail custom
ers here from all parts of the trade
territory of Portland and we believe
that the business bonds between us
all have been strengthened by the bet
ter understanding that comes from per
sonal contact and acquaintance."
"The immediate cash results are a
comparatively negligible thing in reck
oning the success of Buyers week."
was the expression of C. C. Chapman,
who has been secretary for Buyers
week since its inception four years ago.
"The great results are the increased
(scope of friendly relations between
Portland and her trade territory, which
has been brought about by the per
tonal contact with the retailers from
all parts of that territory.
.nerennnis rrcaici x rupcri i j. .
"The unvarying predictions of pros
perity for the coming year that have
been made by the visiting merchants
are one thing that should have an en
couraging effect, the importance of
which can hardly be estimated. The
success of Buyers' week will be re
alized in an increasing ratio as the
year advances and the results of the
past week begin to make themselves
apparent."
The registration headquarters on the
fifth floor of the Chamber of Com
toierce "Will be kept open all day today
for the return of railway ticket vouch
ers to merchants who desire to leave
today. The tickets do not expire until
August 15 and many of the merchants
may remain over until after tomorrow
before leaving the city.
The final list of registration an
nounced from headquarters yesterday
was as follows:
C. I Cider. Dalaa. Or.; Frank MeGraw,
Mru. McGraw and eon, Granpeville. Idaho;
ltzzle Bultan. Soap Lake. Wash.: C. A.
indquist, Og-den, Utah; A. E. Sherk. L
Lindsay. Sherwood. Or.; Mrs. Frank Blake.
Payette, Idaho: H. R. Vibber. Kennewick.
Wash.: Mr. and Mra. Georgre A. Schallen
berger and Pan ShaUenberger, orth Yak
ima, Wash.: Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Llndsey,
Roaeburg-. Oi; Mrs. A. M. Silver. Oregon
City. Or.; Alpha M. Bascue. Pearl Percival.
Independence, Or.; J. . R. Nelaon Katherine
.1. Nelson, St. Paul. Or.; . C. Freeman,
Salem. Or.: Mr. and Mrs.. E. T. Turner,
Laurel. Or.; Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Fisher, La
t;rande. Or.; Mr. and Mrs. F. rl. Adams,
Miss Lottie Schadde. Paul, Idaho; S. W,
Sturdevant. South Bend, Wash.; J. W
Weseott. Gaston. Or.; J. G. Kelly. Walla
Walla. Wash.; A. W. Metieer, Gresham,
Or.: Miss T. Fonck, Tacoma, Wash. ; "XV. s.
Holt. Payette, Idaho; J. R. Turnbow, Bear-
creek, wash.: William M. tiiienrist. jr.
Ri! nm . nr ? Mr and Mrs. A. Mather. Clack
a mas. Or.: L. E. Bennet, Ridstetleld. Wash.;
Mrs. F. Lu-oer. Mra. Leta Kins. Heppner,
Or.: Mr. and Mrs. Carl P. Wysena-. Van
couver. "Wash.: Mathilda Olsen, Galena
OLa.n. North Yakima. Wash.; Ines Hood
Jessie Howard. Garfield. "Wash. : Olive Case.
Mra. Abrams. Aberdeen. Wash.: Ethel
Brown. Mrs. I. O. Smith. Richland. Or.
Bertha Marftary. Clackamas. Or.: Albert
Ptoejjer, J. P. Bryan. Burley. Idaho: Mra
Alton Hampton. Eugene; W. T. McCoy.
Moro, Wash.: Andrew Kershaw. .". B.
Mitchell, Wlllamina. Or.; Miss M. Silver.
Oregon City, Or.; C. H. Jenson, Junction
City. Or.
Aberdeen Wants Taxes Cat.
ABERDEEN. Wash.. Aug. 13. (Spe
cial.) C M. Weatherwax. S. K, Bowes,
J. C. Hoajan. E. C. Finch and E. B. Benn
were appointed a committee at a mass
ROAD COMPROMISE URGED
City Willing to Spend $50,000 on
Iiinnton Road if Owners Pay Tp.
Negotiations were started yesterday
by City Attorney LaRoche for the set
tlement of the lawsuits between the
city and property owners along Mnnton
Hilleside boulevard in connection with
the assessment for construction of the
boulevard. Mr. LaRoche has been au
thorized by the City Council to bind
the city to spend $50,000 In macadamiz
ing the boulevard If the property own
ers will agree before September. 1 to
pay their assessments in full.
Mr. LaRoche yesterday sent out let
ters to all property owners assessed
asking whether or not they were will-,
ing to settle on this basis. The letter
reads in part:
"The city will, on or before October
1. 1917. expend not less than $45,000
nor over $60,000 for macadamizing the
boulevard, providing the property own
ers representing at least 90 per cent
of the amount of the assessment-made
by said ordinance will, or on before
September 1, 1916, pay or bond their re
spective assessments made by said or
dinance. "This is Intended purely as a basis
of compromise and if not accepted or
carried out it is not to be
taken or used In any way
prejudicially to the city "We are
mailing a letter similar to this to t a
other property owners and would thank
!you for an early reply, to the end that.
ir owners representing at least-SO per
cent of the entire assessment accept
this offer, we may have time to settle
upon the form of agreement and obtain
an execution thereof ana tne payment
or bonding of the existing assessment
before September 1."
Brawny Bull Used as Pack
" Animal on Hillside.
Curry County Girls Tire of Carryinst
Goods to Mountain Home, so Im
press Kaithfnl Oxen.
GOLD BEACH, Or., Aug. 12. (Spe
cial.) A homesteader living along
the Rog le River, 26 miles up stream
from Gold Beach, has four daughters
whose duty it is to meet the mail boat
that brings up supplies from town.
Their home is on a butte top. 1500 feet
above the river's edge. Even those
husky girl3 could not carry sacks of
Hour and heavy boxes and parcels up
that steep trail, a mile and a half the
way they had to go.
For many years they drafted the
services of a 1400-pound bull. With
him the girls would meet the boat
whenever they expected supplies. They
would put 200 pounds on him, secure
the load to his spacious back with a
diamond hitch, and turn him loose. The
bull did not have to be led or directed
he knew his duty and did it. He
shinned np that trail with a, dispatch
that would .put a packhoree to shame,
sweat pouring from his ebony flanks
and the girls panting at his heels.
At one season their father could not
spare the black bull from the yoke.
The srlrls with ready resource there
upon trained a 2-year-old to take his
plane.
ALBANY MAM IS DELEGATE
F. XI.
French to Attend National
Jewelers' Convention.
ALB ANT, Or., Aug. 12. (Special.)
xo represent Oregon at the annual
convention of the American Retail
Jewelers' Association. F. M. French, of
this city, will leave Tuesday for Min
neapolls. He will be the -only delegate
from Oregon at the convention, which
will be attended by 600 jewelers from
all parts of the United States. Every
state will nave at least one represen
tative. This will be the second time for Mr.
French to represent Oregon at the Na
tional convention. He was the Oregon
delegate at the convention at Kansas
City four years ago. For the past year
Mr. French has served as president of
the Oregon Retail Jewelers' Associa
tion.
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Boat Landings Are Changed.
HOOD RIVER. Or.. Aug. 12. (Spe
cial.) The wharfboat of the People's
Navigation Company was removed to
day from the slough on the Columbia
River north of the business district of
the city to the permanent low-water
landing east of Hood River. Other boat
lines moved out of the slough a week
ago. The landing places of ferry sys
terns plying between Hood River and
points on the Washington shore, too,
have been moved because of the fall in
the Columbia,
Hood Kiver Ships Vegetables.
nuuu mvr.n, ur.. Aug. li. tope- l
cial.) Record shipments of garden
truck and produce will be made from
Hood River this season. The Fruit
Growers' Exchange, which. In addition
to apples, berries and other fruits, is
handling all kinds of produce this sea
son, has already shipped large quanti
ties of -cucumbers and vegetables and
will begin next week on carlots of to
matoes. The exchange estimates that
tomato shipments will reach a total of
six carload?.
DARING ACROBATS WHO COME TO HIPPODROME TODAY.
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Physicians, Too, Declare Ore
gon's Attempt to Regulate
Marriage Is Valueless.
FEDERAL RULE DESIRED
General Opinion Appears to Be That
Nation-wide Requirement for
Examination of Both Sexes
Would Be Beneficial.
Physicians, Judges and churchmen
combine to condemn as farcical Ore
gon's eugenic law.
Give us a real law or none," Is the
cry. Iso one attempts to deny the ulti
mate good of a law curbing marriage
of the unfit, but all protest against an
inoperative statute.
How can chapter 187 of the General
Laws of Oregon for 1913 be made
effective? Suggestions include its
amendment to embrace both sexes, a
provision for a thorough medical ex
amination, and the appointment of
county or state examiners and their
payment at public expense.
A Federal law would meet with much
favor in Oregon, and is believed by
many to be the only method by which
the final ends sought will be accom
plished. Marriage of the unfit can
never be successfully checked, it is
argued, while a jaunt across the boun
dary lines of a state' brings freedom
from medical restriction.
Judare for Uniform Lsm.
'I hope that the day is coming when
all marriage and divorce laws will be
uniform and under Federal restraint,"
commented Circuit Judge W. N. Gatens
yesterday. Judge Gatens has per
formed hundreds of marriage cere
monies. He continued: "Ihe Oregon
eugenio law is not a good one. Theo
retlcally, it is an excellent statute. Its
Intention is that the test required shall
be of real value, that the future gen
eration shall be freed from the sins of
the parents.
The superficial examination now
provided is. not a real test. The spirit
of the law is not carried out in prac
tlce. and the law is such that it cannot
be efficiently carried out.
The eugenic law never will work
out in Oregon while a neighboring state
has no similar law. Its evasion is too
simple. Of course, a Judge may be sus
pected of ulterior motive in criticising
law which takes marriageable
couples out of the state." Judge Gatens
remarked with a smile, "but in all seri
ousness, no Jaw is a good law when
it fails in practice. I would like to see
real law, one accomplishing what the
present one aims at, on the statute
books."
Pastor's Views Given.
Dr. Frank L. Loveland. pastor of the
First Methodist Church, thinks little
of the law as it now stands.
Either strengthen the present law
or repeal it." he said yesterday. "If it
could become operative with proper
efficiency and under proper direction I
would approve heartily of the law. The
present method of carrying it out in
this state, however, is a farce. No
reputable physician can give the ex
amination properly for the fee allowed.
The ends of the law are defeated by
restricting the examination to men
only.
"A first-class. National eugenic law
Is a' thing much to be desired. A hap
hazard, inefficient law is worse than
none.
Dr. Andrew C. Smith has a similar
viewpoint.
"Make it more effective or do away
with it," he asserted. "Make the law
apply to both sexes and make it in
clude an adequate examination, with
Wasserman blood test, ,etc. I believe
the minimum fee a physician can
charge for his services In making
thorough examination is $10." The law
provides for a fee of $2.50.
Blood Teat Declared Necessary,
"How can physicians determine ab
solutely without these expensive tests?'
Dr. Smith was asked.
"We can't," was the reply. "To some
extent we have to take the word of the
applicant."
While considering the Oregon law a
step in the right direction. Bishop
Walter Taylor Sumner, of the Episco
pal Church, believes in an efficient law.
Requiring a medical certificate from
the bridegrooms alone does not appea
to him. He has refused to marry
couples unless both presented medical
certificates showing clean bills of
health.
"The law takes a large amount of
money out of the state, and does no
good." commented Circuit Judge Rob
ert G. Morrow. "If Oregon and Wash'
ington had similar laws and the laws
aDDlied to both sexes, something miarht
he accomolished. As with liauor laws
to be effective both Oregon and Wash-
Ington need similar legislation.'
"Without the co-operation of the pa
tient, the most painstaking test may
not be successful, maintained Dr.
Thomas W. Ross. "An alcoholic drink
may ruin the blood test.
"The .fee of J2.S0 is wholly inade
quate. Fifteen dollars would be
reasonable compensation for'a thorough
examination.
Dr. Louis J. Wolf, acting City Health
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Officer, said that it Is generally con
ceded that the Intention of the law is
excellent, but that In operation it is not
thorough enough. Laboratory .work.
Including microscopical testa, should be
required, but can't be given under the
terms of the law, he asserted. ,
"I'm In favor of something that's
real," commented Dr. David N. Koberg,
secretary of the State Board of Health.
The present law gives a false sense
of security. It is not being enforced
properly and cannot be for tne iee
allowed by law."
The State Board of Health, pointea
out Dr. Roberg. wrote the Oregon So
cial Hygiene Society April 3. 1916,
suggesting that an amendment be pre
pared to chapter 187, the eugenic law,
because of present improper enforce
ment. It was suggested that the
amendment be presented to the next
session of the Legislature, and provide
that only "conservative and able physi
cians" with proper laboratory facilities
be permitted to make the examina
tions. H. H. Moore, secretary of the Hygiene
Society, said yesterday that the matter
had been referred to a sub-committee
of the society, which had not. yet re
ported upon the matter. He asserted
that no details had been worked out
yet. and that the committee probably
would not get to work on ..the amend
ment before September or October.
ALBANY CALLS PROFESSOR
W. E. Lngenbecl to Succeed Late
David Torbet.
ALBANY. Or.. Aug. 12. (Special.)
Professor W. E. Lugenbeel, of Winona
Lake. Ind.. has been chosen professor
of mathematics at Albany College to
succeed the late Professor David Tor
bet, who held that position ' for more
than a quarter of a century.
Professor Lugenbeel has been serv
ing recently as professor of mathe
matics In Winona College. He has had
many years' teaching experieace. hav
ing served as president of the South
ern Indiana Normal School, president
of Borden College, president of Aus
tin College, instructor In mathematics
In McKendrlck College, Lebanon. III.,
and instructor in mathematics in the
Illinois State Normal University.
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LIQUOR MEN WATCHED
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WHISKY IMPORTERS.
Evidence Aarainat Operators In Alee
faolle Importations on Bis; Scale
Belns; Gathered.
Bootleggers in Multnomah County are
finding the investigation of police and
Sheriffs officers too comprehensive for
comfort, and the District Attorney's
office expects to break up the leading
ring of illicit liquor importers within
a week.
"We have under surveillance now
men who we believe are the heads in
Portland of the systematic Importation
of liquor in large quantities from Cali
fornia." said Deputy District Attorney
Collier yesterday. "The men to whom
I refer are those who have been engi
neering shipments of 10 gallons and
more at a time in trunks or boxes
marked 'Household Goods.
"Not only state but Federal authori
ties will have a word to say to these
law-breakers, and in a few days I am
confident they will feel that breaking
the prohibition and interstate commerce
laws is a aiscouraging occupation ai
the most."
Mr. Collier pointed out that tho se
ries of cases now under investigation
are far mora Important than the spo
radic instances of bootlegging un
earthed earlier in the year.
"Wo always will be troubled more
or less with the small-fry bootlegger."
ho said. "As long as so-called 'whisky
can be manufactured out of a little
pure alcohol, obtained for "external
purposes,' and Colored water, wo will
have him with us. Ha is not danger
ous, for his activities cannot be on a
large scale. The man we want to get
is the one who is successful in im
porting large quantities of liquor by
some ruse, ana disposes oi it wnoie
sale."
, How Coins Wear Out.
Youth's Companion.
In the latest report of the British
mint. Sir Thomas K. Rose, a well-
known metallurgical expert, calls at
tention to the effect of, sreasa derived
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in small quantity as an alloy for gold
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stearate or other salt. Haagen Smit,
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When the coin is handled the dirt is
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RECRUITS ANSWER SLOWLY
Effects of Training Camn Date
Change Vet in Doubt.
Recruiting in Portland Tor tho citi
zens' training camp at American Lake,
while it had reached 100, may fall far
below that unless answers ara hurried
from those 100 to the query as to
whether tho change of date would af
fect them.
When tho date was changed to Au
gust 8 letters were dispatched to all
who had enlisted asking if they desired
still to remain on the roll. Up to date
Z replies have been made.
General Beebe expects, however, that
responses will be received in tho next
few days from the remainder and that.
Portland may send more than 100
civilian recruits to the training camp.
Xo Assessments Protested.
POMEROY. Wash.. Aug. 12. (Spe
cial.) Aftar holding a three-day ses
sion as a board of equalization, the
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Board of County Commissioners ad
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tend to any complaints. This is the
first time in tho history of the county
that this has happened.
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