The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, May 20, 1917, Section One, Image 11

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Newspaper Page Text0 THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN. PORTLAND, MAT 20, 1917. 11 LABOR BUREAU IS IE BIG ASSET A Commissioner Baker Brings Virility and Usefulness Into City Institution. NUMEROUS MEN ARE AIDED Unemployed Persons and Employers Iook to Bureau as Means of Mutual Advantage and Helpful Accomplishment. Of inestimable -value to the working people of Portland and of the state at large has been the Municipal Free Em ployment Bureau as reorganized and put on a broad and aggressive basis by City Commissioner George L. Baker. The organization has been a big factor in solving the unemploy ment problem during the last two Win ters, and has been a big asset to em ploye and employer throughout the state. Commissioner Baker took the bureau at a time when it was drifting along In a half-hearted fashion, doing what business came to its doors, but falling to enlarge or develop. From that con dition he injected "Bakerism" Into it -until it has become a wide-awake and hustling bureau, recognized and aided by the United States Employment Serv ice and patronized by big employers throughout the state and by working people of every class. The reorganization took place soon after Mr. Baker took office. He ap pointed N. F. Johnson to the position of director and forthwith inaugurated a plan to combat the unemployment problem during the Winter of 1915. The activities of the bureau began to be felt throughout the state, with the re sult that employers and employes be gan looking to the bureau as a clearing-house. Government Recognizes Bureau. The Federal Government, in seeking to find a good place to try its hand in the unemployment problem, settled on the new Portland bureau as the best place to try out, and accordingly joined forces with the Portland bureau. During the Winter of 1915 the bureau acted as clearing-house for the unem ployed. A building was leased at Fourteenth and Johnson streets, and at small cost was made into a lodging-bouse. Here men were furnished beds and shelter in payment for work performed on permanent park Improve ments. The unemployed broke rock, built roads and did other work that brought the city a permanent return for the amount invested, as well as gave relief to thousands. Married men were seg . regated from others and given work at -wages large enough to enable them to support their families. The same system was handled in 1916, with the result that there were none of the usual unemployment demonstra tions. In January, 1916, Mr. Baker took charge of a force of several thou sand men and personally supervised the removal of snow that had the city completely blocked. This was an emergency measure that required im mediate action by somebody competent to handle such an emergency. The City Council selected Mr. Baker as best qualified, although he did not have charge of the city's street-cleaning aervlce. Office Taken to Labor District. A short time ago as a part of the development of the employment bureau Mr. Baker got the City Council to sanction the closing of the lodging house because it is no longer needed and to move the employment Dureau office to Burnslde street into the sec tion where private employment agen cies have their offices. Also an office is to be maintained In connection with the United States Employment Service In the Railway Exchange building. The city bureau recently has been recognized by the Farm Extension Service of the Oregon Agricultural College as an official clearing-house through which their men in the field can obtain farm help. The office also has been designated as a clearing house for the United States Boys Working Reserve, an organization to be made by enlisting boys from the publlo schools. CMlOIDnTBTOBE TOPIC HEIGHTS RESIDENTS TO HOLD NEIGHBORHOOD CONFERENCE. ' 5-T . C-' a A 1 I of Forthcoming; City Election Will Be Discussed by Able Speakers. The neighborhood conference ar ranged for next Wednesday evening at the Ainsworth School by the residents of Portland Heights to discuss candi dates and measures in the approaching city election is attracting much atten tion, and It is likely that similar dis trict conferences will be arranged for schoolhouses in various parts of the city. While the meeting will be open to every one, and the women are espe cially Invited, the discussion of subjects will be entirely in the hands of resi dents of the district and a number of able speakers will be present to explain the different items on the ballot. Dan J. Malarkey will preside and the qualifications of the candidates for Commissioner will be reviewed by Rob ert H. Strong. The various measures on the ballot will be presented by James B. Kerr and individual Items will be discussed by other residents. Arthur C. Spencer will discuss the measures favorable and unfavorable to the Jit neys, and County Commissioner Rufus C. Holman will give a talk on 'road bonds. Forrest S. Fisher will discuss the har lor improvement bonds and the other Bubjects will be handled by well-qualified speakers. The meeting will close with a debate on the two platoon sys tem, one of the firemen of the Portland Heights station presenting the affirma tive side and the negative being given by another resident of the district. Gresham to Graduate Record Class. GRESHAM, Or., May 19. (Special.) The following pupils will receive eighth-grade certificates in the Gresh am Grade School: Byron Pullen, Lyle Mason, Harry Wostell, Gough Dix, Helen Wostell, Burton Walrad, Eliza beth Schwedler, Mae Frakes, Lloyd MeCormick, Melvin Brugger, Genevieve McAllister, Elizabeth Karpenstein, Maud Metzger, Charles Brown, Ida lAuber, Mildred Pullen, John Buchanan, Richard Lane, Vivian Hevel, Cecil Shelley, Lyle Winters, Ellis Wright. Oeorgina Hamlin, Phyllis Bates. Laura Beegle. Wilbur Alt-nan. This will be the largest class ever graduated by the looal publio school. it. Overwhelming Pressure on the Part of Our Creditors Compels Us to Make Still Further Concessions in Price! THE LIMITED TIME ALLOWED US IN WHICH TO RAISE o.o o IS RAPIDLY NEAR- TT T-4. T rf"-i ill fr fr m. -w a -w tjs iinu inn, Hi in u : Hundreds and Hundreds of Fine Furniture Pieces, Dependable Grades of Carpets and Rugs, Many xaros ana remnants or urapery ana Upnolstery materials Still to Be Had Here IT CALLS FOR QUICK ACTION on YOUR PART AS WELL AS OURS Even NEW FURNITURE Just Placed on Has Not Been Spared in This Final Price $325 BEDROOM SUITE $129.50 Fine black lacquered and gold on solid Mahogany, 4 pieces. $37.50 Full-size Mahogany tJJOf C BED, Colonial, now at J- 1 31 $35 BEDS, V4 size, in Mahogany, Wal nut or Golden Oak,-, now I "1 "7 C reduced to .J10.0 $34 White Enameled . BED. full size, cane paneled, now re- JJ 1 7 Afl duced to J JL .UU $16.50 DRESSING TABLE, dQ OC in Golden Oak reduced to vO.O $25 DRESSING TABLE, tfjIO f- in Golden Oak, reduced to vlOU $20 DRESSING TABLE, d V f( in Circassian Walnut, now V 1 vleVlU $235 Solid Mahogany Ad- JQQ ff am DRESSING TABLE at PJOeUU $17.50 CELLARETTE, in frA in fumed oak, reduced to P O $52.50 Sheraton Inlaid Ma- J O A J r hogany SERVING TABLE SiT i O $12.75 Fine Solid Mahog-J"7 7 any DINING CHAIRS, now O O $19.50 ARM CHAIR to match $12.50 et-Sowrt BRING YOUR CHECK BOOK OR CASH CARPETS, RUGS, LINOLEUMS WISE HOMEFURNISHERS "WILL NEVER PERMIT SUCH OPPOR TUNITIES TO PASS BY UNHEEDED IF THEY HAVE THE LEAST NEED FOR FLOOR COVERINGS. $214 BEDROOM SUITE $136.50 Ivory Enameled Suite of four pieces. JE3L $47.50 Mahogany OPENJ9Q DESK, now reduced to... 4OU $40 Mahogany OPEN tf Q CA DESK, now reduced to... vHOl $1017.50 DINING SUITE $485.00 Solid Mahogany Suite from the famous Cowan shops. Ten pieces. Adam design. $30 Mahogany SERVING tf i C ff TABLE, Colonial, reduced DlO.yU- $30 Mahogany SERVING tf ff TABLE, now reduced t4)VlfcUU $4.00 Fumed Oak DINING J f -T f CHAIRS, 3 only, at each .... vllO $8 Fumed Oak ARM DINING tfjo O C CHAIR, now reduced to V-.60 $10 Golden Oak ARM DIN- tf A O f ING CHAIR, now reduced to O $725 BEDROOMJ5UITE $349.00 Mahogany Suite of eight pieces, with twin beds. $82.50 DRESSING TABLE GA - np in Mahogany, reduced to v"l3 $123.50 DRESSING TA-tf-j 17 -BLE, in Mahogany, now J O 1 O $140 Solid Mahogany AUTO J "" C VALET, now reduced to J O $27.50 CHIFFONIER, in tf A -7 f Golden Oak, reduced to.. 4.It, O $35 Kyonyx CHIFFON- J Cf IER, now reduced to J10eOU $40 DRESSER to match, J f "7C now reduced to V O $62 Full-size Napoleon IOQ Cf BED, Mahogany, now atPO.OU $39.50 Large Upholstered EASY ARM ROCKER, now reduced to $375 DINING SUITE $225.00 Knole Oak Suite, consisting of nine pieces. $35 Mahogany TEAJ"Q "T J WAGON, now reduced toVlI'tlO $37.50 Mahogany LI BRARY TABLE now at $18.50 $30.00 CHAIR, upholstered, now Mahogany ARM (Jl P ff .it"' mm f.-xt $75 Golden Oak BUFFET, tOO Cft now reduced to tJOtJ.OU $43 Fumed Oak BUFFET, (Jjoo ( 1- now reduced to ipO.OU $245 Very Fine Old Sheraton Inlaid Mahogany CHINA CABI-rf nr r ff NET, large, reduced to.. V O.UU $70 BUFFET in Jacobean (jOQ rf Oak, now reduced to -4OO.OU $275 Large Old English Wal- djinj" nut SIDEBOARD, now at. . . . P $35 Mahogany GATEJ-Q LEG TABLE, reduced to 1 1.OU $326 DINING SUITE $189.25 Adam Period Suite in Mahog any. Eight pieces. Room Size Rugs wi.w wiiton rtos, tin tt, qq en of Kood qnalltr. reduced to. . vJkiOU S3S Hartford Buunh AXMIXSTER KI OS. alae 8-3 by 10-. bow n j mh reduced to dcT O IMS H I rt Ta - Grade. Seamleaa AXMINSTKR. KlS. ale xia feet, flue Cf quality, uow reduced to dOl.OU SLOAXE'S SEAMLESS RIGS. MACHINE TCFTED. BY 1S-KT. SIZES. ue,::::.B-: rr. $67.50 SI OS Wooleu-Back Ruca nwtfnn r? reduced to. OO&ijU TAPESXRY RIOS Beamleaa f t r Of aud keavr, alae xl3 ft. O 1 .OU All HISB-Grade W1LTOX RUGS la the Bzl2-rt. alae, rerular-rfO Cf tf F ly SSSO. reduced to..D3 J.OUt 0Oi atteraa In AXMIXSTKIl HUGS lu tke xl2-foot alae. uow re- o A -7 r duced to 54.75 S82.S0 HARTFORD SAXONY RIGS lu the to13"00 ""' "OW """'SJ 75 LINOLEUM REMNANTS piece, lalald. 4 by 6" J 95 Have received their final prices. Note: (18 piece. Imported. Inlaid, f f r - by 12-S, the piece O 1 U. D SSJM piece. the M piece, inlaid, alme 7-5 by , n ff the piece O.tJU S3.7S piece, arrecu cranltcCI O C? 4 by . the piece tj 1 aO S14.KO piece. A irrade. lalald. f -T np by 12. the piece O ,OJ SEVERAL ODD PIECES LIXOLEHM, ' j .iti.nc noni a piece, enoice 195 c $182 $326.50 DINING SUITE $192.75 An attractive Suite in Ameri can Walnut, nine pieces. $52.50 Mahogany LIP-f0- CC EDGE TABLE, reduced to POiUU $16.00 Mahogany TABLE JQ CC LAMP, 2-Ught, now at if) O.UU $17.50 Mahogany CHAIR, J -t Cf cane back, now reduced to .OU $25 Mahogany SEWING flj "I O Cft TABLE, now reduced to vlwOU $55 Reed DAVENPORT with loose cush ions and spring seat, now 00 $45 Large Upholstered EASY ARM CHAIR, wing patterns, flJOC or now reduced to J)uai0.aiiO $120 Large Overstuffed TUFTED DAV ENPORT, now reduced to (fC7 tZf only JD .OU PORCH SHADES 4x7.6, Reg. $2.50,- for $1.95 6x7.6, Reg. $3.75, for $2.95 8x7.6, Reg. $5.00, for $4.15 10x7.6, Reg. $6.85, for $5.75 GRASS RUGS "Crex" and "De Luxe" Makes. For Porch, Summer Cottage and Bungalow. 9xl2-ft. size. Regu- t q fr lar $12, now b0.i3 all other sizes reduced. EVERY YARD of CARPET IS REDUCED. Velvet Carpet for Halls and stairs now $1.22 to $1.52 Yard. $3.50 Yd. Velvet Stair Carpet, 1 yard wide, now $2.25 yard $4.75 Yd. Velvet Stair Carpet, 1 yard wide, , now $2.75 yard Moderate Extra Charge for Putting Down Carpets and Linoleums OIL OPAQUE WINDOW SHADES, Plain and Duplex, HALF PRICE THE FAMOUS BRENLIN WINDOW SHADES ONE-FOURTH OFF FINAL PRICES DRAPERY and FINE WINDOW PANELS S23 Arabian et PAXKL n uow a-oea at 9aC 33 Haad-made Cluny PAX EI f- now iroea at OUi 30 Hand-made Cluny PANEL. fQ now a-oea at... 93 Sit PANELS now a;, at the -1 final price, each. .... iff Li are in force throughout UPHOLSTERY DEPT. 3 c 15c oo 00 50 00 15c Yd. Curtain Edgings, now go at, yard 85c Td. Sundour Curtain Ma terial, 36-in. wide, yard FANCY CURTAIN NETS, now go at final, ONE-HALF PRICE. We Warn You that this sale may be brought to a close most any day with out notice. ACT NOW! o EC (s CO 68-70 FIFTH STREET, BETWEEN OAK AND PINE A Step or Two North of Oak St. Our Flag Indicates the Location Final Reductions on all l1 -yd. samples and remnants of fine drapery and uphol stery materials. aik. BEAVER CLUB IS UNIQUE SECRETARY JOHN R. WESTERVEL.T ISSUES ANSfOniSCEMEWT. Only Limited Number of Unusual Pro duction ou "Alaska Baaketry to Be Published Serlca Planned. A new and striking organization of patrons of art made its bow to the people of Portland yesterday, when Dr. John R. Westervelt, secretary of the Beaver Club of Oregon, issued the an nouncements of the first publication that the club is to bring: out. The plan of the club is unique In Oregon, and is similar to that of the Acorn Club and other exclusive art organizations in the East. Its purpose is to bring out limited and unique editions of books produced in Oresron. which,, will riot only, have a historical and artistic value in the Northwest, but will have a particular appeal to connoisseurs and book collectors. The first book Is to be brought out about May 28, and only 102 numbered and signed copies wilt be published. Two of these will be for copyright pur poses, and not to exceed 72 are to be offered for subscription, according to the Organization of the Beaver Club and its plans for bringing out its pub lications. When the . 102 volumes have been printed the type will be distributed and the cuts obliterated, a proof of the erased cut being inserted in each num ber, as a guarantee by the Beaver Club of the absolute exclusiveness of the edition. The first book of the club will be a monograph on "Alaska Basketry," written by one of the most experienced authorities on this line of aboriginal art in the Northwest. Miss V. V. Cavana, the autTior, is a teacher in Portland schools. The Beaver Club Intends to secure exclusive monographs, poetry and other literary productions from Oregon writ ers and to bring out other productions in future numbers of the exclusive series it is now launching. 77 TO BE GRADUATED Oregon City High School to Have .Exercises on Jane 8. OREGON CITT, Or.. May 19. (Spe cial.) Graduation exercises for the largest class in the history of the school will be held Friday night, June 8, when 77 students will get diplomas. L. R. Alderman, superintendent of the Portland public schools, will deliver the address. A programme of instrumen tal and vocal music will be given. The four places of highest honor have been awarded to members of the senior class, as follows: Valedictorian, Marjorle Ryan; salutatorian, Robert Barnett: orator, Fred J. Tooze, Jr.. and historian, Mable Brlgham. Honorable mention was given to Hasel Kemp, Opal Selby and Audrey Tuor. BIG CHORUS T ELKS TO STAGE "SCLTAJT Of Silt' FOR CHARITY. Entire Receipts From Three Perfor mances, June 28, 20, SO. Will Oo to Aid Work. That the dependents of soldiers and sailors called to the front will have worthy sponsors is being manifested by the Interest and enthusiasm shown in the 'Sultan of Bulu." which will be produced by the Portland lodge of Elks, June 28, 29 and SO, at the Eleventh street Theater. Paul Chamberlain, exalted ruler, has appointed the following- committee to take charge of the affair: Cary W. Houseman. Ray Barkhurst, M. M. Rlng ler. George I Baker, R. C Dolbln, Fred Wagner, L. C. Keating, Ray Spaulding. Waldemar Lind. William, Pangle and C. T. Haas. The chorus, which Is now In training under the direction of Waldemar Lind. is large and especially tuneful. The dancing feature of the programme will be in charge of M. M. Rlngler. who promises many pleasant surprises. All of the artists are donating their serv ices. There will be no expense, so the proceeds will go to charity. The cast Includes Miss Fay Reddick, Mrs. Herman Politz, Miss Grace Dtv son, Mrs. Herbert Garr Reed. Miss Wilberta Babldge. Miss Gertrude Wat son. Miss Billie Garretson. Miss Maori Egbert, Miss Ada Hale. Miss .Frances Hanrahan. Gus Cramer. Charles Rlng ler, H. W. Frost, John Falconer and Warren A. Erwin. Monmouth Church Gathers Paper. MONMOUTH. Or., May 19. (Special.) Small and large scraps of paper, prin cipally newspapers, are being collected by committees of the Christian Church la this city and ars to be soldi at an early date. It is planned to use the money secured from the paper for gen eral church purposes and probably to cover a portion of a debt. Baby Almost Drowned In Well. SIOLALLA, Or.. May 19. (Special.) The 4-year-old son of Victor Larsen Tuesday fell In an unused well, which had been dug by the construction crew which put in the Molalla-Canby branch several years ago. The little one was rescued by his mother as he was going down for the third time. Read The Oreeonian rlasaifled ads. -FLAGS- AMERICAN. FRKM'R, BRITISH AM) OTHER A 1.1.1 tl KluAOS Mourned on Polished Sticks With tJold Spearhead. IMMEDIATE DKL1VERT. Wholesale Onlv. For Prices and 1'artlcuisrs Write S. HI.AKK UlLLSDEX, 2 E. Madhson St, Calcas-o. i