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SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, 'JANUARY 4. 1920. LGET EVERYBODY, A11VI S .-'Prove Portland's Population' - iogan iax.es nuiu. redOD PROGRESS IS MADE in rn soil dated Ticket Office f . . .Catches Many Residente Who Otherwise Might Escape. ' -That people mig-ht leave the city -wltbont being counted in the census Itttt for stationing- of a cleric In the consolidated ticket office of the rail- rcrad administration was proved "yes--terday, when, at the instance of the J'ortland Chamber of Commerce pe eM "committee. Mr a. Helen Jackson Bangrhart recorded more than BO liiies of family heads, in one instance 7-a .tamily of nine, who were groins; to ; .California for the remainder of Jhe --winter. -Working in conjunction with "W. TD. ..3ennett, supervisor of the third con gressional district, which includes all 7tf Portland! ana Multnomah county. the Chamber of Commerce this week -will extend its campaign of publicity ,'.to street cars, inside and out; to windows of the Oreater Portland ' andi Retail Grocers' associations, which '-will distribute circulars to help arouse nilbllc interests, and to the motion pic. "ture theaters, where .slides will be -shown calling attention to the Im- portance of co-operation with the ' census enumerators. '. gloa-ar la Taklna- Hold. "Prove Portland's populration," the slogan adopted by the Chamber of Commerce census committee last week, is taking hold of the public mind and, combined with the appeals made through the newspapers by Supervisor Bennett, excellent results are being obtained, according to re- quarjers yesterday. In: some districts enumerators will work today, saying It is the best time to find certain classes of laboring people at home. Generally speaking, the work is progressing well throughout the city, the excellent weather having been a big tielp. "Reports of the' first day's work on the census show it to be going 20 per cant? better than we expected," said supervisor Bennett yesterday. "One woman registered 271 names Friday. Another got 195 and this afternoon had .125 and still had a good many hours of daylight ahead of her. This is surely proving -the efficiency of women as enumerators." -- - Hotel Report Surprise. . uie puim on wmcn ine census ou - rear miscalculated was in the- dis tribution of individual slips to perma nent guests in hotels. Where it had Hmfa nrnlllll V...1A . 1 W .1 V. .. . 1 ft ; permanent lodgers, it was found that they are calling for from 200 to ,300 extra and the office has run short of - t&e .blanks. ' .Entrance to almost every-, home was gained with little difficulty, according to the enumerators. Only four case of resistance on the first day were re ported, these from foreigners ' who " aid not understand that the ceneus- ; woruy. - -Arter being refused admittance at - Plalntd his mission outside a locked' - dooc There is no disposition on the Darf or Mr. RAnnrr tn nrnKPmirA thnu who-refuse to receive the enumerators will, make this unnecessary. , How "7 erer, he warns that if appointments are -made with enumerators and re- n a n .4 1 .. ...-.... - . ill kl. jiidicmj uuurcu, its niu CACruiBO nil legal authority. Mnv n Jnh ToiIjit. "Hrtland is going to put this over irll right without force," h said yes terday. "I don't want to give peo'ple the impression that we are meeting opposition, because such cases as 1 have cited are exceptions." - A, large share of the enumerators will be on the Job today, as many people who are employed and live in certain district oan be reached more ; readily. The census bureau In the Fenion building will also be open dur ing ;the day. v Two questions have proved the principal stumbling block ' in the work, the supervisor declared. One ot these is that people do not under stand that they must give the date of tlteir naturalisation if they hare not aJcwfcys lived in this country. Another is that they must give the nationality ot their parents. HD;AD EPiGINEEfiS ELECT ' -' i'. SKELTON OF CORVAIXIS r ?1S CHOSEX PRESIDtfT. Governor at Salem Session Lauds r Work of Members of North- 2 west Highway Society.. . SALEM, Or.. Jan. 8. (Special.) Ad dressed by men prominent in road oaiWlng ' activities on the Pacific coast, election of - officers - and dis cussions i featured the closing day's sessions of the Northwest Society of Wigftway Engineers, which was in the form of a- school for officials and em ployes of the Oregon highway depart ment. - Governor Olcott. in his address or welcome, lauded the members of the society for the part they had played n the good roads movement in1 the northwest, tie also paid special trrb ute;to Simon Benson, Ed. E. Kiddle ajjtt R. A. Booth. -.Officers elected were: O. V. Skelton, Corvallis, president: R. X. Klein. Salem, vice-president; C. G. Reiter. Hillsboro. treasurer: C. B. McCullough, Salem, secretary; S. H. ETabert. . Salem, and C. H. PurceU, Portland, directors. The next meeting of the society will be .held at Corvallis on March 18. There were more than 110 engineers at t&day s session. ZAV". C. T. V. Presidents to Meet? z. ALBANY. Or.. Jan. S. (Spectal.)- Tr5sidents of all the local organiza-r.-afs of the Woman's Christian Tem perance Union in Linn county will Irneet here on January 10 for the an rtudl executive meeting. The call for thff meeting wsb Issued today by Mrs. Emma Archibald of Shedd, president ct the county organization. Members if the state Official board will attend theLmeetlng. " ; " FOR PROMPT AND EXPERT PLUMBING service, wt.cce Maa 7255. Adv. "Phone your wi; -a to the Ortfio t!an. Kiin W X 6u55. DF CEOS WORKER PORTLAND CENSUS ENUMERATORS WALK INTO VEXATIOUS PROBLEMS IN NUMBER OF HOMES "My Age It Legal," One Says; Another Can't Spell Own Name -Colored Family Haa Information on Edge of . Tongues Parent's Birthplace Is Often Problem. .';( ' t in .- " . CJk '?--' Fib;' Y'f & :t n 1 '5?V v i 4 - t I 71 1. M:t Hi AV J St K l 'I f V ' $rri I I' - 'v, --;frf jjjj!,. Hi . r"".;i, j $ isj r A : f .'XT-. Top Energetic yonng womai calling crowd around the front step, which baby was asleep and couldn't come BY LTTCILE F. SAUNDERS. "N' AME, please." A neat appearing person with a large, flat folder Is at the door explaining that he or' she is one of the many government census enumerators who began the work of listing the total population of Port land "last Friday. Nora Jones," the mistress of the house tells him. . The fountain pen is hard at work on the big blanks and the. housewife has asked her caller Inside where there is something firm on which to place his portfolio. Maybe he. is using the parlor table, the kitchen sink or the spare bed he generally Isn't re duced to the necessity .of spreading himself out on the floor. Age next?" He is speeding along his list ot Questions. . - "Age Legal,' Answers One. "Aw, aa-1 have to tell that? Just like eight womeA out of every ten Nora has balked. She isn't even up to the tactics of a picturesque colored mammy, out in South Portland wno coolly respondedj'legal.' " Census takers nave receivea sur prise after surprise on their rounds and those difficulties for which they were prepared are nothing at all com pared with the-ones that loom up daily. They are readily admitted t homes, they are. provided with "some- thlne- on . which to put their cumber some blanks and all seems clear sail ing. Then the enumerator propounds some question such as, "Where was vour father bom?' or "On wnat aate were you naturalized?" and a halt Is called while old papers are rummaged through or grandmothers are called to the assistance. Maybe the- visitor will be told to return after the mat ters In doubt can be looked up. Several Visits 'ecesary. , At an? rate "progress is slow and the district must be covered several times before every house is taken in. It is a oy to the enumerator when he haDDens In upon a dwelling where the'wife is waiting for Kl call and has the Information at her finger tips. " - So painstaking is the worn tnat on the first day a man in Sellwood reg istered only 11 families in the entire afternoon. This was in a "seetion where several nationalities are to bo found to each block;. The moat satis-, factory informants were the women of two colored families. One Jolly, plump darky In ' a spick and span hnma Axnlained. "Oh'ro educated. Ah went to college four years ana gradu ated in dressmaking and hairdressing. Ah does both for a living." .-" . Wht le your husband's name?" she was aeked. - Husband, a very good looking mu latto, "stuck his head out of the kitchen door at this moment and facetiously remarked. "John Doe." "John No Dough," his wife amended. ."Are you full blooded negr.o or mixed?" the questioner went on. "Ah'se all wool and a yard w.ide," the lady of the .house responded, as she glanced down at her ample figure. Information Qnlckly Given. The best part about the two colored families on the block was that they knew how to read and write, could epell their names, were, walking in dexes as to- ages and the birthplace of any number of dependent relations and were extraordinarily considerate of the comfort of the census taker. Other desirable points were the clean liness of their homes, .the pleasant surroundings and, best of all, the absence ot undesirable perfumes. For as many nouses as there were to the block In that particular dis trict there seemed to be a seent tnaybe "It was like -mouldy gunny sacks; or -the ghost of corn beef an) cabbage or boiled onions or dust laden -draperies or plain ordinary, stale air. ,.1 Ennmerator Led Into Kitchen. At the-first house the enumerator entered he was led into the kitchen as one of the Infant prodigies could not be disturbed during . her. music lesson. The kitchen was principally occupied by a cookstovs with a roar ing fire, a lot of damp clothing steam. ing on a racK. airty- aisnes trom sev er&l meals past stacked on . every available shelf and-id the sink, and a sick baby occupying an Improvised bed made of two armchairs set facing each other in the center of the room. The temperature was tropical In the extreme ind the family had a stag gerln? long list of names. The own- ers of these stalked In at regular in tervals to watelrthe proceedings. - . This home. However, did not com pare for inconvenience with that of a xcigabor, a little Italian woman. at JapaatM kome In north Portland. Center Watch the enffouji family aervea for a table. - Insert, lower Count 'em all Aasyrlaas, only the out to get hts tiorure taken. . .. . Her establishment was quite the op posite extreme. It was cold, barren and empty, and a lone boy helped interpret her conversation. -This rious place had nothing, but a trunk on which to write and a bed and two chairs were th only seats The only things In the line of sunerfluouB fur nishings were three alarm clocks tick ing on a shelf and numerous half- emptied grain sacks stacked alongj . V- - 1 1 us wu.ii. . Too ignorant even to read or write in her native language, this pudgy little creature, with her head bound up In a soiled silk kerchief, could not even spell her name. She had been divorced and for seven "yars had lived in this shack behind a store with a man to whom she was not even bound by the ties of matrimony, a man about whom she could give no inforrnatlon. - The boy was her son; who had been taken from her and sent to-an orphanage. He was fcome with his mother for the holidays.- but so long had he been- gone - that he had almost forgotten -the Italian She had taught him. Although he couM spell his own name, his mother's was a mystery to him. ' Pronunciation I Difficult. "Desandro, I think It is," he' said when Closely questioned. " " ' Just then a neighbor went past, an other . Italian, and the mother raced to the door. , . "John," she shonteA hrnvntv "-k John, man. wants to know my name. zou speu It. . . But John's education wjlh not ni)Bl to the. occasion. As the enumerator was about to write down his own ver sion of the elusive cognomen, the mother bethought herself of an en velope on which someone had In scribed the name, "Christine Disldl." one that apparently followed nn rule. Of. pronunciation. ' . wniie n ii simple enough to - re member your own birthplace, when you get down to your parents it lit sometimes a puzsle. If you or your relatives were- born In Austria, Rus sia, Germany or Turkey, you must give the -state. It la surprising- to note the number who have nor Idea In 4jJfiY TESTS CONDEMNED SEATTLE PROSECCTOK WOr;LB LET JUDGES DECIDE FITXESS. Present Selection System Held Too Loose and Working in Interest . : of Lawbreaker. SEATTLE. Jan. S. (SpeciaJ.In 1 nia annual report, submitted to Govt ernor Hart today. Prosecuting Attor ney jrea- c. lirown recommends. among-other things, changes-in the Jury system and points out Instances in which-' xests-of Jurors- tr: looBe. With 90 homicides leading the list, the increase of serlou crimes in Kin county tn 1S19 Is shown to exoeed the number fn-1S18 by 144, -with -a-total of- 56t -cases- for the year Just closed filed In superior court.- --.., ' "-Misdemeanors, tried before . magis trates, show a corresponding lnorease during theyear Just closed; In 1918 there were 2008 criminal prosecutions undertaken In justice courts, and In teift there were SS89. '' '- "Fault haa been found with .'or Jury system at' all. times within the memory -of men now living," the .prosecutor points out, "but little has been suggested in the way -of-construction. It is time our legislators had their attention-called to Its se rious defects. While appearing- fair on its face. It practically works "In, the interest -of 3 lawbreakers rather -than In the prutooUon of society.. The present teats of fitness for jury service-are too -looea, and disqualification on account of implied basis too numerous.- - - - "A better method Is attainable. The question of general qualification should b settled by a set of statutory Inquiries propounded by the judge presiding. . with liberal allowance as to peremptory challenge. . .Selection by chanee haa proved to be the most satisfactory." , ; Civil "Wat" Veterans-Electl: COTTAGE GROVE, br Jan. . (Special.) Appomattox post. Grand Army of the Republic, ha elected the following offlcersi George W. ' Mc Reynolds. commander: C. B. King, vice-commander;' Jeptha Hart, second vice-commander;' William Henry, quartermaster; Dr. D. L. Woods, ad jutant; H. R. Godard, chaplain. The what part, or . these countries their parents Immigrated from. we re Americans we don't care about Germany and' never were inter ested in It," housewives wHU tell one . Pft' Birthplace Problem. "Even If I was born there," said one bluff housekeeper, "I've lived In this house right in Portland 29 years Straight. Why, when I came here we rode from the depot in a horse Car and orqssed the Willamette on a ferry." Another woman had no ' difficulty answering questions until She reached the one, "Where was your father born?" ""'Ain't- no tellinV she maintained. "Sister says he came from Scotland, but eays he lived In Canada all the . time 'I. knew about him." In tne next house lived a Bohemian family and the census, take soon found out he was going to have a job keeping the parentage of - the five children straightened out. Both hus band and wife had been wedded be fore and each had youngsters by the previous marriage. Only one child could claim both the pair as her bona fide parents. Experlncea Arc Varied. And so the- day's -work went on. Here It wm a hearty Scotchman with ten Children offering a cigar to take the edge -off the- tedious job of getting all their names. Again It was a care ful little wife with a headache and a noisy youngster who considered every question the signal for a fresh I attack' upon the piano keys.-7 Or pos sibly it was an old cnunla with a I granddaughter to liven the house with her Shatter about Christmas. tShe brought oijt her family of three dolra, including 1 the one with - the She brought out her family of three dolls, including1 the" one with the broken head, to show the visitor, and was much offended because he was too busy to Inspect them and too tired to listen to a recital of their charms. Instead he was regarding the ever spreading Ink spot on the middle fin ger of his right hand, where his fountain-" pen -leaked,- and disgustedly glancing at hla watch. Its hands point ing to a long overdue dinner hour. - Woman's Relief corps' has elected the following officers: Mrs. Alfce Thomp kins, -president; Mrs. Laura McKer nan. senior vtce-presrdent; Mrs. Emma Kerr, Junior 'Vice-president; - Mrs; Elisabeth-Fahrnewald. treasurer: Mrs. Anna Teeters, chaplain; -Mrs. Jeptha Hart; cond-uctor. - .... iTIMKEN BEARINGS Complete stocks of genuine new Timken, Hyatt .and "INFew Depar- ture bearings for repairs or replace ments. . . ;- . i- - . -.- 1 ; Portland Branch , 24 North Broadway Phone Broadway 1799;" A-2444 Bearings Services Company "v General Office : Detroit Michigan The Park and THE DALLES TO KILL D0QS Drastic Action Taken to Prevent Danger of Rabies. fHE DALLES. Or., Jan J. (Spe cial.) Another vdog suffering from rabies has been killed in this city, establishing the fact that rabies Is prevalent here and that the citizens of this -city are tn danger of being bitten and infected with the disease. Dr.- Fred Thompson has - requested that U. dogs acting queerly be re ported. It is requested that dogs be killed if believed suffering from the F : -, .-. :. . y DR. B. E. WRIGHT , . , ri, R 7 If you are a resoluter you can probably look back with profit and amuse ment to your little stock of good resolutions made at each succeeding New Year. - ' . - , ' . Most of them went int6 the discard about as quickly as they were made and you waited until the next New Year to put on another batch. ' - 'Human nature le a good deal alike, the -world over and what are termed disagreeable duties are postponed as long1 as possible. '.-." Nine out of every ten people who come in for dental service should have done so years before. When the work is finished and they suffered little or no pain, they Hime themselves for having, stayed away bo long. ?,.At thi office Vtthere every possible care that akill and human ingenuity can devise to prevent suffering fa at your disposal you can banish fear and have your work - done -without noticeable dis turbance of your nerves. . . , - '."''" Better work you cannot "secure anywhere. No students are employed in any capacity. Skill, service and gentle considerate treatment await you at this office. '-- Northwest Corner " Sixth and Washington Streets, Raleigh Bldg. Phone Main 2119 The Cause of Disease Ninety-five per cent of .all diseases originate at the points indicated by the arrow heads. The diseases mentioned below, are only a few which are caused by subluxations of verte bra in the spinal column. . : " " : ' Chiropractic Adjustments Remove Pressure from Nerves, and Health Returns Free Examinations. ' . Free' Treatments In our clinic department you will find all '5f this service free to-you without any pbliga- tlon on your part" whatever. . Every day and evening until S ' o'olock: tils ". department is open and at your service. . Thousands of Sufferers -" Who Have Failed to get relief In any other way-art invited to investigate Chiropractic methods whtoh are permanently curing hundreds every day. Seventy-five Per Cent . . '" -of the People are being treated for the wrong thing, which accounts for the fact that so many are long - suffering, and their condition considered incurable. Pacific Chiropractic College Yamhill DR. OSCAR W. ELLIOTT, President Main 1014 " disease. -Physicians "may ' determine by analysis to What extent the scourge is prevalent here. One girl is at present being treated in Port land following "a bite from a. dog in this city. " ' " Tomorrow every dog that is un muzzled on the city streets will be Immediately impounded. Special dog catchers have been appointed. Albany Church Electa. ALBANT. Or., Jan. . '(Special.) The First Christian church of Albany haa elected the following new officers to serve for the ensuing year: Elders, V This Is the Season for Good Resolutions - W Easily Made and ' v. . ... -v Easily Broken "My Fees Are Reasonable -v.' Dr. B. E. Wriglit PAINLESS EXTRACTION OF TEETH TWENTY YEARS IN ACTIVE SERVICE 1. Slight subluxations at this point will cause Bo-called headaches, eye diseases, deafness, epilepsy, vertigo, insomnia, wry neck, facial pavralyele, locomotor ataxia etc - - - J.- A Blight subluxation of a vertebra in this part of tne spine la the cause ot so-called throat trouble, neuralgia, pain Jn the shoulders and arms, goitre, - nervous' proatraUon la grippe, dizziness, bleeding from nose, disorder ot gums, catarrh, etc 8. The arrow head marked No. 9 locates the part of the spine wherein subluxations will Oause ao-called bronchitis, felons, pain between the shoulder blades, rheumatism of the arma and shoulders, hay fever, writers' cramp, etc 4. A vertebral subluxation at thte point causes so-called nervOur.es, heart disease, asthma, - pneumonia. tuberculosis, difficult breathing, other lung troubles, eto. 5. Stomach and liver trout) lu. enlargement Of the spleen, pleurisy and a score of other troubles, so-called, are caused by subluxations In this part of the spine, sometimes so light as to remain unnoticed by others except the trained Chiropractor. 6. Here we find the cause f ao-called gall els, fevers, shin- stones, dyspepsia of. upper bow gies, hiccough, worms, etc.- 7. Blight's disease, diabetes, floating kidney, akin disease, bolls, eruptions and other 0.1a- . eases, -so-ealled,' are caused by nerves being' pinched In the spinal openings at this point. - . Regulations of such troubles a so-called appendicitis, peritonitis, lumbago, etc, follow Chiropractic adjustments at this point. 9. Why have so-ealled oonstipation, rectal trouble, sciatica, etc, when. Chiropractic ad-, Juatmente at this part ot the spine will remove the cause? ' 16. A slight slippage of One or both Innom inate bones will likewise produce so-called -etetlea,- together with many "diseases'' of pelvis and lower extremities. . . Avoid Operations They Are Dangerous Disease is caused by nerve pressure the tiny wires that carry life force from brain to all parte of the body. When these are normally Working, nature has the power to heaL Let Our Board of Scientific Diagnosticians specifically locate the cause of your trouble, then have same removed, and health will naturally-be the result. Thie plaoee you under o obligation to us. This service Is free to you. Our Professional Department Is Prepared .to take care of the most obstinate cases where results have not been obtained by other methods. Hospital in Connection With College Is prepared to take care of you in a most sclentlflo way. This will be done at a very low figure in order to prove what Chiro practic can do in chronic cases of long stand ing. S75 per month and np, Inclirdlng bed, V board, treatment! ana general nare cue 3. D. Sears and C. H. Jesse: trustee, W. I. ChTlsty; deacons, F. L. Mownson, U R.' Harris, -M. I Sanders, R. S. Houser, John H. Ruiter, J: B. Foster, J. W. Swank and J. W. Hornback. Dance Given at O. A. C. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE. CorvallU. Jan. 8. (Special.) A feature of the week-end was a college community dance held In the women's gymnasium Friday night after the college banquet. It was attended by .the students, remaining In -Corvallis during the holidays. By faculty members and by visitors here Office Hours 6 A. M. to LP. M. ' Sundays 10 to 12 A. M. Open Evenings by Appointment Consultation Free Portland, Oregon for Farmer's week. " Lee L. M. Dur ham of Hemet, Cat., Was In charge of arrangements for entertaining the visitors. Patrons and patronesses were: Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Selby, Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Ounn, Mr. and Mrs. James J. Rlrhftrdson. Joseph Perry Green Business "Psychologist will give 2S-mlnute talks en "Mental Cauiett of Succeps and Failur' at 12:15 noon daily, boffinnlnr Monday, for on week. Hotel Po!.1ana Assembly Room. Theee lectures ars without charse. and everyone is Invited. Dr. Green peak Sunday at 11 A. M. on "The Larger Life," for the Realization league, at 14S JSth st.. and at S P. M. for Mr. Crawford at Portland Hotel on "Prac tical Divine Netaphyaics." . . Applied Psychology Lessons for Self-Improvement Jaa. 5, S P. SI., "How to Promote Tour eel f." Jan. . 8 P. M., "How to Prevent Pa raJyala." Jan. 7. S P. M., "ImproTina four Mem - cry." Jan. S. S P. M.. "Poverty a Means to Sucrees." Jan. , 8 P. 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